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Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014)

★ 6.7 · 2,521 ratings on TMDB

History is catching up with them.

Mr. Peabody & Sherman poster★ 6.7

A young boy and his dog, who happens to have a genius-level IQ, spring into action when their time-machine is stolen and moments in history begin to be changed.

DirectorRob Minkoff
CastAdam Alexi-Malle, Allison Janney, Ariel Winter, Joshua Rush, Karan Brar, Max Charles
GenresAdventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
The emergence reading

In Mr. Peabody & Sherman, consciousness is carried by animals — a plane of “anthropomorphic dog family”. The story fights on E8/E9/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing prejudice, family, authority, education, time.

↷ animalsUSprejudicefamilyauthorityeducationtime
⇄ Parameter shift — the dial this world turnsrigor: loose
E0timespacetime permits reversible travel to any past or future point via a machine (physics · personal)
Also inConsciousness hiding in animalsFilms about familyFilms about prejudiceFilms that alter a rule of reality
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Same rung, same subject

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

The Incredibles (2004)E8/E9/E10 · authority, family47 Ronin (2013)E8/E9/E10 · authority, prejudiceFlushed Away (2006)E8/E9/E10 · authority, prejudiceAmarcord (1973)E8/E9/E10 · authority, familyTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)E8/E9/E10 · family, prejudiceA Monster in Paris (2011)E8/E9/E10 · authority, prejudice

Same subject, different rung

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

Ultraviolet (2006)E4/E11 · rare rung · authority, prejudiceWarcraft (2016)E12/E13 · rare rung · authority, prejudice

Also 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.

Doctor Strange (2016)alters at E0 · same rung · rigorousStar Trek (2009)alters at E0 · same rung · looseAlice Through the Looking Glass (2016)alters at E0 · same rung · looseMonsters vs Aliens (2009)alters at E0 · same rung · looseMirage (2018)alters at E0 · same rung · loose(T)Raumschiff Surprise - Periode 1 (2004)alters at E0 · same rung · loose

Also hides consciousness here

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

The Lion King (2019)consciousness in animals · pride kingdomBrave (2012)consciousness in animals · highland clan mythThe Little Mermaid (1989)consciousness in animals · undersea kingdomPaddington (2014)consciousness in animals · anthropomorphic bear in LondonAntz (1998)consciousness in animals · anthill metropolisShrek Forever After (2010)consciousness in animals · ogre‑centric fairy‑tale kingdom

Same subject, different mask

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

The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)consciousness in monsters · authority, familyLilo & Stitch (2025)consciousness in aliens · authority, familySpellbound (2024)consciousness in monsters · authority, familyLilo & Stitch (2002)consciousness in aliens · authority, familyThe Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)consciousness in objects · authority, familyFido (2006)consciousness in the dead · family, prejudice

Same people

Shared director or cast.

The Lion King (1994)dir. Rob MinkoffStuart Little (1999)dir. Rob MinkoffThe Haunted Mansion (2003)dir. Rob MinkoffThe Lion Guard: Return of the Roar (2016)Joshua RushBig Night (1996)Allison JanneyCaptain America: The First Avenger (2011)Stanley Tucci