241 films

Consciousness hiding in aliens

Minds shaped by a world that is not ours.

Every film here has been read through the same lens: which rung of the E0–E14 reality ladder its story fights on, whether it moves consciousness off the human, and which rule of its world it alters. Ordered by how many people have rated them.

The Avengers (2012)★ 8.0power, authority, fear, technology

Avatar (2009)★ 7.6colonialism, exploitation, environment, culture

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)★ 8.2power, survival, authority

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)★ 7.9power, family, identity

Avengers: Endgame (2019)★ 8.2sacrifice, grief, power, mortality

Doctor Strange (2016)★ 7.4power, authority, tradition, otherness

Thor (2011)★ 6.8power, authority, family, identity

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)★ 7.6power, authority, tradition, rebellion

Arrival (2016)★ 7.6communication, power, time, culture

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)★ 6.0power, authority, fear, justice

Thor: The Dark World (2013)★ 6.5power, authority, war, tradition

Venom (2018)★ 6.8identity, exploitation, otherness, power

Alien (1979)★ 8.2fear, survival, authority, technology

Man of Steel (2013)★ 6.6identity, power, authority, prejudice

Spider-Man 3 (2007)★ 6.5identity, power, love, aggression

Aquaman (2018)★ 6.9environment, power, identity, colonialism

Men in Black (1997)★ 7.2authority, otherness, technology, control

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)★ 6.6power, authority, war, corruption

Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)★ 7.6colonialism, environment, exploitation, identity

Justice League (2017)★ 6.1power, war, authority

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)★ 7.5otherness, fear, family, authority

The Fifth Element (1997)★ 7.6faith, technology, power

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)★ 6.7identity, otherness, power, control

Men in Black 3 (2012)★ 6.5authority, technology, culture

Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)★ 8.1power, authority, war, unity

Men in Black II (2002)★ 6.4authority, technology, prejudice, identity

Star Trek (2009)★ 7.4power, authority, tradition

District 9 (2009)★ 7.5prejudice, class, authority, colonialism

Hancock (2008)★ 6.4power, authority, identity, mortality

Eternals (2021)★ 6.8power, faith, mortality, colonialism

Predator (1987)★ 7.5fear, survival, militarism, technology

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)★ 6.4power, mortality, grief, identity

Pixels (2015)★ 5.8technology, war, power

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)★ 6.6colonialism, power, technology, culture

Life (2017)★ 6.5fear, survival, technology, otherness

The Thing (1982)★ 8.1fear, survival, paranoia, trust

Prey (2022)★ 7.7colonialism, survival, prejudice, culture

Green Lantern (2011)★ 5.2fear, power, authority, will

Megamind (2010)★ 7.0identity, media, purpose, power

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)★ 7.0colonialism, exploitation, power, identity

Jupiter Ascending (2015)★ 5.5class, exploitation, colonialism, power

Lilo & Stitch (2002)★ 7.6family, belonging, otherness, authority

Super 8 (2011)★ 6.8grief, memory, fear, authority

Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)★ 5.4fear, militarism, authority

Paul (2011)★ 6.7prejudice, authority, belief, secrecy

Ender's Game (2013)★ 6.6war, militarism, authority, childhood

John Carter (2012)★ 6.4colonialism, war, power, culture

The 5th Wave (2016)★ 5.9otherness, survival, militarism

Battleship (2012)★ 5.9war, militarism, survival, otherness

Mars Attacks! (1996)★ 6.4politics, war, media, fear

The World's End (2013)★ 6.8identity, technology, control

The Predator (2018)★ 5.6prejudice, militarism, technology, otherness

The Flash (2023)★ 6.6

Contact (1997)★ 7.4faith, science, technology

I Am Number Four (2011)★ 6.2identity, prejudice, survival, power

AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004)★ 5.9survival, exploitation, colonialism, power

Nope (2022)★ 6.8exploitation, media, consumerism, fear

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)★ 7.3faith, authority, technology, fear

