1,791 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.

The Avengers (2012)★ 8.0power, authority, fear, technologyAvatar (2009)★ 7.6colonialism, exploitation, environment, cultureAvengers: Infinity War (2018)★ 8.2power, survival, authorityGuardians of the Galaxy (2014)★ 7.9power, family, identityThe Matrix (1999)★ 8.2control, reality, freedom, technologyAvengers: Endgame (2019)★ 8.2sacrifice, grief, power, mortalityAvengers: Age of Ultron (2015)★ 7.3technology, power, authority, fearInside Out (2015)★ 7.9memory, identity, consciousnessDoctor Strange (2016)★ 7.4power, authority, tradition, othernessGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)★ 7.6family, identity, belonging, powerThor (2011)★ 6.8power, authority, family, identitySuicide Squad (2016)★ 5.9power, authority, exploitation, controlThor: Ragnarok (2017)★ 7.6power, authority, tradition, rebellionCoco (2017)★ 8.2memory, family, tradition, identityWonder Woman (2017)★ 7.2war, power, religion, authorityFinding Nemo (2003)★ 7.8family, identity, fear, growthIt (2017)★ 7.2fear, memory, otherness, griefWALL·E (2008)★ 8.1consumerism, environment, technology, authorityToy Story (1995)★ 8.0identity, obsolescence, belonging, consumerismMonsters, Inc. (2001)★ 7.8prejudice, exploitation, power, technologyFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)★ 7.3prejudice, secrecy, law, magicThe Lion King (1994)★ 8.3power, authority, tradition, identityArrival (2016)★ 7.6communication, power, time, cultureBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)★ 6.0power, authority, fear, justiceShrek (2001)★ 7.8prejudice, class, power, identityRatatouille (2007)★ 7.8prejudice, class, identityThor: The Dark World (2013)★ 6.5power, authority, war, traditionSpirited Away (2001)★ 8.5identity, memory, tradition, powerZootopia (2016)★ 7.8prejudice, policing, power, authorityVenom (2018)★ 6.8identity, exploitation, otherness, powerPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)★ 7.4power, authority, greed, colonialismLucy (2014)★ 6.5consciousness, power, technology, evolutionBig Hero 6 (2014)★ 7.7technology, grief, power, familyRogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)★ 7.5war, oppression, power, rebellionAlien (1979)★ 8.2fear, survival, authority, technologyMan of Steel (2013)★ 6.6identity, power, authority, prejudiceToy Story 3 (2010)★ 7.8identity, belonging, obsolescence, consumerismThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)★ 7.3greed, power, warHer (2013)★ 7.8love, loneliness, technology, identitySpider-Man 3 (2007)★ 6.5identity, power, love, aggressionBlade Runner 2049 (2017)★ 7.6exploitation, identity, surveillance, powerCars (2006)★ 7.0identity, belonging, inequality, fameBlade Runner (1982)★ 7.9technology, identity, mortality, powerPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)★ 6.6power, greed, immortality, colonialismAquaman (2018)★ 6.9environment, power, identity, colonialismToy Story 2 (1999)★ 7.6identity, obsolescence, belonging, consumerismMen in Black (1997)★ 7.2authority, otherness, technology, controlThe Terminator (1984)★ 7.7technology, survival, powerJumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017)★ 6.8identity, teamwork, growthTwilight (2008)★ 6.3prejudice, identity, love, mortalityStar Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)★ 6.6power, authority, war, corruptionIce Age (2002)★ 7.4family, survival, friendship, loyaltyEx Machina (2015)★ 7.6consciousness, power, technology, genderTerminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)★ 8.1technology, control, mortality, fearThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)★ 7.6prejudice, power, greed, warAvatar: The Way of Water (2022)★ 7.6colonialism, environment, exploitation, identityEdward Scissorhands (1990)★ 7.7prejudice, conformity, love, othernessMaleficent (2014)★ 7.1prejudice, power, authority, loveJustice League (2017)★ 6.1power, war, authorityShrek 2 (2004)★ 7.3prejudice, class, family, loveTed (2012)★ 6.4love, responsibility, identity, adulthoodWreck-It Ralph (2012)★ 7.4identity, belonging, technologyThe