Movies like Death Note: The Last Name

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Death Note: The Last Name (2006)
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Death Note: The Last Name (2006)
Original name: デスノート the Last name
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story: In the second installment of the Death Note film franchise, Light Yagami meets a second Kira and faithful follower Misa Amane and her Shinigami named Rem. Light attempts to defeat L along with Teru Mikami (a Kira follower) and Kiyomi Takada (another Kira follower) but in the end will Light win? or will a Shinigami named Ryuk make all the difference in Light's victory or his ultimate death?
Style: mystical, suspense, exciting, serious, suspenseful, anime, captivating, mind bending, psychedelic, epic ...
Plot: serial killer, supernatural ability, supernatural power, law enforcement, investigation, police investigation, murder, supernatural, mysticism, fight, murder mystery, escapades, secret, showdown, dark secret, superhero, demon, witchcraft, magician, conspiracy, comic hero, asian, social criticism, wizard, ethical dilemma ...
Time: contemporary
Place: japan

Most similar movies to Death Note: The Last Name

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out suspenseful, serious, suspense and realistic films with plots about murder, serial killer, law enforcement, deadly, investigation, danger and police investigation mostly in Drama, Thriller and Crime genres. Some movies like Death Note: The Last Name: Death Note (2006), Death Note: L Change the World (2008), Death Note (2006), Mushi-Shi: The Movie (2006), Magic Man (2010). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Death Note (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Light Yagami finds the "Death Note," a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to create a Utopia by killing the world's criminals, and soon the world's greatest detective, "L," is hired to find the mysterious ...
Style: anime, serious, rough, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, kids
Plot: investigation, serial killer, vigilantism, supernatural, supernatural ability, rivalry, mind game, vigilante, youth, notebook, investigator, interpol ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: japan, tokyo, asia
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Death Note: Light Up the New World (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 135 min.
Story: 10 years has passed since the confrontation between Kira and L. Again, Shinigami sends death notes to the ground and due to this, the world soon falls into chaos. Tsukuru (Masahiro Higashide) is a member of the Death Note special task force team ...
Style: anime, psychological, suspenseful, disturbing, neo noir ...
Plot: artifact, fighting crime, rivals, justice, supernatural ability, mind game, law enforcement, moral dilemma, vigilante, secret identity, hidden identity, student ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Death Note: L Change the World (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story: "The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die." After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his best partner Watari (Shunji Fujimura), L has to solve the ...
Style: bleak, suspenseful, serious, anime, captivating ...
Plot: danger, heroes, terrorism, legends and myths, child in peril, private detective, chases and races, save the world, race against time, against humanity, escapades, heroic mission ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Death Note (2006)
Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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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 ...
Style: anime, manga, suspenseful, exciting, serious ...
Audience: teens, kids, manly, boys' night
Plot: mind game, anti hero, secret identity, rivals, vigilante, police, battle of wits, supernatural, heart attack, law enforcement, supernatural ability, intelligence ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio, a former assassin like Kenshin, was betrayed, set on fire and left for dead. He survived, and is ...
Style: stylized, anime, intense, suspense, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: samurai, katana, martial arts, sword fight, survival, medieval, redemption, assassin, good versus evil, ambition, rivalry, political unrest ...
Time: 19th century, 1870s
Place: japan, asia, kyoto japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Mushi-Shi: The Movie (2006)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Mushi are beings in touch with the essence of life, far more basic and pure than normal living things. Most humans are incapable of perceiving Mushi and are oblivious to their existence, but there are a few who possess the ability to see and ...
Style: serious, stylized, exciting, captivating, anime ...
Plot: supernatural, heroes, escapades, danger, battles, plague, infected, supernatural power, superhero, countryside, doctor, healer ...
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
20%
Rurouni Kenshin 3: The Legend Ends (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Shishio has set sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the Meiji government and return Japan to chaos, carrying Kaoru with him. In order to stop him in time, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.
Style: exciting, stylized, dorama, anime, manga ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: samurai, martial arts, samurai era, fight, medieval, good versus evil, heroes, master warrior, battles, showdown, hitman, political unrest ...
Time: 19th century, 1870s
Place: japan, asia, tokyo, kyoto japan
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19%
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Magic Man (2010)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: In order to see magic idol Krell Darius perform his world-famous magic act, a beautiful aspiring young-magician, Tatiana, travels from New York to Las Vegas with her closest friends, BFFs, Elena and Vera. As the layers of illusion unfold, so too do ...
