Be careful who you follow.

While struggling on a solo backpacking trip in Thailand, social media influencer Madison meets CW, who travels with ease and shows her a more uninhibited way of living. But CW's interest in her takes a darker turn.
Influencer keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing identity, exploitation, consumerism, media, technology.
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)E8/E9 · exploitation, identity
The Emoji Movie (2017)E8/E9 · consumerism, identity
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003)E8/E9 · exploitation, identity
I Feel Pretty (2018)E8/E9 · consumerism, identity
S1m0ne (2002)E8/E9 · identity, media
Spice World (1997)E8/E9 · exploitation, identityThe same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.
WALL·E (2008)E13/E14 · rare rung · consumerism, technology
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)E6/E11 · rare rung · exploitation, technology
Species III (2005)E6/E10 · rare rung · exploitation, technology
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)E6/E12 · rare rung · exploitation, technology
War, Inc. (2008)E12/E13 · rare rung · exploitation, media
The Corporation (2003)E10/E11 · exploitation, technologyOther films that change a standing rule of their world — ranked first by those bending it at the same rung.
Surrogates (2009)alters at E8 · same rung · loose
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)alters at E8 · same rung · loose
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)alters at E8 · same rung · loose
Companion (2025)alters at E8 · same rung · loose
Short Circuit (1986)alters at E8 · same rung · loose
eXistenZ (1999)alters at E8 · same rung · looseShared director or cast.