195 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, technologyAvengers: Age of Ultron (2015)★ 7.3technology, power, authority, fearWALL·E (2008)★ 8.1consumerism, environment, technology, authorityLucy (2014)★ 6.5consciousness, power, technology, evolutionBig Hero 6 (2014)★ 7.7technology, grief, power, familyRogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)★ 7.5war, oppression, power, rebellionHer (2013)★ 7.8love, loneliness, technology, identityBlade Runner 2049 (2017)★ 7.6exploitation, identity, surveillance, powerCars (2006)★ 7.0identity, belonging, inequality, fameBlade Runner (1982)★ 7.9technology, identity, mortality, powerThe Terminator (1984)★ 7.7technology, survival, powerJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)★ 6.8identity, teamwork, growthEx Machina (2015)★ 7.6consciousness, power, technology, genderTerminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)★ 8.1technology, control, mortality, fearEdward Scissorhands (1990)★ 7.7prejudice, conformity, love, othernessWreck-It Ralph (2012)★ 7.4identity, belonging, technologyI, Robot (2004)★ 7.0technology, authority, surveillance, control2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)★ 8.1consciousness, technology, evolution, authorityTransformers (2007)★ 6.8war, technology, prejudice, powerThe Matrix Reloaded (2003)★ 7.1control, freedom, technology, identityThe Matrix Revolutions (2003)★ 6.8technology, control, freedom, identityFree Guy (2021)★ 7.5technology, consciousness, power, freedomAlien: Covenant (2017)★ 6.2colonialism, technology, exploitation, othernessTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)★ 6.2war, technology, power, exploitationTerminator Genisys (2015)★ 6.0technology, control, surveillance, powerTransformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)★ 6.2war, technology, power, exploitationTransformers: Age of Extinction (2014)★ 6.0prejudice, technology, militarism, exploitationChappie (2015)★ 6.8consciousness, technology, identity, powerCars 2 (2011)★ 6.2technology, environment, exploitation, powerRalph Breaks the Internet (2018)★ 7.2technology, consumerism, identity, mediaTRON: Legacy (2010)★ 6.5technology, control, identity, powerTomorrowland (2015)★ 6.3technology, purpose, controlTerminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)★ 6.2technology, control, survival, powerTerminator Salvation (2009)★ 6.1war, technology, survival, authorityTransformers: The Last Knight (2017)★ 6.0technology, power, war, mythA.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)★ 7.1love, identity, mortality, technologyBumblebee (2018)★ 6.7otherness, grief, identity, technologyThe Matrix Resurrections (2021)★ 6.3control, reality, energy, beliefCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)★ 6.7consumerism, technology, environment, exploitationCars 3 (2017)★ 6.9obsolescence, technology, identity, competitionThe Iron Giant (1999)★ 8.0fear, militarism, authority, prejudiceTranscendence (2014)★ 6.1technology, power, consciousness, controlRoboCop (1987)★ 7.4power, authority, corruption, technologyTerminator: Dark Fate (2019)★ 6.4technology, survival, authority, consciousnessAlien Resurrection (1997)★ 6.2identity, militarism, technology, exploitationTransformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)★ 7.2technology, power, survival, cultureMission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)★ 7.5technology, power, surveillance, controlFive Nights at Freddy's (2023)★ 7.3fear, death, technology, exploitationUpgrade (2018)★ 7.5technology, control, revenge, identityRobots (2005)★ 6.5class, exploitation, technology, powerM3GAN (2022)★ 7.0technology, exploitation, grief, controlAlien: Romulus (2024)★ 7.2exploitation, technology, survival, fearFinch (2021)★ 7.8mortality, legacy, caregiving, technologyBicentennial Man (1999)★ 7.3identity, law, mortality, loveGhost in the Shell (1995)★ 7.9technology, identity, surveillance, power9 (2009)★ 6.9technology, survival, memory, purposeThe Creator (2023)★ 7.0technology, power, war, controlLightyear (2022)★ 6.9technology, colonialism, authority, survivalMoonfall (2022)★ 