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, consumerismToy Story 3 (2010)★ 7.8identity, obsolescence, belonging, memoryToy Story 2 (1999)★ 7.6identity, obsolescence, belonging, consumerismTed (2012)★ 6.4friendship, responsibility, maturityBarbie (2023)★ 6.9gender, identity, prejudice, patriarchyNight at the Museum (2006)★ 6.6history, culture, memory, identityToy Story 4 (2019)★ 7.5identity, obsolescence, belonging, purposeThe Lego Movie (2014)★ 7.4creativity, rebellion, authority, controlTed 2 (2015)★ 6.3prejudice, law, personhood, identityNight at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)★ 6.2history, fantasy, adventureAnnabelle (2014)★ 5.8faith, family, fear, possessionPinocchio (1940)★ 7.1identity, morality, family, growthNight at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)★ 6.2tradition, authority, memory, consciousnessThe Lego Batman Movie (2017)★ 7.2heroism, family, institution, identityMonster House (2006)★ 6.7fear, grief, death, memory9 (2009)★ 6.9survival, technology, rebirth, sacrificeAnnabelle Comes Home (2019)★ 6.4fear, possession, religion, familyKubo and the Two Strings (2016)★ 7.6memory, storytelling, family, traditionScary Movie 4 (2006)★ 5.5media, war, technology, survivalChild's Play (1988)★ 6.7fear, possession, violence, childhoodGuillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)★ 8.0authoritarianism, war, identity, sacrificeChristopher Robin (2018)★ 7.3family, labor, identity, nostalgiaDead Silence (2007)★ 6.4revenge, memory, folklore, possessionThe Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)★ 6.7identity, purpose, belonging, consumerismSmall Soldiers (1998)★ 6.6technology, militarism, consumerism, corporateThe Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)★ 6.1identity, power, authority, fantasyBride of Chucky (1998)★ 6.1consciousness, violence, love, revengeGnomeo & Juliet (2011)★ 5.9prejudice, love, tradition, familyLars and the Real Girl (2007)★ 7.2Mirrors (2008)★ 6.3fear, possession, death, mirrorsChild's Play 2 (1990)★ 6.4fear, technology, mortality, corporateSeed of Chucky (2004)★ 5.5identity, gender, family, violenceChild's Play 3 (1991)★ 5.9toy, violence, militarism, possessionPinocchio (2022)★ 6.3identity, morality, growth, familyCurse of Chucky (2013)★ 5.9evil, family, possession, violenceThe Muppets (2011)★ 6.7culture, media, corporation, friendshipGoosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)★ 6.1fear, imagination, family, authorityA Haunted House 2 (2014)★ 6.2fear, family, othernessPinocchio (2019)★ 6.6identity, family, authority, moralityBarbie as The Princess & the Pauper (2004)★ 7.5class, identity, corruption, royaltyCult of Chucky (2017)★ 5.8fear, control, identity, mortalityBao (2018)★ 7.6family, culture, parenting, identityBrahms: The Boy II (2020)★ 5.9trauma, possession, family, fearJack Frost (1998)★ 6.0grief, family, redemptionWelcome to Marwen (2018)★ 6.5trauma, addiction, memory, identityThe Lego Ninjago Movie (2017)★ 6.5prejudice, identity, family, heroismBarbie in the Nutcracker (2001)★ 6.9identity, love, power, magicBeauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)★ 6.2love, transformation, consciousness, othernessThe Happytime Murders (2018)★ 5.8prejudice, law, crime, exploitationToy Story That Time Forgot (2014)★ 7.0identity, obsolescence, hierarchyLook Away (2018)★ 6.6identity, trauma, familyMuppets Most Wanted (2014)★ 6.3crime, performance, identity, deceptionBarbie and the Diamond Castle (2008)★ 7.4friendship, music, powerBarbie: Princess Charm School (2011)★ 7.5identity, class, powerMannequin (1987)★ 6.9love, art, exploitation, identityToy Story 5 (2026)★ 7.4identity, obsolescence, consumerism, belongingPinocchio (2002)★ 5.8identity, morality, obedience, transformationHouse (1977)★ 7.3fear, grief, marriage, possessionThe Pagemaster (1994)★ 6.4imagination, fear, courage, literatureSherlock Gnomes (2018)★ 5.8community, leadership, love, adventureAnnette (2021)★ 6.7family, abuse, celebrity, revengeHawaiian Vacation (2011)★ 7.0love, identity, obsolescenceThe Muppet Movie (1979)★ 7.2showbiz, friendship, ambition, exploitationThe Indian in the Cupboard (1995)★ 6.5prejudice, culture, history, friendshipKnick Knack (1989)★ 7.0love, loneliness, obsolescenceSmall Fry (2011)★ 6.9abandonment, identity, consumerismBarbie in 'A Christmas Carol' (2008)★ 7.2tradition, labor, exploitation, classOnce Upon a Snowman (2020)★ 6.9identity, belonging, memory, loveAs the Gods Will (2014)★ 7.1control, authority, survival, mortalityPartysaurus Rex (2012)★ 7.1play, identity, obsolescenceTin Toy (1988)★ 6.1play, obsolescence, identityBelle's Magical World (1998)★ 6.2prejudice, cooperation, respect, familyLife-Size (2000)★ 6.5identity, grief, consumerism, belongingThe Jack in the Box (2019)★ 5.7fear, guilt, faith, mortalityUglyDolls (2019)★ 6.6prejudice, identity, conformity, consumerismThe Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)★ 6.6entertainment, friendship, memoryBarbie: Spy Squad (2016)★ 7.0prejudice, gender, power, identityPuppetmaster (1989)★ 5.8consciousness, mortality, control, fearDolls (1987)★ 6.4prejudice, childhood, transformation, moralityThe Great Muppet Caper (1981)★ 6.9media, justice, loveMagic (1978)★ 6.8identity, madness, violenceDestino (2003)★ 7.2love, time, transformation, identityAir Doll (2009)★ 6.9identity, loneliness, mortality, loveThe Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)★ 5.3identity, morality, family, greedEncanto at the Hollywood Bowl (2022)★ 7.0family, tradition, identityThe Girl Who Escaped: The Kara Robinson Story (2023)★ 7.1technology, socialmedia, belonging, identityLEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation (2022)★ 6.3technology, culture, parodySneaks (2025)★ 6.1identity, belonging, consumerism, exploitation