474 films

Consciousness hiding in monsters

Invented beings that carry a human mind at a distance.

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.

Suicide Squad (2016)★ 5.9power, authority, exploitation, controlIt (2017)★ 7.2fear, memory, otherness, griefMonsters, Inc. (2001)★ 7.8prejudice, exploitation, power, technologyShrek (2001)★ 7.8prejudice, class, power, identitySpirited Away (2001)★ 8.5identity, memory, tradition, powerPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)★ 7.4power, authority, greed, colonialismPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)★ 6.6power, greed, immortality, colonialismThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)★ 7.6prejudice, power, greed, warMaleficent (2014)★ 7.1prejudice, power, authority, loveThe Shape of Water (2017)★ 7.2otherness, love, prejudice, authorityMonsters University (2013)★ 7.0prejudice, class, authorityGodzilla vs. Kong (2021)★ 7.5power, exploitation, environment, technologyMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)★ 6.8prejudice, identity, belonging, survivalHow to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)★ 7.7prejudice, power, tradition, environmentThe Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)★ 7.8identity, tradition, culture, authorityShrek the Third (2007)★ 6.3prejudice, identity, power, traditionIt Chapter Two (2019)★ 6.8fear, trauma, memory, prejudiceThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)★ 6.5prejudice, family, law, immortalityThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)★ 6.2love, identity, family, mortalityHotel Transylvania (2012)★ 7.0prejudice, fear, family, loveThe Conjuring 2 (2016)★ 7.3fear, religion, media, familyLuca (2021)★ 7.8prejudice, identity, belonging, traditionCoraline (2009)★ 7.9identity, fear, control, familyThe Exorcist (1973)★ 7.7faith, possession, evil, mortalityHereditary (2018)★ 7.3grief, family, faith, powerThe Little Mermaid (1989)★ 7.4identity, love, authority, traditionHow the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)★ 6.8tradition, consumerism, prejudice, familyShrek Forever After (2010)★ 6.4identity, family, love, prejudiceThe Mummy (2017)★ 5.5power, religion, mortality, fearHellboy (2004)★ 6.7identity, prejudice, authority, powerRaya and the Last Dragon (2021)★ 7.8prejudice, power, identityWarcraft (2016)★ 6.4prejudice, war, colonialism, powerThe Nun (2018)★ 5.9faith, fear, authorityGremlins (1984)★ 7.1fear, chaos, consumerism, authorityGodzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)★ 6.7environment, power, technologyBlade (1998)★ 6.8prejudice, power, authority, fearClash of the Titans (2010)★ 5.9power, authority, faith, purposeVan Helsing (2004)★ 6.4faith, power, othernessUnderworld (2003)★ 6.8prejudice, power, hierarchy, classOnward (2020)★ 7.6family, grief, identityThe Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)★ 7.4faith, justice, fearDracula Untold (2014)★ 6.5power, faith, mortality, warMaleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)★ 7.3prejudice, power, exploitationGhost Rider (2007)★ 5.6power, control, faith, mortalityThe Babadook (2014)★ 6.5grief, fear, trauma, familyHotel Transylvania 2 (2015)★ 6.8prejudice, family, identity, belongingBright (2017)★ 6.2prejudice, authority, magic, powerBram Stoker's Dracula (1992)★ 7.5love, religion, mortality, powerHellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)★ 6.8prejudice, otherness, power, traditionParanormal Activity (2007)★ 6.0fear, faith, survivalPercy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)★ 6.0identity, power, faithElemental (2023)★ 7.6prejudice, identity, love, traditionJack the Giant Slayer (2013)★ 5.9prejudice, power, authority, conflictBlade II (2002)★ 6.6prejudice, power, technology, mortalityEvil Dead (2013)★ 6.6fear, addiction, mortality, survivalMonsters vs Aliens (2009)★ 6.2prejudice, authority, otherness, identityGhostbusters II (1989)★ 6.6emotion, fear, positivity, communityHotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)★ 