IGN's 12 Best Thrillers of All Time

In the film world, thrillers are a very broad category. IGN said that the "12 Best" list they compiled spans 80 years and touches on many other genres - horror, film noir, spy films, etc. IGN said that they have done their best to provide readers with a grand sample here, a list that spans decades, evokes different emotions, and showcases many directors (although there are some repetitions). The following are IGN's selections for the "Best Thrillers of All Time", and many films by "Master of Suspense" Hitchcock are on the list.

12. The Manchurian Candidate

11. Memento

10. The Talented Mr. Ripley

9. The Sixth Sense

8. "The Conspiracy"

7. Zodiac

6. Double Indemnity

5. Seven

4. Chinatown

3. Psycho

2. The Silence of the Lambs

1. North by Northwest