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All You Need Is Kill (2025)
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Original name: ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When a massive alien flower known as "Darol" unexpectedly erupts in a deadly event, unleashing monstrous creatures that decimate the population of Japan, Rita is caught in the destruction—and killed. But then she wakes up again. And again. Caught in an endless time loop, Rita must navigate the trauma and repetition of death until she crosses paths with Keiji, a shy young man trapped in the same cycle. Together, they fight to break free from the loop and find meaning in the chaos around them.
Style:
intense, psychological, emotional, dark, fast paced, futuristic, existential, anime, adult animation
Plot:
alien invasion, survival, time loop, female protagonist, loss, determination, resilience, rehearsal, trapped, trauma, monster attack, escape, weapons, mature, sacrifice, partnership, visceral, post apocalyptic, groundhog day, revenge, destiny, japanese culture, war, combat, military ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, tense, captivating and dark films with plots about battles, military, survival, revenge, sacrifice, fight and coming of age mostly in Animation, Action and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like All You Need Is Kill: Human Lost (2019), Fafner: Heaven and Earth (2010), Fafner Exodus (2015), Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution (2025), Scarlet (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
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teens
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
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84%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 51 min.
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Yumi Ikoma and Ryou Masaoka are children who have been selected to take part in a top secret mission, to be the pilots of the first Fafner combat units; the last chance of survival for the human race. The enemy is ruthless, remorseless and is able ...
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83%
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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82%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After being turned into a cyborg, Kisaragi faces pursuit from vampires and vengeful yakuza.
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Plot:
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Place:
tokyo
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74%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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anime, mecha, captivating, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
future
Place:
japan
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
This is the third and final part of a 3-part theatrical film remake of the first 2 seasons of the parent anime.
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Plot:
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Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 47 min.
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60%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Plot:
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Time:
future
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A veil abruptly descends over the busy Shibuya area amid the bustling Halloween crowds, trapping countless civilians inside. Satoru Gojo, the strongest jujutsu sorcerer, steps into the chaos. But lying in wait are curse users and spirits scheming to ...
Style:
anime, intense, dark, dark fantasy, suspense ...
Plot:
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Place:
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470
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
After failing to avenge her father's murder, Princess Scarlet, wakes up in the "Land of the Dead." In this world filled with madness, if she does not achieve her revenge against her nemesis and reach the "No End Place," she ...
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56%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
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Federation troops and Zeon forces carry out a fierce battle in the Thunderbolt Sector in what was once Side 4 "Mua". The Thunderbolt Sector is a shoal zone composed of the debris of destroyed space colonies, named for the electrical ...
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56%
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Recap of the Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova TV series, with approximately 40 minutes of new material. By 2039, global warming had caused sea levels to rise and large amount of territory to be lost. As though in response, a mysterious group of ...
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Time:
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Similarity:
55%
Genre: Animation, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Country: Japan
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Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 88 min.
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Country: Japan
Duration: 93 min.
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Place:
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Genre: Action, Animation, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 132 min.
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Country: Japan
TV show
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Audience:
teens
Plot:
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Time:
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48%
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
japan
Similarity:
47%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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47%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
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Story:
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Style:
anime, mecha, futuristic, dramatic, tense ...
Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
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Style:
anime, futuristic, action packed, fast paced, epic ...
Plot:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
45%
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 64 min.
Story:
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Style:
anime, captivating, suspense, tech noir, disturbing ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Similarity:
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Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Similarity:
44%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Set after the 1988 OVA movie Red Shoulder Document: Roots of Ambition and months before the events of the VOTOMS television series, Pailsen Files explores the origins of Chirico Cuvie as explained by the Red Shoulder Battalion's now-disgraced ...
Style:
mecha, anime, futuristic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
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Place:
japan
Similarity:
44%
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