257 films

Films about mortality

Stories that take the fact of dying as their subject rather than their stakes.

Every film here has been read through the same lens: which rung of the E0–E14 reality ladder its story fights on, whether it moves consciousness off the human, and which rule of its world it alters. Ordered by how many people have rated them.

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)★ 8.2overpopulation, power, sacrifice, mortality

Lucy (2014)★ 6.5consciousness, technology, mortality, power

Blade Runner (1982)★ 7.9technology, consciousness, mortality, power

Toy Story 2 (1999)★ 7.6identity, obsolescence, belonging, consumerism

Prometheus (2012)★ 6.6origin, creation, greed, mortality

American Psycho (2000)★ 7.4identity, consumerism, class, power

Troy (2004)★ 7.2war, militarism, mortality

Corpse Bride (2005)★ 7.6mortality, love, class, tradition

Top Gun (1986)★ 7.1militarism, competition, technology, love

Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)★ 6.9identity, technology, mortality, survival

Shaun of the Dead (2004)★ 7.5love, mortality, survival, consumerism

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)★ 6.2love, prejudice, family, mortality

Eternals (2021)★ 6.8colonialism, purpose, responsibility, power

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)★ 8.2mortality, heroism, friendship, identity

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)★ 6.4power, mortality, faith, authority

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)★ 7.9identity, mortality, technology, exploitation

Constantine (2005)★ 7.1faith, sin, redemption, power

It Follows (2015)★ 6.6sex, fear, mortality, infection

Blade (1998)★ 6.8prejudice, identity, mortality, power

The Ring (2002)★ 6.7media, mortality, fear, technology

Underworld (2003)★ 6.8prejudice, power, war, rebellion

Ghost Rider (2007)★ 5.6faith, mortality, power

Mr. Nobody (2009)★ 7.8choice, possibility, mortality, identity

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)★ 8.1war, authority, technology, mortality

Transcendence (2014)★ 6.1technology, consciousness, power, control

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)★ 7.5love, mortality, religion, desire

Meet Joe Black (1998)★ 7.4death, mortality, love, corporate

Escape Room (2019)★ 6.5survival, exploitation, consumerism, control

The Lovely Bones (2009)★ 7.1grief, justice, mortality

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)★ 8.3family, community, faith, redemption

Old (2021)★ 6.3aging, mortality, exploitation, medicine

Moulin Rouge! (2001)★ 7.5love, art, class, power

Morbius (2022)★ 5.9identity, mortality, fear, technology

Wrath of the Titans (2012)★ 5.8power, authority, mortality

Obsession (2026)★ 8.2love, control, mortality, grief

The Evil Dead (1981)★ 7.3fear, survival, mortality

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)★ 7.1mortality, law, tradition, identity

Truth or Dare (2018)★ 5.9fear, survival, mortality, control

Final Destination 5 (2011)★ 6.2death, fate, mortality, inevitability

What We Do in the Shadows (2014)★ 7.5identity, mortality, otherness, tradition

Bicentennial Man (1999)★ 7.3identity, rights, mortality, technology

Melancholia (2011)★ 7.2mortality, depression, doom

Swiss Army Man (2016)★ 6.9consciousness, mortality, love

A Dog's Purpose (2017)★ 7.6purpose, identity, love, mortality

Mickey 17 (2025)★ 6.8exploitation, identity, mortality, authority

Evil Dead II (1987)★ 7.5fear, survival, mortality

Frankenstein (2025)★ 7.6prejudice, creation, hubris, mortality

The Wind Rises (2013)★ 7.8dream, war, love, technology

The Seventh Seal (1957)★ 8.2death, faith, meaning, existential

The Great Beauty (2013)★ 7.5mortality, faith, class, purpose

Jeepers Creepers (2001)★ 6.5fear, survival, mortality

The Fountain (2006)★ 6.9mortality, love, eternity, memory

Beowulf (2007)★ 5.9power, tradition, faith, mortality

Death Becomes Her (1992)★ 6.8mortality, identity, vanity, beauty

Terrifier (2018)★ 6.3fear, violence, mortality, horror

The Book of Life (2014)★ 7.5love, tradition, mortality, family

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)★ 6.4desire, imagination, temptation, mortality

