
In 1988, Philadelphia police officer Thomas "Locke" Lockhart, hungry to become a detective, begins tracking a serial killer whose crimes defy scientific explanation. When the killer mysteriously resurfaces nine years later, Locke's obsession with finding the truth threatens to destroy his career, his family, and possibly his sanity.
In the Shadow of the Moon keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9/E10 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.
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)E12/E14 · Science Fiction, Thriller
Tenet (2020)E0/E14 · Science Fiction, Thriller
World War Z (2013)E4/E14 · Science Fiction, Thriller
Children of Men (2006)E12/E14 · Science Fiction, Thriller
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)E11/E12 · Science Fiction, Thriller
Geostorm (2017)E11/E12 · Science Fiction, ThrillerOther films that change a standing rule of their world — ranked first by those bending it at the same rung.
Back to the Future (1985)alters at E0 · same rung · loose
Doctor Strange (2016)alters at E0 · same rung · rigorous
Interstellar (2014)alters at E0 · same rung · rigorous
The Matrix (1999)alters at E0 · same rung · rigorous
Avengers: Endgame (2019)alters at E0 · same rung · loose
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)alters at E0 · same rung · loose