Shape of Water (2017)★ 7.2otherness, love, prejudice, authorityThe Sixth Sense (1999)★ 8.0grief, mortality, family, identityRise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)★ 7.3rebellion, power, oppression, freedomThe Conjuring (2013)★ 7.5fear, faith, family, possessionFinding Dory (2016)★ 7.0memory, family, identity, belongingI, Robot (2004)★ 7.0technology, authority, surveillance, controlKung Fu Panda (2008)★ 7.3identity, tradition, power, belonging2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)★ 8.1consciousness, technology, evolution, authorityDawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)★ 7.3prejudice, power, war, colonialismTransformers (2007)★ 6.8war, technology, prejudice, powerAladdin (1992)★ 7.7identity, power, freedom, classE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)★ 7.5otherness, fear, family, authorityThe Matrix Reloaded (2003)★ 7.1control, freedom, technology, identityMadagascar (2005)★ 6.9freedom, identity, belongingThe Fifth Element (1997)★ 7.6faith, technology, powerThe Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)★ 7.1faith, war, authority, powerSoul (2020)★ 8.1purpose, identity, mortality, passionMonsters University (2013)★ 7.0prejudice, class, authorityVenom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)★ 6.7identity, otherness, power, controlKong: Skull Island (2017)★ 6.6colonialism, exploitation, environment, powerMinions (2015)★ 6.4exploitation, power, authority, cultureBarbie (2023)★ 6.9gender, identity, power, consumerismMen in Black 3 (2012)★ 6.5authority, technology, cultureNight at the Museum (2006)★ 6.6culture, institution, history, powerZack Snyder's Justice League (2021)★ 8.1power, authority, war, unityThe Matrix Revolutions (2003)★ 6.8technology, control, freedom, identityThe Lion King (2019)★ 7.1power, tradition, hierarchy, familyMen in Black II (2002)★ 6.4authority, technology, prejudice, identityGodzilla vs. Kong (2021)★ 7.5power, exploitation, environment, technologyAladdin (2019)★ 7.1class, power, identity, traditionToy Story 4 (2019)★ 7.5identity, belonging, obsolescence, purposeMiss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)★ 6.8prejudice, identity, belonging, survivalStar Trek (2009)★ 7.4power, authority, traditionHow to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)★ 7.7prejudice, power, tradition, environmentSonic the Hedgehog (2020)★ 7.3otherness, identity, belonging, technologyIce Age: The Meltdown (2006)★ 6.7survival, family, love, identityThe Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)★ 7.8identity, tradition, culture, authorityDistrict 9 (2009)★ 7.5prejudice, class, authority, colonialismHancock (2008)★ 6.4power, authority, identity, mortalityCorpse Bride (2005)★ 7.6class, love, mortality, traditionFree Guy (2021)★ 7.5technology, consciousness, power, freedomShrek the Third (2007)★ 6.3prejudice, identity, power, traditionGhostbusters (1984)★ 7.5fear, authority, technology, exploitationA Bug's Life (1998)★ 7.0class, power, exploitation, rebellionWar for the Planet of the Apes (2017)★ 7.2war, prejudice, colonialism, authorityIt Chapter Two (2019)★ 6.8fear, trauma, memory, prejudiceAlien: Covenant (2017)★ 6.2colonialism, technology, exploitation, othernessThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)★ 6.5prejudice, family, law, immortalityJumanji: The Next Level (2019)★ 6.9identity, mortality, technology, familyThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)★ 6.2love, identity, family, mortalityHotel Transylvania (2012)★ 7.0prejudice, fear, family, loveThe Conjuring 2 (2016)★ 7.3fear, religion, media, familyTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)★ 6.2war, technology, power, exploitationEternals (2021)★ 6.8power, faith, mortality, colonialismPredator (1987)★ 7.5fear, survival, militarism, technologyTerminator Genisys (2015)★ 6.0technology, control, surveillance, powerPrincess Mononoke (1997)★ 8.3environment, power, exploitation, cultureLuca (2021)★ 7.8prejudice, identity, belonging, tradition

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