88 films
Consciousness hiding in objects
Toys, dolls and things that should not be able to want anything.
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.
Toy Story (1995)★ 8.0identity, belonging, obsolescence, consumerism
Toy Story 3 (2010)★ 7.8identity, obsolescence, belonging, memory
Toy Story 2 (1999)★ 7.6identity, obsolescence, belonging, consumerism
Ted (2012)★ 6.4friendship, responsibility, maturity
Barbie (2023)★ 6.9gender, identity, prejudice, patriarchy
Night at the Museum (2006)★ 6.6history, culture, memory, identity
Toy Story 4 (2019)★ 7.5identity, obsolescence, belonging, purpose
The Lego Movie (2014)★ 7.4creativity, rebellion, authority, control
Ted 2 (2015)★ 6.3prejudice, law, personhood, identity
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)★ 6.2history, fantasy, adventure
Annabelle (2014)★ 5.8faith, family, fear, possession
Pinocchio (1940)★ 7.1identity, morality, family, growth
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)★ 6.2tradition, authority, memory, consciousness
The Lego Batman Movie (2017)★ 7.2heroism, family, institution, identity
Monster House (2006)★ 6.7fear, grief, death, memory
9 (2009)★ 6.9survival, technology, rebirth, sacrifice
Annabelle Comes Home (2019)★ 6.4fear, possession, religion, family
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)★ 7.6memory, storytelling, family, tradition
Scary Movie 4 (2006)★ 5.5media, war, technology, survival
Child's Play (1988)★ 6.7fear, possession, violence, childhood
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)★ 8.0authoritarianism, war, identity, sacrifice
Christopher Robin (2018)★ 7.3family, labor, identity, nostalgia
Dead Silence (2007)★ 6.4revenge, memory, folklore, possession
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)★ 6.7identity, purpose, belonging, consumerism
Small Soldiers (1998)★ 6.6technology, militarism, consumerism, corporate
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)★ 6.1identity, power, authority, fantasy
Bride of Chucky (1998)★ 6.1consciousness, violence, love, revenge
Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)★ 5.9prejudice, love, tradition, family
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)★ 7.2
Mirrors (2008)★ 6.3fear, possession, death, mirrors
Child's Play 2 (1990)★ 6.4fear, technology, mortality, corporate
Seed of Chucky (2004)★ 5.5identity, gender, family, violence
Child's Play 3 (1991)★ 5.9toy, violence, militarism, possession
Pinocchio (2022)★ 6.3identity, morality, growth, family
Curse of Chucky (2013)★ 5.9evil, family, possession, violence
The Muppets (2011)★ 6.7culture, media, corporation, friendship
Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)★ 6.1fear, imagination, family, authority
A Haunted House 2 (2014)★ 6.2fear, family, otherness
Pinocchio (2019)★ 6.6identity, family, authority, morality
Barbie as The Princess & the Pauper (2004)★ 7.5class, identity, corruption, royalty
Cult of Chucky (2017)★ 5.8fear, control, identity, mortality
Bao (2018)★ 7.6family, culture, parenting, identity
Brahms: The Boy II (2020)★ 5.9trauma, possession, family, fear
Jack Frost (1998)★ 6.0grief, family, redemption
Welcome to Marwen (2018)★ 6.5trauma, addiction, memory, identity
The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)★ 6.5prejudice, identity, family, heroism
Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001)★ 6.9identity, love, power, magic
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)★ 6.2love, transformation, consciousness, otherness
The Happytime Murders (2018)★ 5.8prejudice, law, crime, exploitation
Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014)★ 7.0identity, obsolescence, hierarchy
Look Away (2018)★ 6.6identity, trauma, family
Muppets Most Wanted (2014)★ 6.3crime, performance, identity, deception
Barbie and the Diamond Castle (2008)★ 7.4friendship, music, power
Barbie: Princess Charm School (2011)★ 7.5identity, class, power
Mannequin (1987)★ 6.9love, art, exploitation, identity
Toy Story 5 (2026)★ 7.4identity, obsolescence, consumerism, belonging
Pinocchio (2002)★ 5.8identity, morality, obedience, transformation
House (1977)★ 7.3fear, grief, marriage, possession
The Pagemaster (1994)★ 6.4imagination, fear, courage, literature
Sherlock Gnomes (2018)★ 5.8community, leadership, love, adventure
Annette (2021)★ 6.7family, abuse, celebrity, revenge
Hawaiian Vacation (2011)★ 7.0love, identity, obsolescence
The Muppet Movie (1979)★ 7.2showbiz, friendship, ambition, exploitation
The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)★ 6.5prejudice, culture, history, friendship
Knick Knack (1989)★ 7.0love, loneliness, obsolescence
Small Fry (2011)★ 6.9abandonment, identity, consumerism
Barbie in 'A Christmas Carol' (2008)★ 7.2tradition, labor, exploitation, class
Once Upon a Snowman (2020)★ 6.9identity, belonging, memory, love
As the Gods Will (2014)★ 7.1control, authority, survival, mortality
Partysaurus Rex (2012)★ 7.1play, identity, obsolescence
Tin Toy (1988)★ 6.1play, obsolescence, identity
Belle's Magical World (1998)★ 6.2prejudice, cooperation, respect, family
Life-Size (2000)★ 6.5identity, grief, consumerism, belonging
The Jack in the Box (2019)★ 5.7fear, guilt, faith, mortality
UglyDolls (2019)★ 6.6prejudice, identity, conformity, consumerism
The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)★ 6.6entertainment, friendship, memory
Barbie: Spy Squad (2016)★ 7.0prejudice, gender, power, identity
Puppetmaster (1989)★ 5.8consciousness, mortality, control, fear
Dolls (1987)★ 6.4prejudice, childhood, transformation, morality
The Great Muppet Caper (1981)★ 6.9media, justice, love
Magic (1978)★ 6.8identity, madness, violence
Destino (2003)★ 7.2love, time, transformation, identity
Air Doll (2009)★ 6.9identity, loneliness, mortality, love
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)★ 5.3identity, morality, family, greed
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl (2022)★ 7.0family, tradition, identity
The Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story (2023)★ 7.1technology, socialmedia, belonging, identity
LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation (2022)★ 6.3technology, culture, parody
Sneaks (2025)★ 6.1identity, belonging, consumerism, exploitation