1,811 films

Films that move consciousness off the human

Stories that hand a human interior to something that is not human, and use the distance to say something that could not be said directly.

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.

Avatar (2009)★ 7.6colonialism, ecology, prejudice, spiritualityAvengers: Infinity War (2018)★ 8.2overpopulation, power, sacrifice, mortalityGuardians of the Galaxy (2014)★ 7.9family, belonging, redemption, powerThe Matrix (1999)★ 8.2control, reality, freedom, identityAvengers: Endgame (2019)★ 8.2power, sacrifice, family, technologyThe Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)★ 8.5war, power, corruption, destinyAvengers: Age of Ultron (2015)★ 7.3technology, power, controlThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)★ 8.4war, power, environment, cultureInside Out (2015)★ 7.9emotion, memory, identity, pubertyDoctor Strange (2016)★ 7.4magic, time, reality, powerGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)★ 7.6family, identity, power, legacySuicide Squad (2016)★ 5.9Thor: Ragnarok (2017)★ 7.6power, identity, rebellion, authorityCoco (2017)★ 8.2memory, family, tradition, deathWonder Woman (2017)★ 7.2war, mythology, gender, powerFinding Nemo (2003)★ 7.8family, growth, community, trustIt (2017)★ 7.2fear, trauma, memory, childhoodWALL·E (2008)★ 8.1environment, consumerism, technologyToy Story (1995)★ 8.0identity, belonging, obsolescence, consumerismMonsters, Inc. (2001)★ 7.8energy, corporate, prejudice, laughterThe Lion King (1994)★ 8.3power, tradition, identity, familyArrival (2016)★ 7.6language, time, communication, cooperationBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)★ 6.0power, authority, fear, identityShrek (2001)★ 7.8prejudice, identity, love, classThor: The Dark World (2013)★ 6.5power, authority, war, destinySpirited Away (2001)★ 8.5identity, labor, environment, memoryZootopia (2016)★ 7.8prejudice, policing, powerVenom (2018)★ 6.8identity, exploitation, power, corporatePirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)★ 7.4greed, authority, power, piracyLucy (2014)★ 6.5consciousness, technology, mortality, powerCaptain Marvel (2019)★ 6.8prejudice, war, refugee, identityBig Hero 6 (2014)★ 7.7technology, grief, heroism, friendshipAlien (1979)★ 8.2survival, corporate, alien, isolationMan of Steel (2013)★ 6.6identity, power, government, responsibilityToy Story 3 (2010)★ 7.8identity, obsolescence, belonging, memoryHer (2013)★ 7.8love, technology, consciousness, lonelinessBlade Runner 2049 (2017)★ 7.6identity, technology, freedom, memoryCars (2006)★ 7.0prejudice, identity, obsolescence, communityBlade Runner (1982)★ 7.9technology, consciousness, mortality, powerToy Story 2 (1999)★ 7.6identity, obsolescence, belonging, consumerismMen in Black (1997)★ 7.2prejudice, bureaucracy, secrecy, othernessThe Terminator (1984)★ 7.7technology, survival, fate, resistanceHow to Train Your Dragon (2010)★ 7.9prejudice, fear, traditionIce Age (2002)★ 7.4family, survival, prejudice, belongingEx Machina (2015)★ 7.6consciousness, power, ethics, controlTerminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)★ 8.1technology, future, warBrave (2012)★ 7.0tradition, family, identity, authorityAvatar: The Way of Water (2022)★ 7.6colonialism, environment, culture, spiritualityMoana (2016)★ 7.6identity, tradition, environment, mythologyMaleficent (2014)★ 7.1power, authority, revenge, loveJustice League (2017)★ 6.1unity, power, heroism, sacrificeShrek 2 (2004)★ 7.3prejudice, class, identity, powerPrometheus (2012)★ 6.6origin, creation, greed, mortalityTed (2012)★ 6.4friendship, responsibility, maturityWreck-It Ralph (2012)★ 7.4prejudice, identity, culture, technologyThe Shape of Water (2017)★ 7.2otherness, love, oppression, identityThe Sixth Sense (1999)★ 8.0death, grief, memory, communicationPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)★ 6.7piracy, curses, legacy, authorityJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)★ 6.5exploitation, ethics, power, technologyRise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)★ 7.3intelligence, prejudice, rebellion, speciesThe Conjuring (2013)★ 7.5fear, religion, possessionFinding Dory (2016)★ 7.0memory, family, identityI, Robot (2004)★ 7.0technology, law, control, consciousnessKung Fu Panda (2008)★ 7.3identity, tradition, heroism, belief2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)★ 8.1evolution, technology, consciousness, alienDawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)★ 7.3prejudice, war, identity, powerTransformers (2007)★ 6.8war, technology, power, identityAladdin (1992)★ 7.7class, power, love, traditionE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)★ 7.5family, otherness, government, friendshipThe Matrix Reloaded (2003)★ 7.1control, reality, freedom, choiceMadagascar (2005)★ 6.9identity, freedom, culture, survivalOblivion (2013)★ 6.7technology, control, memory, identityThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)★ 7.1faith, power, war, monarchySoul (2020)★ 8.1purpose, identity, afterlife, bureaucracyMonsters University (2013)★ 7.0identity, class, competition, fearVenom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)★ 6.7identity, power, violence, lawKong: Skull Island (2017)★ 6.6colonialism, exploitation, nature, militarismMinions (2015)★ 6.4purpose, belonging, exploitation, powerBarbie (2023)★ 6.9gender, identity, prejudice, patriarchyHowl's Moving Castle (2004)★ 8.4war, love, identity, powerMen in Black 3 (2012)★ 6.5aliens, time, agency, invasionNight at the Museum (2006)★ 6.6history, culture, memory, identityZack Snyder's Justice League (2021)★ 8.1power, colonialism, war, justiceThe Matrix Revolutions (2003)★ 6.8control, reality, freedom, technologyThe Lion King (2019)★ 7.1power, tradition, family, authorityMen in Black II (2002)★ 6.4alien, agency, memory, powerGodzilla vs. Kong (2021)★ 7.5power, exploitation, environment, technologyAladdin (2019)★ 7.1class, identity, freedom, powerThe Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)★ 7.6power, family, warToy Story 4 (2019)★ 7.5identity, obsolescence, belonging, purposeStar Trek (2009)★ 7.4prejudice, culture, authority, explorationHow to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)★ 7.7prejudice, power, freedom, traditionSonic the Hedgehog (2020)★ 7.3identity, belonging, otherness, technologyIndependence Day (1996)★ 6.9war, survival, coordination, powerJojo Rabbit (2019)★ 8.0prejudice, identity, warIce Age: The Meltdown (2006)★ 6.7survival, community, environment, loveThe Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)★ 7.8identity, tradition, change, loveDistrict 9 (2009)★ 7.5prejudice, exploitation, authorityFrozen II (2019)★ 7.2prejudice, environment, colonialism, memoryShazam! (2019)★ 7.0power, family, identity, magicCorpse Bride (2005)★ 7.6mortality, love, class, traditionAlita: Battle Angel (2019)★ 7.2prejudice, class, identity, technologyFree Guy (2021)★ 7.5labor, corporate, technology, consciousnessShrek the Third (2007)★ 6.3identity, leadership, outcasts, familyGodzilla (2014)★ 6.4fear, power, environment, technologyGhostbusters (1984)★ 7.5technology, fear, authority, othernessA Bug's Life (1998)★ 7.0prejudice, oppression, rebellion, communityWar for the Planet of the Apes (2017)★ 7.2species, war, survival, leadershipIt Chapter Two (2019)★ 6.8fear, trauma, memory, prejudiceThe Suicide Squad (2021)★ 7.5power, corruption, authority, violenceAlien: Covenant (2017)★ 6.2colonization, biohazard, technology, survivalThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)★ 6.5law, family, immortality, identityJumanji: The Next Level (2019)★ 6.9identity, technology, mortality, survivalThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)★ 6.2love, prejudice, family, mortalityThe Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)★ 6.2prejudice, love, immortality, choiceHotel Transylvania (2012)★ 7.0prejudice, family, acceptanceThe Conjuring 2 (2016)★ 7.3faith, possession, fear, supernaturalWar of the Worlds (2005)★ 6.5survival, invasion, fear, technologyTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)★ 6.2war, technology, power, militarismEternals (2021)★ 6.8colonialism, purpose, responsibility, power

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