157 films
Films about otherness
Stories built on the line between us and whatever has been placed outside it.
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.
Men in Black (1997)★ 7.2
Edward Scissorhands (1990)★ 7.7
The Shape of Water (2017)★ 7.2
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)★ 7.5
Madagascar (2005)★ 6.9
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)★ 7.3
Ghostbusters (1984)★ 7.5
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)★ 6.2
Coraline (2009)★ 7.9
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)★ 6.8
Us (2019)★ 6.9
Hellboy (2004)★ 6.7
Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)★ 6.9
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)★ 7.8
Lilo & Stitch (2002)★ 7.6
Blade (1998)★ 6.8
Interview with the Vampire (1994)★ 7.4
Alice in Wonderland (1951)★ 7.2
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)★ 6.8
The 5th Wave (2016)★ 5.9
Mars Attacks! (1996)★ 6.4
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)★ 5.9
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)★ 7.0
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)★ 7.3
The Birds (1963)★ 7.5
Truth or Dare (2018)★ 5.9
Venom: The Last Dance (2024)★ 6.7
The Smurfs (2011)★ 5.8
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)★ 7.5
Under the Skin (2014)★ 6.1
The BFG (2016)★ 6.3
Red Riding Hood (2011)★ 6.0
Let the Right One In (2008)★ 7.5
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)★ 7.4
The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)★ 6.7
Ouija (2014)★ 5.1
Eraserhead (1977)★ 7.3
KPop Demon Hunters (2025)★ 8.0
Mortal Kombat (1995)★ 5.9
The Watch (2012)★ 5.6
Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)★ 5.9
Pete's Dragon (2016)★ 6.4
The Lost Boys (1987)★ 7.1
Let Me In (2010)★ 6.8
The Wolfman (2010)★ 5.9
Fright Night (2011)★ 6.2
A Wrinkle in Time (2018)★ 5.1
Solaris (1972)★ 7.8
The Babysitter: Killer Queen (2020)★ 6.3
Anomalisa (2015)★ 7.1
The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)★ 6.4
Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)★ 6.2
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch (2005)★ 6.7
A Haunted House 2 (2014)★ 6.2
The Watchers (2024)★ 6.4
Fright Night (1985)★ 7.0
Splash (1984)★ 6.3
When Evil Lurks (2023)★ 7.1
Cult of Chucky (2017)★ 5.8
Outlander (2008)★ 6.5
Legend (1985)★ 6.2
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022)★ 7.0
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)★ 5.3
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)★ 7.5
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)★ 6.6
The Water Horse (2007)★ 6.5
Howard the Duck (1986)★ 5.4
Critters (1986)★ 6.5
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)★ 6.2
Aliens in the Attic (2009)★ 5.7
Spaceman (2024)★ 6.7
Lamb (2021)★ 6.4
Hellraiser (2022)★ 6.2
Jeepers Creepers 3 (2017)★ 4.9
Day & Night (2010)★ 7.7
Border (2018)★ 6.7
Village of the Damned (1995)★ 6.1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992)★ 5.6
Alienoid: Return to the Future (2024)★ 6.6
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)★ 6.9
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2001)★ 7.7
Stitch! The Movie (2003)★ 6.4
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (1995)★ 7.3
The Three Caballeros (1944)★ 6.3
The Hole in the Ground (2019)★ 5.6
Just Visiting (2001)★ 4.8
Cold Skin (2017)★ 6.3
Dracula (1958)★ 7.3
The Wolf Man (1941)★ 7.0
Virus (1999)★ 5.4
Words on Bathroom Walls (2020)★ 7.8
Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)★ 5.1
The Monster Squad (1987)★ 6.7
BloodRayne (2005)★ 4.1
Halloweentown (1998)★ 6.8
The Last Exorcism Part II (2013)★ 4.7
The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure (1994)★ 6.3
Status Update (2018)★ 7.3
Yellow Submarine (1968)★ 7.2
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)★ 4.9
The Prophecy (1995)★ 6.5
Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019)★ 7.1
V/H/S/94 (2021)★ 6.1
Barbie: A Fairy Secret (2011)★ 6.9
Thumbelina (1994)★ 6.5
Nightbreed (1990)★ 6.4
Queer (2024)★ 6.6
Village of the Damned (1960)★ 7.2
Sting (2024)★ 6.2
Q (1982)★ 5.7
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)★ 6.0
Basket Case (1982)★ 6.2
The Little Vampire (2000)★ 6.9
Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)★ 6.9
The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021)★ 6.5
Detention (2012)★ 5.6
Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry (2017)★ 6.6
The Gate (1987)★ 6.1
I Am Dragon (2015)★ 7.2
Night of the Demons (1988)★ 6.3Showing the 120 most-rated of 157. Filter the full catalog →
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