194 films

Consciousness hiding in machines

Minds carried by something built — androids, programs, ships, cities.

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 Matrix (1999)★ 8.2control, reality, freedom, identityAvengers: Age of Ultron (2015)★ 7.3technology, power, controlWALL·E (2008)★ 8.1environment, consumerism, technologyLucy (2014)★ 6.5consciousness, technology, mortality, powerBig Hero 6 (2014)★ 7.7technology, grief, heroism, friendshipHer (2013)★ 7.8love, technology, consciousness, lonelinessBlade Runner 2049 (2017)★ 7.6identity, technology, freedom, memoryCars (2006)★ 7.0prejudice, identity, obsolescence, communityBlade Runner (1982)★ 7.9technology, consciousness, mortality, powerThe Terminator (1984)★ 7.7technology, survival, fate, resistanceEx Machina (2015)★ 7.6consciousness, power, ethics, controlTerminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)★ 8.1technology, future, warPrometheus (2012)★ 6.6origin, creation, greed, mortalityWreck-It Ralph (2012)★ 7.4prejudice, identity, culture, technologyI, Robot (2004)★ 7.0technology, law, control, consciousness2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)★ 8.1evolution, technology, consciousness, alienTransformers (2007)★ 6.8war, technology, power, identityThe Matrix Reloaded (2003)★ 7.1control, reality, freedom, choiceOblivion (2013)★ 6.7technology, control, memory, identityThe Matrix Revolutions (2003)★ 6.8control, reality, freedom, technologyAlita: Battle Angel (2019)★ 7.2prejudice, class, identity, technologyFree Guy (2021)★ 7.5labor, corporate, technology, consciousnessAlien: Covenant (2017)★ 6.2colonization, biohazard, technology, survivalTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)★ 6.2war, technology, power, militarismTerminator Genisys (2015)★ 6.0technology, consciousness, survival, controlTransformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)★ 6.2technology, war, survival, powerTransformers: Age of Extinction (2014)★ 6.0technology, militarism, exploitation, survivalGhost in the Shell (2017)★ 6.1identity, consciousness, technology, controlChappie (2015)★ 6.8technology, personhood, corporate, crimeCars 2 (2011)★ 6.2corporate, environment, espionageRalph Breaks the Internet (2018)★ 7.2identity, technology, media, exploitationPixels (2015)★ 5.8technology, war, survivalTRON: Legacy (2010)★ 6.5technology, control, identity, corporateTomorrowland (2015)★ 6.3technology, optimism, future, innovationTerminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)★ 6.2technology, survival, controlTerminator Salvation (2009)★ 6.1technology, survival, control, rebellionTransformers: The Last Knight (2017)★ 6.0technology, war, mythology, powerA.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)★ 7.1love, identity, technology, prejudiceBumblebee (2018)★ 6.7technology, grief, militarismThe Matrix Resurrections (2021)★ 6.3control, energy, belief, identityCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)★ 6.7technology, consumerism, environmentCars 3 (2017)★ 6.9identity, obsolescence, corporate, competitionMoon (2009)★ 7.6exploitation, identity, corporate, cloningThe Iron Giant (1999)★ 8.0fear, weaponry, friendship, choiceThe World's End (2013)★ 6.8conformity, technology, nostalgia, alienRoboCop (2014)★ 5.9technology, power, authority, surveillanceTranscendence (2014)★ 6.1technology, consciousness, power, controlRoboCop (1987)★ 7.4corporate, law, mediaTerminator: Dark Fate (2019)★ 6.4technology, ai, survival, futureAlien Resurrection (1997)★ 6.2identity, corporate, bioethics, survivalTransformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)★ 7.2technology, war, alienMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)★ 7.5Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)★ 7.3fear, technology, possession, childhoodUpgrade (2018)★ 7.5technology, revenge, control, corporateRobots (2005)★ 6.5class, consumerism, technology, greedM3GAN (2022)★ 7.0technology, grief, controlAlien: Romulus (2024)★ 7.2exploitation, corporate, technology, survivalFinch (2021)★ 7.8survival, legacy, technology, friendshipBicentennial Man (1999)★ 7.3identity, rights, mortality, technologyGhost