Movies and TV shows like The Maxx

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The Maxx (1995)
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The Maxx (1995)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 154 min.
TV show
Story: Confused hulking homeless superhero The Maxx tries to protect his social worker and friend Julie from an omniscient serial killer Mr. Gone both in the real world, which may or may not actually be real, and the subconscious fantasy world.
Style: adult animation, anime, adult cartoon, psychological, exciting, atmospheric, offbeat, bleak, suspenseful, stylized ...
Plot: superhero, social worker, mature, comic book, heroes, society, imaginary, wilderness, real world, mutant, multiverse, surrealism, transcendence, trauma, friendship, blonde, fantasy world, psychology, hallucination, mental disorder, depression, alternate reality, subconscious, parent child relationship, mental illness ...

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Most similar movies to The Maxx

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, exciting, serious and stylized films and TV series with plots about heroes, escapades, danger, rivalry, superhero, imaginary and supernatural mostly in Animation, Action and Adventure genres. Some movies like The Maxx: Todd McFarlane's Spawn (1997), Spawn (1997), Blood-C (2011), From the New World (2012), Mushi-Shi (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Todd McFarlane's Spawn (1997)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Todd McFarlane's Spawn is an animated television series which aired on HBO from 1997 through 1999. It is also released on DVD as a film series. It is based on the Spawn comic series from Image Comics, and was nominated for and won an Emmy in ...
Style: anime, adult animation
Plot: superhero, undead, faust, multiverse, mature, vigilante, demon, hell, comic book, blood, gun
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Spawn (1997)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Todd McFarlane's Spawn is an animated television series which aired on HBO from 1997 through 1999. It is also released on DVD as a film series. It is based on the Spawn comic series from Image Comics, and was nominated for and won an Emmy in ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, adult animation, serious, adult cartoon ...
Audience: kids
Plot: superhero, deal with the devil, dark hero, merciless, demon, heaven and hell, danger, supernatural, curses spells and rituals, god or devil, good versus evil, best friend ...
Time: 90s
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Blood-C (2011)
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 287 min.
TV show
Story: Blood-C focuses on Saya Kisaragi, an outwardly normal girl who serves as the shrine maiden to a country town; in reality, she is a skilled swordswoman charged by her father to defeat Elder Bairns, monsters who feed on human blood. As her battles ...
Style: anime, atmospheric, exciting, captivating, tense ...
Plot: japanese schoolgirl, imaginary, village, deadly creature, good versus evil, danger, supernatural, friendship, high school life, heroes, high school, violent ...
Place: japan, asia
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47%
From the New World (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Born into a world 1000 years in our future, Saki and her friends live in utopia. Not only is their idyllic community overflowing with resources, but technology is obsolete, thanks to a magical power that grants the ability to materialize anything. ...
Style: anime, exciting, tense, captivating, enigmatic ...
Plot: coming of age, monster, good versus evil, society, chaos, supernatural, danger, under the surface, dystopia, distopia, uncover truth, telekinesis ...
Time: future
Place: japan
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Mushi-Shi (2005)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: They are neither plants nor animals. They differ from other forms of life such as the micro-organisms and the fungi. Instead they resemble the primeval body of life and are generally known as "Mushi". Their existence and appearance are ...
Style: anime, manga, psychological, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot: mysterious character, nature, legends and myths, supernatural, youkai, supernatural power, danger, imaginary, good versus evil, japanese mythology, countryside, journey ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers (2011)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story: The great halls of Asgard have fallen silent since a new king has overtaken the throne. His name is Loki, son of almighty Odin, brother to the Thunder God, Thor. Once a powerful trickster, the God of Mischief, Loki now rules a grand kingdom with ...
Style: epic, stylized, exciting, serious, captivating ...
Plot: viking, superhuman powers, norse mythology, good versus evil, rivalry, throne, culture clash, fish out of water, social differences, obsessive quest, redemption, against the rules ...
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47%
X-Men: Evolution (2000)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, Canada
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: X-Men: Evolution is an American animated television series about the Marvel Comics superhero team X-Men. In this incarnation, many of the characters are teenagers rather than adults. The series ran for a total of four seasons from November 2000 ...
Style: anime, serious, exciting, stylized, epic ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, boys' night, teens, teen fantasy
Plot: superhero, mutant, supernatural ability, bully, good versus evil, super villain, unrequited love, danger, imaginary, teenage life, heroes, escapades ...
Time: 2000s
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46%
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Trese (2021)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines
Duration: 33 min.
TV show
Story: In Manila, where dark supernatural forces pervade the criminal underworld, it’s up to Alexandra Trese to keep the peace — but there’s a storm brewing.
Style: anime, dark, adult animation, bleak, scary ...
Plot: supernatural, society, threat, underworld, female protagonist, violence, ghost, supernatural power, heroes, paranormal, loss, chase ...
Time: 21st century
Place: the philippines, manila philippines
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46%
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Corpse Princess (2008)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Corpse Princess is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiichi Akahito. Premiering in Monthly Shōnen Gangan on April 12, 2005, the series centers around the "Corpse Princess" Makina Hoshimura, an undead girl who is ...
