In the film world, thrillers are a very broad category, and IGN says their “12 Best” list spans 80 years and touches on many other genres – horror, film noir, spy films and more.
IGN says they’ve done their best to provide readers with a grand sampling here, a list that spans decades, evokes different emotions, and showcases many directors (though there is some repetition).
The following are IGN’s “Best Thrillers of All Time”, with several films by the “master of suspense” Hitchcock on the list.
12.’The Manchurian Candidate’
11. ‘Memento’
10.’The Talented Mr. Ripley’
9.’The Sixth Sense’
8. ‘The Conversation’
7. ‘Zodiac’
6. ‘Double Indemnity’
5. ‘Se7en’
4. ‘Chinatown’
3. ‘Psycho’
2.’The Silence of the Lambs’
1. ‘North by Northwest’
