1,275 films

Films that alter a rule of reality

Stories that change one standing rule of how their world works and then follow the consequences honestly.

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.

Interstellar (2014)★ 8.5Inception (2010)★ 8.4memory, identity, grief, technologyAvatar (2009)★ 7.6colonialism, exploitation, environment, cultureThe Matrix (1999)★ 8.2control, reality, freedom, technologyAvengers: Endgame (2019)★ 8.2sacrifice, grief, power, mortalityInside Out (2015)★ 7.9memory, identity, consciousnessDoctor Strange (2016)★ 7.4power, authority, tradition, othernessIron Man 3 (2013)★ 6.9technology, power, trauma, identityThe Hunger Games (2012)★ 7.2inequality, power, media, survivalSpider-Man: No Way Home (2021)★ 7.9identity, power, mediaBack to the Future (1985)★ 8.3Jurassic World (2015)★ 6.7exploitation, technology, power, environmentCoco (2017)★ 8.2memory, family, tradition, identityLogan (2017)★ 7.8prejudice, mortality, exploitation, familyWALL·E (2008)★ 8.1consumerism, environment, technology, authorityThe Truman Show (1998)★ 8.2media, surveillance, control, freedomCaptain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)★ 7.7surveillance, trust, power, freedomMonsters, Inc. (2001)★ 7.8prejudice, exploitation, power, technologyArrival (2016)★ 7.6communication, power, time, cultureThe Incredibles (2004)★ 7.7power, authority, family, identityGet Out (2017)★ 7.6prejudice, power, identity, fearThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)★ 7.4class, power, rebellionJurassic Park (1993)★ 8.0The Prestige (2006)★ 8.2obsession, identity, sacrifice, deceptionSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)★ 8.4identity, prejudice, power, responsibilityLucy (2014)★ 6.5consciousness, power, technology, evolutionI Am Legend (2007)★ 7.2survival, fear, isolation, technologyWorld War Z (2013)★ 6.8fear, survival, inequality, authorityEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)★ 8.1memory, love, identity, technologyX-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)★ 7.5prejudice, militarism, power, authorityMemento (2000)★ 8.2memory, identity, justice, truthV for Vendetta (2006)★ 7.9power, authority, surveillance, rebellionA Quiet Place (2018)★ 7.4Her (2013)★ 7.8love, loneliness, technology, identityBlade Runner 2049 (2017)★ 7.6exploitation, identity, surveillance, powerEdge of Tomorrow (2014)★ 7.6Blade Runner (1982)★ 7.9technology, identity, mortality, powerDune (2021)★ 7.8colonialism, resource, power, religionOnce Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)★ 7.4The Terminator (1984)★ 7.7technology, survival, powerJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)★ 6.8identity, teamwork, growthEx Machina (2015)★ 7.6consciousness, power, technology, genderTerminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)★ 8.1technology, control, mortality, fearJohn Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)★ 7.3power, authority, violenceBack to the Future Part II (1989)★ 7.8A Clockwork Orange (1971)★ 8.2power, control, authority, freedomX-Men: First Class (2011)★ 7.3prejudice, identity, power, politicsMoana (2016)★ 7.6identity, tradition, environment, familyThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)★ 7.6mortality, love, time, identityIncredibles 2 (2018)★ 7.5prejudice, authority, mediaDivergent (2014)★ 6.9identity, class, power, controlDonnie Darko (2001)★ 7.8identity, mortality, time, fearPacific Rim (2013)★ 6.9militarism, sacrifice, unityPrometheus (2012)★ 6.6origin, technology, faith, corporateZombieland (2009)★ 7.3survival, fear, communityWreck-It Ralph (2012)★ 7.4identity, belonging, technologyJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)★ 6.5exploitation, power, authority, environmentRise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)★ 7.3rebellion, power, oppression, freedom2012 (2009)★ 5.9survival, class, power, authorityThe Incredible Hulk (2008)★ 6.2power, authority, fear, technologyI, Robot (2004)★ 7.0technology, authority, surveillance, controlYour Name. (2016)★ 8.5identity, memory, fate, loveDawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)★ 7.3prejudice, power, war, colonialismIn Time (2011)★ 7.0inequality, class, power, exploitationThe Matrix Reloaded (2003)★ 7.1control, freedom, technology, identityBack to the Future Part III (1990)★ 7.5Oblivion (2013)★ 6.7exploitation, memory, identity, technologyBruce Almighty (2003)★ 6.7power, faith, responsibility, freewillLimitless (2011)★ 7.2Soul (2020)★ 8.1purpose, identity, mortality, passionMonsters University (2013)★ 7.0prejudice, class, authorityJumanji (1995)★ 7.2responsibility, family, consequencesX-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)★ 6.3prejudice, identity, militarism, memoryTenet (2020)★ 7.2X2 (2003)★ 7.0prejudice, authority, powerMaze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)★ 6.7survival, authority, control, rebellionNight at the Museum (2006)★ 6.6culture, institution, history, powerLooper (2012)★ 6.9The Matrix Revolutions (2003)★ 6.8technology, control, freedom, identityBird Box (2018)★ 6.8fear, survival, faithX-Men: The Last Stand (2006)★ 6.4prejudice, power, authority, inequalityMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)★ 6.8prejudice, identity, belonging, survivalStar Trek (2009)★ 7.4power, authority, traditionInsurgent (2015)★ 6.4prejudice, identity, control, rebellionShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)★ 7.5Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)★ 7.2Encanto (2021)★ 7.6family, tradition, identityWatchmen (2009)★ 7.4power, authority, war, moralityFree Guy (2021)★ 7.5technology, consciousness, power, freedomGhostbusters (1984)★ 7.5fear, authority, technology, exploitationWar for the Planet of the Apes (2017)★ 7.2war, prejudice, colonialism, authorityMinority Report (2002)★ 7.4surveillance, control, authority, technologyElysium (2013)★ 6.5inequality, class, power, technologyAnnihilation (2018)★ 6.4identity, mutation, fear, environmentShaun of the Dead (2004)★ 7.5fear, mortality, family, loveAbout Time (2013)★ 7.9The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)★ 6.6exploitation, power, environment, technologyEternals (2021)★ 6.8power, faith, mortality, colonialismTwelve Monkeys (1995)★ 7.6Source Code (2011)★ 7.3technology, memory, militarismWonder Woman 1984 (2020)★ 6.4desire, power, greed, wishTerminator Genisys (2015)★ 6.0technology, control, surveillance, powerLuca (2021)★ 7.8prejudice, identity, belonging, traditionGroundhog Day (1993)★ 7.6love, mortality, purpose, freedomIce Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)★ 6.8family, culture, tradition, identityThe Day After Tomorrow (2004)★ 6.6environment, politics, survivalThe Purge (2013)★ 6.2class, power, authority, inequalityPuss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)★ 8.2mortality, identity, fear, friendship10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)★ 7.0Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)★ 7.6Ghost in the Shell (2017)★ 6.1identity, memory, technology, corporateScott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)★ 7.5love, identity, growth, self-respectThe Simpsons Movie (2007)★ 7.0environment, authority, consumerism, familyThe Cabin in the Woods (2012)★ 6.6fear, exploitation, control, cultureChappie (2015)★ 6.8consciousness, technology, identity, power28 Days Later (2002)★ 7.2Beetlejuice (1988)★ 7.4mortality, authority, cultureMaze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)★ 7.1Train to Busan (2016)★ 7.7class, exploitation, survival, authorityThe Butterfly Effect (2004)★ 7.6

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