Movies and TV shows like Apocalypse Hotel

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Apocalypse Hotel (2025)
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Apocalypse Hotel (2025)
Original name: アポカリプスホテル
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Following the collapse of civilization, one storied hotel stands among the ruins of Tokyo’s Ginza district. Overrun by nature, this lone hotel continues to defy humanity’s collapse. Current guests: zero. Check-ins scheduled today: zero. Yesterday’s website traffic: zero. Enter with caution in this story of survival and mystery in a world where the memory of humanity begins to fade.
Style: atmospheric, melancholic, existential, surreal, meditative, anime, postmodern, dystopian
Plot: hotel, post apocalyptic, survival, artificial intelligence, abandoned city, isolation, urban, ruins, abandonment, dystopia, loneliness, macabre, androids, nostalgia, caretaker, sentient robot, minimalism, man versus nature, character study, haunting, slow burn, robot, alien, earth, melancholy ...
Time: near future, contemporary
Place: tokyo

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Most similar movies to Apocalypse Hotel

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, captivating, melancholic and surreal films and TV series with plots about slice of life, friendship, robot, androids, isolation, coming of age and dystopia mostly in Animation, Sci-Fi and Comedy genres. Some movies like Apocalypse Hotel: Donyatsu (2013), Kemurikusa (2019), Touring After the Apocalypse (2025), Fireball (2008), The Diary of a Crazed Family (2008). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Donyatsu (2013)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 2 min.
TV show
Story: The "loosely science-fiction adventure" is set in the summer sometime in the 21st century. Tokyo's Shinjuku ward has become a wasteland, void of all humans due to an unexplained catastrophe. What remains are these strange creatures ...
Style: anime, cute, satirical, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience: family friendly
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Time: near future, future, 21st century
Place: tokyo
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95%
 6.5
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Kemurikusa (2019)
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: A story about three sisters struggling to survive in a desolate world surrounded by decaying buildings and red fog. The story revolves around Rin, a girl with an updo. There's also Ritsu, the big sister who has cat ears and is always calm, and ...
Style: anime, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, atmospheric ...
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Touring After the Apocalypse (2025)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Two young girls, Yoko and Airi, travel through the empty world of post-apocalyptic Japan. They photograph the scenery of famous places and camp out in towns overtaken by nature. Together, they ride on a Serow off-road motorbike and experience a new ...
Style: atmospheric, poignant, contemplative, melancholic, independent film ...
Plot: exploration, friendship, slice of life, road trip, post apocalyptic, female friendship, ruins, journey, travel, isolation, travelogue, intimate ...
Place: japan
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77%
 7.1
 62
Fireball (2008)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 1 min.
TV show
Story: Fireball is a series of CGI anime shorts created by Jinni's Animation Studios in conjunction with Disney. The designer is Hitoshi Fukuchi. It is animated entirely in 3D with no cel-shading of any sort, as would be typical for the medium. The ...
Style: anime, futuristic, entertaining, captivating, satirical ...
Plot: robot, satire, gynoid, androids, teamwork, master servant relationship, master and servant, lifestyle, adventure hero, humanoid robot, escapades, androids and robots ...
Time: future
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TV show
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Style: emotional, romantic drama, poignant, existential, melancholic ...
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Time: near future
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
TV show
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Similarity:
70%
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
TV show
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Style: anime, absurd, surreal, demonic, parody ...
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Time: near future
Similarity:
69%
 5.8
 351
Malice@Doll (2001)
Genre: Animation, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 78 min.
TV show
Story: Robot prostitute Malice@Doll roams a deserted city unsuccessfully looking for johns after the human race is obliterated in this adult anime tale. With no people left, the android serving class has a meaningless existence. But after a horrific ...
Style: anime, thrilling, existential, bleak, grim ...
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Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
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Style: touching, romantic comedy, sentimental, contemplative, melancholic ...
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Similarity:
63%
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Duration: 134 min.
TV show
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Style: anime, bleak, atmospheric, melancholic, tense ...
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Similarity:
62%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
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 6.8
 83
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Country: Japan
TV show
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Style: anime, entertaining, captivating, emotional, reflective ...
Audience: teens
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Time: near future
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Country: Japan
TV show
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Style: sinister, tense, psychological thriller, dread, surreal ...
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TV show
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TV show
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Country: Japan
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TV show
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Country: Japan
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TV show
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Time: near future
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Country: Japan
Duration: 18 min.
TV show
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