An ancient device. A modern discovery. A terrifying tale of the eternal.

Faced with his own mortality, an ingenious alchemist tried to perfect an invention that would provide him with the key to eternal life. It was called the Cronos device. When he died more than 400 years later, he took the secrets of this remarkable device to the grave with him. Now, an elderly antiques dealer has found the hellish machine hidden in a statue and learns about its incredible powers. The more he uses the device, the younger he becomes...but nothing comes without a price. Life after death is just the beginning as this nerve-shattering thriller unfolds and the fountain of youth turns
Cronos keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.
Other films that change a standing rule of their world — ranked first by those bending it at the same rung.
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)alters at E6 · same rung · rigorous
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)alters at E6 · same rung · loose
Shaun of the Dead (2004)alters at E6 · same rung · loose
I Am Legend (2007)alters at E6 · same rung · rigorous
Blade Runner (1982)alters at E6 · same rung · rigorous
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)alters at E6 · same rung · rigorous