Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Avenge the fallen.
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.
In Avengers: Endgame, consciousness is carried by aliens — a plane of “cosmic superhero saga”. The story fights on E8/E11/E14 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing power, sacrifice, family, technology, war.
Same rung, same subject
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
Casino Royale (1967)E8/E11/E14 · rare rung · power, technology
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)E11/E14 · rare rung · power, technology
Project Hail Mary (2026)E8/E14 · rare rung · sacrifice
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)E8/E14 · rare rung · technology
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)E8/E14 · rare rung · technology, war
Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)E8/E14 · rare rung · warSame subject, different rung
The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)E7/E12 · rare rung · power, technology
Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)E7/E10 · rare rung · power, technology
Damsel (2024)E6/E9/E10 · rare rung · power, sacrifice
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)E6/E12 · rare rung · power, technology
Skylines (2020)E6/E13 · rare rung · power, war
Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008)E9/E13 · rare rung · power, technologyAlso bends a rule of reality
Other films that change a standing rule of their world — ranked first by those bending it at the same rung.
Ra.One (2011)alters at E0 · same rung · loose
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (1993)alters at E0 · same rung · loose
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)alters at E0 · same rung · loose
Watchmen (2009)alters at E0 · same rung · loose
Terminator Genisys (2015)alters at E0 · same rung · loose
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)alters at E0 · same rung · looseAlso hides consciousness here
Other films that move a human interior onto the same kind of thing.
The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014)consciousness in aliens · ninja‑spirit cosmos
Doctor Who (1996)consciousness in aliens · temporal crisis
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)consciousness in aliens · alien invasion
Space Battleship Yamato (2010)consciousness in aliens · interstellar war
War of the Worlds (2005)consciousness in aliens · alien invasion
Eternals (2021)consciousness in aliens · immortal alien guardiansSame subject, different mask
The same preoccupations carried by a different kind of thing — grief told through the dead, an animal, a machine.
M3GAN 2.0 (2025)consciousness in machines · power, technology
Atlas (2024)consciousness in machines · power, technology
BloodRayne (2005)consciousness in monsters · power, war
The Monster Squad (1987)consciousness in monsters · family, power
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)consciousness in objects · family, sacrifice
Heavy Metal (1981)consciousness in abstractions · power, technology
