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Zootopia (2016)

★ 7.8 · 17,999 ratings on TMDB

Welcome to the urban jungle.

Zootopia poster★ 7.8

Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox Nick Wilde to solve the mystery.

DirectorByron Howard, Rich Moore
CastBonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Ginnifer Goodwin, Idris Elba, J.K. Simmons, Jason Bateman
GenresAdventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
The emergence reading

In Zootopia, consciousness is carried by animals — a plane of “anthropomorphic animal city”. The story fights on E9/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing prejudice, policing, power.

↷ animalsUSprejudicepolicingpower
Also inConsciousness hiding in animalsFilms about prejudiceFilms that move consciousness off the human
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Same rung, same subject

Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.

Marmaduke (2010)E9/E10 · power, prejudiceMy Little Pony: The Movie (2017)E9/E10 · power, prejudiceThe Prince and the Pauper (1990)E9/E10 · power, prejudiceDawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)E9 · power, prejudiceJennifer's Body (2009)E9 · power, prejudicePlanet of the Apes (1968)E10 · power, prejudice

Same subject, different rung

The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.

Ultraviolet (2006)E4/E11 · rare rung · power, prejudiceRise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)E8/E14 · rare rung · power, prejudiceDragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Super Saiyans (2010)E8/E14 · rare rung · power, prejudiceThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)E8/E13 · rare rung · power, prejudiceMortal Engines (2018)E8/E13 · rare rung · power, prejudiceWarcraft (2016)E12/E13 · rare rung · power, prejudice

Also hides consciousness here

Other films that move a human interior onto the same kind of thing.

Shrek 2 (2004)consciousness in animals · fairy‑tale kingdomShrek Forever After (2010)consciousness in animals · ogre‑centric fairy‑tale kingdomKingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)consciousness in animals · ape‑dominated EarthThe Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)consciousness in animals · lion kingdomMufasa: The Lion King (2024)consciousness in animals · lion kingdomThe Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002)consciousness in animals · superpowered city

Same subject, different mask

The same preoccupations carried by a different kind of thing — grief told through the dead, an animal, a machine.

How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)consciousness in monsters · power, prejudiceAlita: Battle Angel (2019)consciousness in machines · power, prejudiceCaptain Marvel (2019)consciousness in aliens · power, prejudiceBlade (1998)consciousness in monsters · power, prejudiceSleepy Hollow (1999)consciousness in the dead · power, prejudiceSuperman: Man of Tomorrow (2020)consciousness in aliens · power, prejudice

Same people

Shared director or cast.

Zootopia 2 (2025)dir. Byron HowardTangled (2010)dir. Byron HowardRalph Breaks the Internet (2018)dir. Rich MooreEncanto (2021)dir. Byron HowardWreck-It Ralph (2012)dir. Rich MooreGifted (2017)Jenny Slate