A star is... created.

The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress "Simone" to sub for the star — the first totally believable synthetic actress.
S1m0ne keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing celebrity, media, technology, identity, control.
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
The Emoji Movie (2017)E8/E9/E10 · control, identity
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)E8/E9/E10 · identity, media
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018)E8/E9/E10 · celebrity, identity
Spice World (1997)E8/E9/E10 · celebrity, identity
Dream (2023)E8/E9/E10 · celebrity, media
The Matrix (1999)E8/E10 · control, identityThe 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.
Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)alters at E8 · same rung · loose
eXistenZ (1999)alters at E8 · same rung · loose
Oblivion (2013)alters at E8 · same rung · loose
Ghost in the Shell (1995)alters at E8 · same rung · rigorous
TRON: Legacy (2010)alters at E8 · same rung · loose
Surrogates (2009)alters at E8 · same rung · loose