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Death Note (2006)
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Original name: DEATH NOTE
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But will Light succeed in his noble goal, or will the Death Note turn him into the very thing he fights against?
Style:
anime, manga, suspenseful, serious, exciting, neo noir, adult anime, psychological, smart, detective ...
Audience:
teens, kids, manly, boys' night
Plot:
mind game, anti hero, secret identity, law enforcement, rivals, heart attack, battle of wits, fighting crime, supernatural, vigilante, serial killer, supernatural ability, intelligence, arrogance, artifact, villain as protagonist, student, teenage life, police detective, fbi, manipulation, supernatural power, playing god, moral dilemma, darkness ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
japan
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, suspenseful, manga and exciting films and TV series with plots about murder, supernatural, danger, violence, death, mature and police mostly in Animation, Thriller and Drama genres. Some movies like Death Note: Moriarty the Patriot (2020), Monster (2004), Terror in Resonance (2014), Detective Conan (1996), Death Parade (2015). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Duration: 24 min.
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Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
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Duration: 25 min.
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81%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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