Which thrillers are considered to be the best of all time?

Rear Window (1954)

An insight into voyeurism long before the internet age, Hitchcock's Rear Window follows L. B. "Jeff" Jefferies, a magazine photographer cooped up in his New York apartment during a swelteringly hot summer. Jeff becomes obsessed with watching his neighbours through their open windows until he witnesses a murder and takes justice into his own hands. Grace Kelly is magnetic as Jeff's girlfriend Lisa as is the 50s soundtrack of Nat King Cole and Dean Martin.

North by North West (1959)

Gary grant at the peak of his game-wearing one of cinema's greatest suits, no less- joins Alfred Hitchcock at the peak of his in this classic crime caper. A New York ad executive is mistaken for a government agent and pursued across the country by a (real) spy, as Grant's ineffable charm and Hitchcock's flair for producing an iconic action sequence (the crop duster scene is one of the most influential in movie history) culminate in a thriller many have copied but few have equalled

Manchurian Candidate (1962)

The Manchurian candidate tells the story of the son of a prominent right-wing political family who becomes an unknowing assassin in a communist conspiracy. The original adaptation of the novel is an iconic thriller with Frank Sinatra playing the tortured platoon commander.

Blood simple (1984)

Blood simple is a noir thriller about a bartender who starts an affair with his bosses wife only for it to end in gunshot and bloodshed- quite literally a tense affair from start to finish. Frances McDormand's terrified facial expressions and whispered scenes make the directorial debut of the Coen brothers one that stands the test of time- even if it was grossly underrated when it was first released.

     Argo (2012)

Argo is a film released in 2012 which was directed by Ben Affleck. On November 4, 1979, Iranian activists storm the US embassy in Tehran in retaliation for President Jimmy Carter giving the Shah asylum in the US during the Iranian Revolution. 60 of the embassy staff are taken as hostages but six avoid capture and are sheltered in the home of Canadian ambassador Ken Taylor. With the escapees' situation kept secret, the US State Department begins to explore options for exfiltrating them from Iran. Tony Mendez, a US Central Intelligence Agency exfiltration specialist, is brought in for consultation. He criticises the proposals, but is at a loss when asked for an alternative. While on the phone with his son, he is inspired by watching Battle for the Planet of the Apes and begins plans for creating a cover story for the escapees: that they are Canadian filmmakers who are in Iran scouting exotic locations for a science-fiction film.