in the Shell (1995)★ 7.9identity, consciousness, technology, authorityThe Creator (2023)★ 7.0technology, war, consciousness, extinctionThe Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)★ 7.8technology, family, controlThe Emoji Movie (2017)★ 5.4identity, control, technology, consumerismEagle Eye (2008)★ 6.5technology, surveillance, authority, controlI Am Mother (2019)★ 6.7technology, control, survivalMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)★ 7.2technology, power, control, survivalTron (1982)★ 6.6technology, control, freedom, corporateHerbie Fully Loaded (2005)★ 5.8technology, competition, obsolescence, identitySpy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)★ 5.1technology, control, family, mediaCompanion (2025)★ 7.0technology, exploitation, control, identityChristine (1983)★ 6.9obsession, identity, obsolescence, violenceWarGames (1983)★ 7.1war, technology, deterrence, authorityRoboCop 2 (1990)★ 6.0power, authority, technology, corporateChild's Play (2019)★ 6.0technology, consumerism, violence, aiRon's Gone Wrong (2021)★ 7.9friendship, technology, consumerism, surveillanceExtinction (2018)★ 6.0identity, memory, prejudice, survivalOutside the Wire (2021)★ 6.4technology, war, authority, controlStar Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)★ 6.5purpose, knowledge, technology, existenceSuperman III (1983)★ 5.5technology, power, corruptionPlanes (2013)★ 5.9competition, ambition, fear, friendshipAutomata (2014)★ 5.9technology, survival, control, evolutionThe Animatrix (2003)★ 7.2consciousness, technology, oppression, rebellionAstro Boy (2009)★ 6.3prejudice, identity, authority, technologyThe Electric State (2025)★ 6.5technology, exploitation, consciousness, corporateSerenity (2019)★ 5.5grief, control, memory, agencyShort Circuit (1986)★ 6.6consciousness, technology, identity, freedomTransformers One (2024)★ 8.0power, hierarchy, rebellion, identityMorgan (2016)★ 5.8technology, consciousness, ethics, powerAtlas (2024)★ 6.7technology, consciousness, survival, powerWeird Science (1985)★ 6.5identity, popularity, technology, fantasyHalloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)★ 5.3technology, ritual, consumerism, fearThe Thirteenth Floor (1999)★ 7.1simulation, reality, identity, consciousnessReplicas (2018)★ 6.0technology, mortality, grief, ethicsWestworld (1973)★ 6.8technology, violence, exploitationRoboCop 3 (1993)★ 4.9corporate, power, resistance, technologyThe Santa Clause 2 (2002)★ 6.0faith, family, marriage, institutionTRON: Ares (2025)★ 6.5technology, consciousness, corporate, identityUniversal Soldier: The Return (1999)★ 5.9technology, control, military, survivalM3GAN 2.0 (2025)★ 7.2technology, consciousness, regulation, powerJexi (2019)★ 6.8technology, addiction, controlA-X-L (2018)★ 6.3technology, friendship, control, militaryStealth (2005)★ 5.5technology, ethics, militaryRed Planet (2000)★ 5.7Space Sweepers (2021)★ 7.1exploitation, class, technology, survivalWilly's Wonderland (2021)★ 6.0technology, violence, possession, survivalDragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (1992)★ 6.5power, survival, technology2010 (1984)★ 6.7technology, politics, alien, consciousnessSummer Wars (2009)★ 7.4technology, community, network, gameSubservience (2024)★ 6.6technology, labor, control, familyGhost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)★ 7.3consciousness, exploitation, technology, identityMr. Harrigan's Phone (2022)★ 6.4grief, revenge, technology, deathFlight of the Navigator (1986)★ 7.0freedom, authority, technology, timePlanes: Fire & Rescue (2014)★ 6.2technology, purpose, survival, environmentChoose or Die (2022)★ 5.3choice, trauma, technologyThe Machine (2013)★ 5.9consciousness, autonomy, militarization, ethicsMaximum Overdrive (1986)★ 5.8technology, survival, rebellion, fearNext Gen (2018)★ 7.0technology, consciousness, corporate, memoryThe Lawnmower Man (1992)★ 5.6technology, consciousness, power, evolutionBURN·E (2008)★ 7.5technology, authority, controlArchive (2020)★ 6.3consciousness, mortality, technology, grief

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