Style: anime, exciting, captivating, tense, psychological ...
Plot: zombie, rivalry, danger, escapades, clergy, supernatural, monk, schoolgirl, murder, beast, psychic, haunting ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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12 oz. Mouse (2005)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story: 12 oz. Mouse revolves around Mouse Fitzgerald, nicknamed "Fitz", an alcoholic mouse who performs odd jobs so he can buy more beer. Together with his chinchilla companion Skillet, Fitz begins to recover suppressed memories that he once had ...
Style: humorous, adult animation, semi serious, adult cartoon, avant garde ...
Audience: adult
Plot: alcohol abuse, escapades, surrealism, drunkenness, beer, espionage, mature, mouse, conspiracy, animal life, absurdism, odd couple ...
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46%
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Witchblade (2006)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story: Witchblade is an anime series based on the American comic book by the same name. Instead of an adaptation of the original story, the producers decided to create an entire new setup, with all new characters. This co-production between Japanese studio ...
Style: anime, ecchi, exciting, serious, atmospheric ...
Audience: teens
Plot: superhero, female warrior, policewoman, supernatural, dystopian future, super weapon, escapades, danger, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, supernatural power, sword ...
Time: future
Place: tokyo, asia
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46%
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X (2001)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Kamui Shirou and Fuuma Monou have been best friends ever since they were kids. Fate, however, separates them when Fuuma's mother died under a mysterious circumstances. Fast forward, 6 years later, a 16 year old Kamui has now returned to Tokyo ...
Style: anime, exciting, stylized, atmospheric, apocalyptic ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: heroes, supernatural, battles, heroic mission, rivalry, save the world, prophecy, escapades, danger, tragic hero, childhood friend, angel ...
Time: future
Place: japan, tokyo, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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Duckman (1994)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man is an American animated sitcom that aired from 1994–1997, created by Everett Peck and developed by Peck. The sitcom is based on characters created by Peck in his Dark Horse comic. Klasky Csupo animated the series ...
Style: adult animation, detective, sitcom, adult cartoon, anime ...
Audience: kids
Plot: private detective, family problems, single parent, down on your luck, comic book, mature, lsd, darkness, dark humor, hardcore, disorder, sexism ...
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45%
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Undone (2019)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 377 min.
TV show
Story: After getting into a near fatal car accident, Alma discovers she has a new relationship with time and uses this ability to find out the truth about her father’s death.
Style: psychedelic, adult animation, exciting, anime, spiritual ...
Audience: kids
Plot: car accident, women, family relations, female protagonist, investigation, mental illness, secrets, wedding, flashback, superhero, alternate reality, voodoo ...
Place: texas
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45%
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2003)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story: Spider-Man: The New Animated Series is an American animated series based on the Marvel comic book superhero character Spider-Man, which ran for one season, 13 episodes, starting on July 11, 2003. It is a loose continuation of 2002's Spider-Man ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, suspenseful, adult animation, saga ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: superhero, secret identity, villain, spider man, fighting crime, good versus evil, undercover, master villain, supernatural, rivalry, imaginary, save the world ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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45%
Silver Surfer (1998)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Silver Surfer, also known as Silver Surfer: The Animated Series, is an animated television series based on the Marvel Comics superhero created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The series aired for one season on the Fox Kids Network in 1998.
Style: anime, cliffhanger, exciting, stylized, serious ...
Audience: kids
Plot: superhero, space and aliens, multiverse, shaolin, quest, alien, imaginary, rivalry, master villain, supernatural ability, escapades, save the world ...
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45%
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Aquaman (1967)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Aquaman is a Filmation animated series that premiered on CBS on September 9, 1967, and ended June 1970. It is a 30-minute version of The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure, repackaged without the Superman and Superboy segments. The show is composed ...
Style: retro, stylized, humorous, semi serious, exciting
Audience: kids
Plot: aquaman, creature, animal, superpower, teenage life, injustice, escapades, heroes, danger, rivalry, ocean, best friend ...
Time: 60s
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45%
Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor (2005)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor is a Japanese anime series based on the long-running manga series, Bio Booster Armor Guyver, written by Yoshiki Takaya, adapting chapters 1 - 59 of the manga. The production was in association with ADV Films and Kadokawa ...
Style: anime, exciting, suspenseful, stylized, serious ...
Plot: rivalry, good versus evil, uncontrollable, supernatural, heroes, inventions and discoveries, danger, escapades, corporate crime, unsuccessful, corporate world, superhuman powers ...
Place: japan
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45%
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Needless (2009)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
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Story: Needless is an action comedy science fiction manga and anime series by Kami Imai. Serialized in Shueisha's seinen magazine Ultra Jump beginning in 2004, an anime adaptation by Madhouse began airing on July 2, 2009.
Style: anime, suspenseful, stylized, exciting, bleak ...
