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Best Thriller Movies Starring Idris Elba

This collection ranks 16 thriller movies starring Idris Elba. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. Extraction 2 tops the list with a 7.4/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 2000–2025. The most widely seen film here is 28 Weeks Later (5,793 votes).

16 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Extraction 2

    2023· 2h 2m· en

    7.43.0K
  3. 3

    28 Weeks Later

    2007· 1h 39m· en

    6.65.8K
  4. 4

    RocknRolla

    2008· 1h 54m· en

    7.03.3K
  7. 7

    The Losers

    2010· 1h 37m· en

    6.32.0K
  8. 8

    Beast

    2022· 1h 33m· en

    6.51.8K
  9. 9

    Takers

    2010· 1h 47m· en

    6.31.4K
  12. 12

    Obsessed

    2009· 1h 48m· en

    5.8706
  14. 14

    Sorted

    2000· 1h 42m· en

    5.216
  15. 15

    The Unborn

    2009· 1h 27m· en

    5.21.4K
  16. 16

    Legacy

    2010· 1h 33m· en

    4.730

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Frequently asked questions

How many thriller movies has Idris Elba made?

16 thriller movies starring Idris Elba carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these Idris Elba films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best Idris Elba thriller movie?

Extraction 2 currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which Idris Elba thriller movie is the most popular?

28 Weeks Later has the largest audience (5,793 votes) among these titles.