You don't need How the West Was Won when you have Kelly Reichardt. In her 2011 masterpiece, the filmmaker positions the audience to look through the eyes of pioneer women lost in the Eastern Oregon desert. Starring Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood and Rod Rondeaux, Meek's Cutoff is an unparalleled meditation on Manifest Destiny in the micro. With wagon wheels cracking and water scarce, the sheer struggle blinds the settlers to their culpability. They can see only how far they've come, not what they did by coming. By the way, Reichardt's new film, First Cow, would definitely be a contender for this list, once it's officially released. Amazon Prime, Crackle, Hulu, iTunes, Tubi, Vudu.