Plot: imaginary, supernatural, chaos and mayhem, danger, apocalypse, dystopian future, heroes, supernatural ability, chaos, supernatural power, escapades, friends ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: japan, asia
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Ajin (2016)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: 17 years ago, immortals first appeared on the battlefields of Africa. Later, rare, unknown new immortal lifeforms began appearing among humans, and they became known as "Ajin" (demi-humans). Just before summer vacation, a Japanese high ...
Style: anime, exciting, suspenseful, manga, tense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: murder, creature, life is a bitch, danger, villain, gunfight, immortality, vengeance, destiny, police investigation, superhero, undead ...
Place: japan
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Ergo Proxy (2006)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Ergo Proxy is a science fiction suspense anime television series, produced by Manglobe, which premiered across Japan on 25 February 2006 on the WOWOW satellite network. It is directed by Shukō Murase, with screenplay by Dai Satō et al.. Ergo Proxy ...
Style: anime, psychological, exciting, futuristic, suspenseful ...
Audience: kids
Plot: cyberpunk, androids and robots, murder, society, investigation, mysterious character, introspection, artificial intelligence, utopia, dark humor, danger, fate of humanity ...
Time: future
Place: europe
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44%
Serial Experiments Lain (1998)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 316 min.
TV show
Story: Strange events begin to occur as a withdrawn girl named Lain becomes obsessed with interconnected virtual realm of "The Wired".
Style: psychological, anime, surreal, mind bending, serious ...
Plot: suicide, computer, cyberspace, society, fictional reality, parallel world, cyberpunk, computers and web, mature, hacker, distopia, internet ...
Time: future
Place: asia, tokyo, japan
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44%
Niko and the Sword of Light (2015)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Ten-year-old Niko, the last of his kind in a strange world, embarks on an epic quest to bring light back to his land. Armed with his magic sword, Niko journeys to the Cursed Volcano, making new friends and powerful foes while uncovering secrets ...
Style: humorous, exciting, semi serious, captivating, adult animation ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens
Plot: heroic mission, good versus evil, young heroes, child hero, save the world, heroes, supernatural, magic, friendship, rivalry, danger, friends ...
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Darker Than Black (2007)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Anime television series created, directed and written by Tensai Okamura and animated by Bones.
Style: anime, manga, suspenseful, stylized, rough ...
Audience: kids
Plot: supernatural ability, paranormal phenomena, secret agent, investigation, danger, fighting crime, escapades, rivalry, transformation, fate of humanity, dystopian future, mature ...
Time: future
Place: japan, tokyo, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Afro Samurai (2007)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story: A Black samurai goes on a mission to avenge the wrongful death of his father in a futuristic feudal Japan.In the Afro Samurai world there are many headbands and they signify the best fighters in the world. If a person should hold number 1, they are ...
Style: anime, suspenseful, manga, adult animation, adult cartoon ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, adult
Plot: samurai, danger, death, master warrior, escapades, imaginary, killings, sword fight, anti hero, ghost, lone wolves, sexual activity ...
Time: 2000s, future
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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W.I.T.C.H. (2004)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: W.I.T.C.H. is a European animated magical girl television series based on the Italian comic book series of the same name created by Gary Tomlin and Elisabetta Gnone. The series was produced by SIP Animation in association with and participation from ...
Style: exciting, feel good, humorous, semi serious, anime
Audience: girls' night, kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: magical girl, friendship, teenage life, team, friends, freedom fighter, youth, supernatural ability, parallel world, female protagonist, superhuman powers, imaginary ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Spider-Man (1994)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Spider-Man, also known as Spider-Man: The Animated Series, was an American animated television series based on the Marvel Comics superhero, Spider-Man. The show ran on Fox Kids from November 19, 1994, to January 31, 1998. The producer/story editor ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, serious, anime, captivating ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, boys' night, pre-teens
Plot: superhero, superhuman powers, mutant, secret identity, heroes, fighting crime, newspaper, friendship, heroic mission, escapades, peter parker character, imaginary ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Elfen Lied (2004)
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: The Diclonius, a mutated homo sapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possesses two horns in their heads, and has a "sixth sense" which gives it telekinetic abilities. Due to this ...
Style: anime, suspenseful, disturbing, rough, bleak ...
Audience: kids
Plot: memory loss, childhood trauma, split personality, life is a bitch, supernatural ability, supernatural, decapitation, sadism, experiment gone awry, social misfits, trauma, danger ...
Time: near future, future
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] (2014)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: The Holy Grail War is a battle royale among seven magi who serve as Masters. Masters, through the use of the command seals they are given when they enter the war, command Heroic Spirits known as Servants to fight for them in battle. In the Fifth ...
Style: anime, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, stylized ...
Plot: school, mysterious girl, battles, wizards and magicians, fight, sword fight, magical power, fight for supremacy, orphan, teenage protagonist, heroes, magician ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Attack on Titan (2013)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by Titans. Titans are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A ...
Style: anime, exciting, mysterious, serious, tense ...
Audience: kids
Plot: giant, giant monster, life turned upside down, tragedy, friendship, transformation, danger, chaos and mayhem, direction and purpose, eaten alive, titan, friends ...
Time: future
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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