Hellraiser (1987)★ 6.9pain, pleasure, transgression, mortality

The Dead Don't Die (2019)★ 5.4mortality, survival, fear, authority

Dogma (1999)★ 6.9faith, authority, power, institution

Final Destination Bloodlines (2025)★ 7.0mortality, family, fate, survival

Ouija (2014)★ 5.1fear, possession, otherness, mortality

Eraserhead (1977)★ 7.3fear, mortality, family, identity

Fantasy Island (2020)★ 5.8desire, revenge, fear, mortality

Loving Vincent (2017)★ 8.0memory, grief, mortality

Madame Web (2024)★ 5.3consciousness, purpose, faith, mortality

A Ghost Story (2017)★ 7.1grief, memory, time, mortality

Vivarium (2019)★ 6.0exploitation, control, family, mortality

What Dreams May Come (1998)★ 7.2grief, love, mortality, faith

The Omen (1976)★ 7.4evil, faith, family, mortality

City of Angels (1998)★ 6.8love, mortality, faith, choice

Countdown (2019)★ 6.2mortality, fate, technology, demon

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)★ 6.2class, mortality, prejudice, war

Every Day (2018)★ 7.2identity, love, consent, mortality

The Lost Boys (1987)★ 7.1identity, mortality, rebellion, otherness

Companion (2025)★ 7.0technology, exploitation, control, identity

Youth (2015)★ 6.9mortality, memory, art

The Haunted Mansion (2003)★ 5.7mortality, family, control

End of Days (1999)★ 6.1faith, fear, mortality, power

Child's Play 2 (1990)★ 6.4fear, technology, mortality, corporate

Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)★ 5.4art, greed, mortality, exploitation

The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)★ 8.1identity, mortality, class, tradition

Insidious: The Red Door (2023)★ 6.5family, fear, mortality

The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)★ 6.8fear, survival, mortality

Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)★ 6.2fear, survival, otherness, mortality

The Fog (1980)★ 6.7revenge, guilt, mortality, fear

Jackass: The Movie (2002)★ 6.3rebellion, freedom, mortality, media

Scrooged (1988)★ 6.8redemption, greed, media, family

The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)★ 8.2family, grief, mortality, identity

Ring (1998)★ 7.1fear, death, media, curse

Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)★ 6.7identity, family, tradition, otherness

Synecdoche, New York (2008)★ 7.5identity, memory, mortality, purpose

Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)★ 6.5fear, media, myth, identity

Wings of Desire (1987)★ 7.8mortality, love, loneliness, observation

Replicas (2018)★ 6.0technology, mortality, grief, ethics

Wish Dragon (2021)★ 7.8class, love, identity, tradition

The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)★ 6.5possession, ritual, memory, mortality

Wish Upon (2017)★ 5.7wish, consequence, greed, revenge

Charlotte's Web (2006)★ 6.2family, mortality, belonging

The Ruins (2008)★ 5.9fear, survival, infection, nature

The Black Cauldron (1985)★ 6.4power, faith, mortality, identity

A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989)★ 5.4fear, mortality, dream

Cult of Chucky (2017)★ 5.8fear, control, identity, mortality

Cocoon (1985)★ 6.6rejuvenation, mortality, immortality, choice

Tarot (2024)★ 6.4fear, grief, curse, mortality

The Red Turtle (2016)★ 7.4love, survival, family, environment

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)★ 6.4prejudice, grief, mortality, creation

TRON: Ares (2025)★ 6.5technology, consciousness, corporate, identity

Leo (2023)★ 7.4identity, purpose, mortality, community

Crash (1996)★ 6.5technology, desire, mortality, body

Valhalla Rising (2009)★ 6.1faith, violence, survival, myth

The Endless (2017)★ 6.3time, cult, belief, mortality

Host (2020)★ 6.6technology, spirit, fear, isolation

Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)★ 6.4pain, desire, faith, mortality

Harold and Maude (1971)★ 7.6mortality, love, purpose

Open Your Eyes (1997)★ 7.5consciousness, identity, technology, mortality

Creepshow (1982)★ 6.9fear, greed, revenge, mortality

Weekend at Bernie's (1989)★ 6.4death, deception, wealth, mortality

All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989)★ 6.8redemption, loyalty, mortality, greed

Dark Water (2005)★ 5.7grief, family, fear, neglect

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