1)The Human Condition
There Will Be Blood
2001: A Space Odyssey
Ran
Boyhood
12 Years a Slave
Make Way for Tomorrow
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
10)La Strada
This was difficult. I wanted to limit my list to one film per director. I knew I wanted either M or Dr. Mabuse and ultimately went with Dr. Mabuse because I find the parallels with what was happening in Germany at the time to be really interesting, although I think M has one of the strongest third acts in cinema.
It was really tempting to include Kobayashi's Harakiri, which I think is a tighter and more focused film than The Human Condition, but overall safer and less ambitious.
Which film in The Human Condition trilogy?