491 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.

Wonder Woman (2017)★ 7.2war, mythology, gender, power

It (2017)★ 7.2fear, trauma, memory, childhood

Monsters, Inc. (2001)★ 7.8energy, corporate, prejudice, laughter

Shrek (2001)★ 7.8prejudice, identity, love, class

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)★ 7.4greed, authority, power, piracy

Alien (1979)★ 8.2survival, corporate, alien, isolation

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)★ 7.9prejudice, fear, tradition

Maleficent (2014)★ 7.1power, authority, revenge, love

The Shape of Water (2017)★ 7.2otherness, love, oppression, identity

The Conjuring (2013)★ 7.5fear, religion, possession

Monsters University (2013)★ 7.0identity, class, competition, fear

Minions (2015)★ 6.4purpose, belonging, exploitation, power

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)★ 8.4war, love, identity, power

Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)★ 7.5power, exploitation, environment, technology

Aladdin (2019)★ 7.1class, identity, freedom, power

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)★ 7.6power, family, war

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)★ 7.7prejudice, power, freedom, tradition

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)★ 7.8identity, tradition, change, love

Frozen II (2019)★ 7.2prejudice, environment, colonialism, memory

Shrek the Third (2007)★ 6.3identity, leadership, outcasts, family

Godzilla (2014)★ 6.4fear, power, environment, technology

It Chapter Two (2019)★ 6.8fear, trauma, memory, prejudice

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)★ 6.2love, prejudice, family, mortality

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)★ 6.2prejudice, love, immortality, choice

Hotel Transylvania (2012)★ 7.0prejudice, family, acceptance

The Conjuring 2 (2016)★ 7.3faith, possession, fear, supernatural

Luca (2021)★ 7.8prejudice, identity, belonging, fear

Coraline (2009)★ 7.9identity, family, fear, otherness

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)★ 8.1family, nature, childhood

Hereditary (2018)★ 7.3grief, family, possession, cult

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)★ 6.8tradition, belonging, otherness, family

Constantine (2005)★ 7.1faith, sin, redemption, power

Hellboy (2004)★ 6.7identity, otherness, power, war

Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)★ 6.9technology, conspiracy, otherness

Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)★ 7.8trust, prejudice, culture, unity

Warcraft (2016)★ 6.4prejudice, war, culture, power

The Nun (2018)★ 5.9fear, religion, faith, evil

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)★ 7.8prejudice, freedom, tradition, environment

Gremlins (1984)★ 7.1consumerism, carelessness, holiday, chaos

The Devil's Advocate (1997)★ 7.5power, corruption, faith, law

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)★ 6.7environment, myth, power, survival

Blade (1998)★ 6.8prejudice, identity, mortality, power

Clash of the Titans (2010)★ 5.9power, authority, religion, myth

Van Helsing (2004)★ 6.4monsters, faith, redemption, power

Underworld (2003)★ 6.8prejudice, power, war, rebellion

Onward (2020)★ 7.6family, grief, identity, magic

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)★ 7.4possession, faith, law, evil

Dracula Untold (2014)★ 6.5power, sacrifice, religion, nationalism

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)★ 7.0survival, fear, monsters, violence

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)★ 7.3prejudice, culture, war, magic

Ghost Rider (2007)★ 5.6faith, mortality, power

The Babadook (2014)★ 6.5grief, fear, memory

Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)★ 6.8prejudice, family, identity, tradition

Annabelle: Creation (2017)★ 6.6fear, religion, possession, grief

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)★ 6.8prejudice, identity, power, culture

Paranormal Activity (2007)★ 6.0fear, possession, supernatural, domestic

Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)★ 5.9otherness, power, war, myth

Evil Dead (2013)★ 6.6

Monsters vs Aliens (2009)★ 6.2prejudice, identity, authority, militarism

Morbius (2022)★ 5.9identity, mortality, fear, technology

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)★ 6.9love, family, prejudice, identity

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)★ 7.0power, conflict, environment, legacy

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)★ 8.2death, duty, grief, power