6.2technology, survival, authority, fearThe Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)★ 7.8technology, family, power, rebellionThe Emoji Movie (2017)★ 5.4identity, technology, consumerismMeet the Robinsons (2007)★ 6.9technology, family, memory, innovationEagle Eye (2008)★ 6.5surveillance, technology, authority, controlA Minecraft Movie (2025)★ 6.3creativity, authority, exploitationI Am Mother (2019)★ 6.7consciousness, control, survival, technologyMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)★ 7.2technology, power, surveillance, controlTron (1982)★ 6.6power, control, technology, authorityFlubber (1997)★ 5.7technology, exploitation, love, institutionHerbie Fully Loaded (2005)★ 5.8competition, ambition, family, technologySpy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)★ 5.1technology, control, family, powerSmall Soldiers (1998)★ 6.6technology, militarization, consumerism, powerCompanion (2025)★ 7.0exploitation, control, technology, consciousnessChristine (1983)★ 6.9technology, consciousness, mortality, fearWarGames (1983)★ 7.1war, technology, authority, controlRoboCop 2 (1990)★ 6.0power, corruption, authority, surveillanceChild's Play (2019)★ 6.0technology, consumerism, fear, mortalityRon's Gone Wrong (2021)★ 7.9technology, consumerism, consciousness, exploitationExtinction (2018)★ 6.0identity, memory, prejudice, technologyStar Trek: First Contact (1996)★ 7.3technology, control, identityOutside the Wire (2021)★ 6.4war, technology, authority, rebellionStar Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)★ 6.5technology, consciousness, authority, purposeSuperman III (1983)★ 5.5power, technology, greed, corruptionPlanes (2013)★ 5.9identity, fear, competition, cultureAutomata (2014)★ 5.9technology, control, survival, authorityThe Animatrix (2003)★ 7.2prejudice, law, rebellion, consciousnessAstro Boy (2009)★ 6.3prejudice, authority, technology, identityThe Electric State (2025)★ 6.5technology, exploitation, consciousness, warSerenity (2019)★ 5.5memory, grief, justice, familyShort Circuit (1986)★ 6.6consciousness, technology, freedom, authorityTransformers One (2024)★ 8.0power, authority, rebellion, classMorgan (2016)★ 5.8technology, power, control, exploitationStar Trek: Nemesis (2002)★ 6.3power, politics, war, identityAtlas (2024)★ 6.7technology, authority, control, survivalThe Thirteenth Floor (1999)★ 7.1technology, reality, identity, controlReplicas (2018)★ 6.0exploitation, technology, mortality, powerThe Santa Clause 2 (2002)★ 6.0tradition, family, love, faithThe Stepford Wives (2004)★ 5.7prejudice, power, control, inequalityTRON: Ares (2025)★ 6.5technology, consciousness, power, identityBill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)★ 6.3culture, technology, mortalityUniversal Soldier: The Return (1999)★ 5.9technology, power, control, militarismM3GAN 2.0 (2025)★ 7.2technology, control, consciousness, powerJexi (2019)★ 6.8technology, control, consciousness, mediaA-X-L (2018)★ 6.3technology, authority, exploitation, familyStealth (2005)★ 5.5technology, authority, ethics, powerSpace Sweepers (2021)★ 7.1class, exploitation, survival, technologyPolaroid (2019)★ 6.0fear, power, authority, memoryWilly's Wonderland (2021)★ 6.0fear, violence, authorityDragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (1992)★ 6.5power, technology, conflict, identity2010 (1984)★ 6.7technology, consciousness, authority, fearSummer Wars (2009)★ 7.4technology, control, familyS1m0ne (2002)★ 6.0media, technology, exploitation, identitySubservience (2024)★ 6.6technology, labor, control, loveWar of the Worlds (2025)★ 4.1surveillance, privacy, technology, powerGhost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)★ 7.3consciousness, technology, exploitation, identityFlight of the Navigator (1986)★ 7.0technology, consciousness, time, identityPlanes: Fire & Rescue (2014)★ 6.2identity, purpose, obsolescence, technologyBelle (2021)★ 7.6identity, prejudice, authority, technologyChoose or Die (2022)★ 5.3exploitation, trauma, technology, fearThe Machine (2013)★ 5.9technology, consciousness, power, controlMaximum Overdrive (1986)★ 5.8technology, survival, control

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