Repossessed (1990)
The Devil's back. But he's never dealt with an exorcist like this!
It's been some time since Father Jebedaiah Mayii exorcised the Devil from little Nancy Aglet, who is now grown up with a husband and two children of her own. But the prince of darkness wants to go a second round and has returned to repossess her! With Father Mayii unwilling to help, Father Luke Brophy tries his best to help Nancy, even when TV's Ernest Weller plans to air the exorcism live on TV.
In Repossessed, consciousness is carried by monsters and creatures — a plane of “televangelist exorcism spectacle”. The story fights on E8/E11 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing faith, media, exploitation, power, authority.
Same rung, same subject
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
The Bubble (2022)E8/E11 · authority, exploitation
Van Helsing (2004)E8/E11 · faith, power
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)E8/E11 · authority, faith
Kinds of Kindness (2024)E8/E11 · authority, exploitation
Pan (2015)E8/E11 · exploitation, faith
Last Action Hero (1993)E8/E11 · authority, mediaSame subject, different rung
The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)E7/E9 · rare rung · exploitation, power
Roger & Me (1989)E7/E10 · rare rung · authority, exploitation
Damsel (2024)E6/E9/E10 · rare rung · authority, power
The Odyssey (2026)E6/E9/E10 · rare rung · authority, power
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)E6/E10 · rare rung · exploitation, faith
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)E6/E12 · rare rung · exploitation, powerAlso hides consciousness here
Other films that move a human interior onto the same kind of thing.
Ultraviolet (2006)consciousness in monsters · viral dystopia
Constantine: City of Demons - The Movie (2018)consciousness in monsters · hellish-earth
DragonHeart: A New Beginning (2000)consciousness in monsters · dragon-kingdom
Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match (2023)consciousness in monsters · hollywood demon-fantasy
Artemis Fowl (2020)consciousness in monsters · fairy underground civilization
Hellboy (2004)consciousness in monsters · demon-hero sagaSame subject, different mask
The same preoccupations carried by a different kind of thing — grief told through the dead, an animal, a machine.
Meet the Feebles (1989)consciousness in animals · authority, exploitation
PK (2014)consciousness in aliens · authority, exploitation
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)consciousness in aliens · authority, faith
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar (2022)consciousness in machines · authority, exploitation
Kantara - A Legend: Chapter 1 (2025)consciousness carried elsewhere · exploitation, faith
Dogma (1999)consciousness carried elsewhere · authority, faith