The Evil Dead (1981)★ 7.3fear, survival, mortality

The Grinch (2018)★ 6.9family, tradition, community, identity

Army of the Dead (2021)★ 6.2zombie, heist, survival, greed

The NeverEnding Story (1984)★ 7.2imagination, hope, identity, creativity

Underworld: Evolution (2006)★ 6.6prejudice, power, identity, immortality

Underworld: Awakening (2012)★ 6.3prejudice, survival, power, technology

Blade: Trinity (2004)★ 5.9blood, virus, immortality, subjugation

Truth or Dare (2018)★ 5.9fear, survival, mortality, control

Drag Me to Hell (2009)★ 6.5prejudice, greed, fear, curse

Smile (2022)★ 6.7trauma, curse, fear, suicide

The Smurfs (2011)★ 5.8otherness, community, magic, identity

Goosebumps (2015)★ 6.3fear, imagination, monsters, authority

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)★ 6.5oppression, rebellion, slavery, love

Underworld: Blood Wars (2016)★ 5.9prejudice, power, blood, hierarchy

What We Do in the Shadows (2014)★ 7.5identity, mortality, otherness, tradition

Trolls (2016)★ 6.6prejudice, identity, happiness, grief

Hellboy (2019)★ 5.6identity, power, apocalypse, myth

Evil Dead Rise (2023)★ 6.9possession, family, survival, motherhood

Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)★ 6.4power, family, mythology, heroism

Nosferatu (2024)★ 6.7fear, plague, sacrifice, superstition

A Monster Calls (2016)★ 7.3grief, truth, death, family

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)★ 5.8slavery, war, prejudice, vampirism

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)★ 6.5exploitation, environment, corporate, autonomy

Evil Dead II (1987)★ 7.5fear, survival, mortality

Eragon (2006)★ 5.1power, rebellion, magic, identity

Frankenstein (2025)★ 7.6prejudice, creation, hubris, mortality

The Little Mermaid (2023)★ 6.3prejudice, identity, love, authority

Jeepers Creepers (2001)★ 6.5fear, survival, mortality

Let the Right One In (2008)★ 7.5otherness, identity, violence, loneliness

Nanny McPhee (2005)★ 6.7family, class, authority, tradition

Godzilla Minus One (2023)★ 7.6nuclear, trauma, guilt, survival

The Pope's Exorcist (2023)★ 6.9faith, authority, possession

Insidious: The Last Key (2018)★ 6.3fear, family, afterlife, possession

Devil (2010)★ 6.1sin, redemption, faith, justice

30 Days of Night (2007)★ 6.4fear, survival, isolation, predation

Beowulf (2007)★ 5.9power, tradition, faith, mortality

Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)★ 6.4war, greed, family, environment

Red One (2024)★ 7.0myth, institution, prejudice, magic

Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)★ 7.0prejudice, family, law, identity

A Minecraft Movie (2025)★ 6.3freedom, control, war, technology

Terrifier (2018)★ 6.3fear, violence, mortality, horror

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)★ 6.5corporate, media, technology, consumerism

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)★ 6.5prejudice, fear, memory, horror

Hellraiser (1987)★ 6.9pain, pleasure, transgression, mortality

The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)★ 6.7otherness, family, faith, survival

Freddy vs. Jason (2003)★ 6.1fear, horror, institution, dream

Damsel (2024)★ 7.0sacrifice, tradition, power, authority

Labyrinth (1986)★ 7.3identity, fear, power, authority

KPop Demon Hunters (2025)★ 8.0prejudice, identity, otherness, media

Season of the Witch (2011)★ 5.5prejudice, faith, plague, authority

Backrooms (2026)★ 7.1fear, isolation, trauma, surveillance

Violent Night (2022)★ 7.2faith, greed, family, violence

Mortal Kombat (1995)★ 5.9war, competition, power, tradition

Priest (2011)★ 5.9religion, authority, war, vampires

Terrifier 2 (2022)★ 6.7

The Nun II (2023)★ 6.6faith, evil, possession, fear

Reign of Fire (2002)★ 6.2survival, extinction, species, conflict

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