telekinetic ability theme

A character is able to manipulate objects at a distance, more or less by using the power of their mind.

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movie: Akira (1988) choice Tetsuo acquired incredible telekinetic abilities after a motorcycle accident and ultimately used them to bring Neo Tokyo to the brink of destruction.
bbf1x06 major Jason Ironheart had telekinetic powers.
ldr2019e4x04 major In the opening scene, Slash and some fellow gang members combined their psychic powers to briefly levitate a handgun along with four bullets. Old Mother levitated shards of glass. All of the gangs united to use their psychic powers in ray form against the 400 baby-shaped gargantuans.
movie: Dark City (1998) major John routinely used his telekinetic powers. One example of this is when John recovered his wallet from behind a locked glass door by forcing it open with the power of his mind.
movie: Dark Phoenix (2019) major Jean and Storm both multiply manifested the ability to be able to manipulate objects in the world by just concentrating on it. For example, Jean crashed a helicopter full of soldiers in this manner.
movie: Earthbound (1981) major The aliens regularly levitated objects, like pots, and even operated machines, like cars, using their minds.
movie: Firestarter (1984) major Andy manifested such powers off and on throughout the film.
movie: Looper (2012) major Cid could make objects fly around and blood explode out of people's chest. His abilities were named telekinetic in the story.
movie: Per Aspera Ad Astra (1981) major Neeya regularly manifested this ability.
movie: Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) major Alice levitated a stone using the power of her mind to her surprise. She thereafter used her newfound telekinetic powers to kick zombie ass. In one notable instance, she made use of them to defend a convoy of survivors from a murder of zombified crows.