Power Rangers (2017)★ 6.2identity, power, otherness

Superman Returns (2006)★ 5.8identity, power, media, authority

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)★ 6.6faith, militarism, colonialism

Superman (1978)★ 7.2identity, power, justice

Home (2015)★ 6.8prejudice, colonialism, propaganda, power

Venom: The Last Dance (2024)★ 6.7otherness, authority, technology, power

The Host (2013)★ 6.3colonialism, identity, control, survival

Predator 2 (1990)★ 6.3otherness, militarism, survival, fear

Under the Skin (2014)★ 6.1identity, otherness, exploitation, consciousness

Stargate (1994)★ 7.0colonialism, religion, power, exploitation

The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)★ 5.7environment, prejudice, authority, technology

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)★ 6.5environment, power, colonialism, identity

Brightburn (2019)★ 6.2fear, power, authority, family

They Live (1988)★ 7.3media, control, class, exploitation

The Abyss (1989)★ 7.3prejudice, fear, technology, militarism

The Marvels (2023)★ 5.9power, authority, militarism, culture

Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (2007)★ 5.2otherness, survival, fear, technology

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)★ 7.6identity, revenge, power, technology

The Thing (2011)★ 6.2paranoia, trust, identity, survival

Dark City (1998)★ 7.3memory, identity, control, technology

Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)★ 7.9power, identity, war, hierarchy

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022)★ 7.9power, family, corruption, technology

The Little Prince (2015)★ 7.6conformity, authority, memory, imagination

Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)★ 7.4prejudice, exploitation, environment, colonialism

K-PAX (2001)★ 7.2identity, faith, otherness, consciousness

Superman II (1980)★ 6.8power, responsibility, love, authority

Galaxy Quest (1999)★ 7.1media, celebrity, power, belief

The Watch (2012)★ 5.6otherness, fear, authority

The Faculty (1998)★ 6.6otherness, authority, fear, infection

Dragonball Evolution (2009)★ 2.9power, identity, faith

Planet 51 (2009)★ 5.9prejudice, fear, authority, media

Lilo & Stitch (2025)★ 7.2family, belonging, otherness, culture

Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015)★ 6.9power, militarism, otherness, war

Project Hail Mary (2026)★ 8.2cooperation, survival, technology, science

Dark Skies (2013)★ 6.3fear, family, otherness

Dreamcatcher (2003)★ 5.6fear, authority, survival

The Fourth Kind (2009)★ 6.3fear, belief, authority, memory

Species (1995)★ 6.0prejudice, technology, survival, power

Solaris (1972)★ 7.8memory, grief, identity, consciousness

Bugonia (2025)★ 7.4conspiracy, power, technology

Race to Witch Mountain (2009)★ 5.8otherness, authority, exploitation

Supergirl (2026)★ 6.7identity, power, justice, colonialism

Slither (2006)★ 6.5fear, otherness, survival

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)★ 6.8power, authority, religion, hierarchy

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)★ 6.7family, tradition, identity, grief

Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)★ 8.2war, power, authority, survival

Meet Dave (2008)★ 5.3otherness, culture, technology, authority

Solaris (2002)★ 5.9memory, grief, identity, consciousness

No One Will Save You (2023)★ 6.7trauma, isolation, control, fear

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)★ 7.0prejudice, power, authority, conflict

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)★ 4.6power, politics, nuclear, media

Cocoon (1985)★ 6.6mortality, technology, survival

Outlander (2008)★ 6.5colonialism, power, otherness

Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)★ 6.4colonialism, exploitation, immortality, technology

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)★ 4.5war, power, authority

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)★ 7.2fear, identity, control, surveillance

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)★ 5.7faith, power, authority, exploration

Captive State (2019)★ 5.7power, surveillance, rebellion, authority

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)★ 7.5fear, power, authority, technology

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)★ 7.5conformity, paranoia, identity, fear

Justice League: War (2014)★ 7.4war, power, authority, technology

Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)★ 6.6fear, otherness, horror, colonialism

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