6.9love, family, othernessGodzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)★ 7.0power, fear, environment, cultureArmy of the Dead (2021)★ 6.2greed, exploitation, militarism, survivalThe NeverEnding Story (1984)★ 7.2imagination, hope, identityUnderworld: Awakening (2012)★ 6.3prejudice, exploitation, militarism, powerBlade: Trinity (2004)★ 5.9prejudice, power, survival, technologyTruth or Dare (2018)★ 5.9fear, technology, media, controlJennifer's Body (2009)★ 6.0exploitation, power, fearDrag Me to Hell (2009)★ 6.5exploitation, fear, authoritySmile (2022)★ 6.7fear, mortality, traumaMinions: The Rise of Gru (2022)★ 7.3exploitation, labor, ambition, powerThe Smurfs (2011)★ 5.8identity, culture, otherness, communityUnderworld: Blood Wars (2016)★ 5.9prejudice, power, authority, warWhat We Do in the Shadows (2014)★ 7.5identity, culture, prejudice, powerTrolls (2016)★ 6.6prejudice, identity, happiness, loveHellboy (2019)★ 5.6identity, power, faith, othernessEvil Dead Rise (2023)★ 6.9fear, motherhood, possession, familyThe BFG (2016)★ 6.3prejudice, fear, power, authorityNosferatu (2024)★ 6.7fear, plague, religion, powerA Monster Calls (2016)★ 7.3grief, truth, family, deathAbraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)★ 5.8slavery, prejudice, power, warArmy of Darkness (1992)★ 7.3war, technology, fear, faithCloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)★ 6.5exploitation, consumerism, environment, powerEvil Dead II (1987)★ 7.5fear, horror, possession, survivalEragon (2006)★ 5.1power, authority, rebellion, traditionThe Ritual (2017)★ 6.3fear, faith, sacrifice, survivalFrankenstein (2025)★ 7.6otherness, identity, technology, mortalityYoung Frankenstein (1974)★ 7.9prejudice, authority, fear, familyThe Little Mermaid (2023)★ 6.3prejudice, identity, love, authorityJeepers Creepers (2001)★ 6.5fear, survival, myth, predationBarbarian (2022)★ 6.8abuse, exploitation, class, fearThe Pope's Exorcist (2023)★ 6.9faith, authority, power, belief30 Days of Night (2007)★ 6.4fear, survival, othernessBeowulf (2007)★ 5.9power, tradition, betrayal, mortalityArthur and the Invisibles (2006)★ 6.4power, exploitation, colonialismRed One (2024)★ 7.0prejudice, authority, tradition, moralityHotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)★ 7.0prejudice, family, law, identityTerrifier (2018)★ 6.3fear, mortality, survivalEpic (2013)★ 6.6prejudice, power, environment, authorityGremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)★ 6.5corporate, media, consumerism, fearScary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)★ 6.5fear, folklore, trauma, horrorHellraiser (1987)★ 6.9pain, pleasure, desire, cultureThe Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)★ 6.7prejudice, family, othernessFreddy vs. Jason (2003)★ 6.1fear, mortality, policingDamsel (2024)★ 7.0power, tradition, sacrifice, authorityHow to Train Your Dragon (2025)★ 7.9prejudice, tradition, power, belongingLabyrinth (1986)★ 7.3identity, power, fearKPop Demon Hunters (2025)★ 8.0prejudice, identity, shame, fameSeason of the Witch (2011)★ 5.5faith, power, plague, authorityBackrooms (2026)★ 7.1fear, isolation, trauma, surveillanceVivarium (2019)★ 6.0family, control, consumerism, isolationTerrifier 2 (2022)★ 6.7fear, mortality, survival, othernessThe Nun II (2023)★ 6.6faith, fear, authority, possessionReign of Fire (2002)★ 6.2survival, environment, warReturn to Never Land (2002)★ 6.5faith, family, warOnly Lovers Left Alive (2013)★ 7.2culture, mortality, technology, artKrampus (2015)★ 6.2fear, tradition, family, beliefThe Omen (1976)★ 7.4faith, evil, destiny, powerCase 39 (2009)★ 6.3fear, abuse, powerThe Smurfs 2 (2013)★ 5.8identity, belonging, exploitationParanormal Activity 3 (2011)★ 5.9fear, faith, mortality, othernessPete's Dragon (2016)★ 6.4prejudice, family, exploitation, environmentCountdown (2019)★ 6.2technology, mortality, fear, fate

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