Style: suspenseful, realistic, serious, rough, independent film
Plot: serial killer, investigation, haunted by the past, police detective, manipulation, danger, murder, dishonesty, magic, wizards and magicians, wizard, mythical creature ...
Time: 21st century
Place: las vegas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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Memoirs of a Murderer (2017)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story: The movie begins in the year 1995 where there were 5 peculiar murder cases. The murderer would always get someone close to the victim to witness how he would strangle the victim from behind with a rope but he would let the witnesses go and speak to ...
Style: detective, contemplative, suspense, tense, unusual plot structure ...
Plot: serial killer, strangulation, murder, investigation, reporter, police officer, law enforcement, who done it, vengeance, graphic violence, heroes, investigator ...
Time: year 2017, 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Swallow, Cat, Rose, Death (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 86 min.
Story: What's in a name but murder? Münster comes across the strangled body of a young woman in her home and surprises the murderer who is still on the premises. Though the murderer escapes, a rare book is found at the scene with a dedication by the ...
Style: tense, suspense, captivating, psychological, realistic ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, law enforcement, investigation, police detective, murder mystery, evidence, twists and turns, danger, escapades, witnessing a crime, nypd ...
Time: 19th century, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Chasing Ghosts (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: A serial killer targeting the city's mobsters taunts police with clues and photos left behind at the crime scenes. A veteran cop takes on a rookie partner hoping to crack one last case before retiring. As the web of deception and lies unravels, ...
Style: tense, serious, rough, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: serial killer, manhunt, police investigation, psychopath, one last job, danger, law enforcement, rivalry, murder, riddles and clues, supernatural ability, clue ...
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Itou Kaiji is a bum who steals car emblems and slashes tires on what seems to be a regular basis. This routine changes one day when he is paid a visit by a man in a trench-coat. Once the two get talking, it seems that the visitor (Calling himself ...
Style: tense, anime, psychological, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot: survival, social decay, contests and competitions, rivalry, danger, rich and poor, risk, escapades, deathtrap, job seeking, lifestyle, society ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, tokyo, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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Character (2021)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 125 min.
Story: A kind man aspires to become a manga writer, but villains and evil deeds do not come easily to him, for he has little experience or natural inclination for them. Things take a surprise turn when he comes across a family who were described as ...
Style: manga, tense, scary, stylized, psychological ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, law enforcement, murder mystery, investigation, violence, meeting, chase, victim, murder investigation, youth, escapades ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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Black Butler (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Set in the year 2020, Shiori Genbo (Ayame Gouriki) runs the large corporation Funtom. Shiori is also a descendant of prestigious noble family Phantomhive of England. As a descendant of the noble family Phantomhive, Shiori solves difficult cases ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, stylized, suspense, manga ...
Audience: teens
Plot: deal with the devil, master and servant, supernatural ability, curse, investigation, uncover truth, one man army, vengeance, power relations, butler, love interest, battles ...
Time: future, 2020s, 21st century
Place: tokyo, asia
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18%
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Murder Eleven (2013)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A serial killer is loose on the streets of Atlantic City. His ten victims are prostitutes, his methods are ruthless and yet his motives are unknown. Two embattled homicide detectives, Mayfield and Jesse, are in a race against time to catch this ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, rough, suspense, slasher ...
Plot: serial killer, homicide detective, race against time, police investigation, law enforcement, amateur detective, murder, who done it, tough heroes, partners against crime, police officer, prostitute ...
Time: 21st century
Place: atlantic city, atlantic city new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
Borkmann's Point (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Van Veeteren finds retiring from the police force is easier said than done when two decapitated bodies are found in quick succession. The matching MO in the two grisly murders brings the investigation teams of Maardam and Kaalbringen together - a ...
Style: serious, suspenseful, suspense, bleak, realistic
Plot: serial killer, police investigation, partners against crime, partner, murder, private detective, law enforcement, nypd, police procedural, fictional country, deadly, decapitated body
Time: 21st century
Place: europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 174 min.
Story: Raghavan (Kamal Haasan) is an honest cop in Tamil Nadu. His wife Kayalvizhi (Kamalinee Mukerji) dies in a violent incident. Raghavan is deputized to investigate the murder of Rani, the daughter of his colleague Arokiya Raj (Prakash Raj) in a remote ...
Style: suspense, serious, rough, suspenseful, suspense thriller ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, police investigation, police detective, police station, who done it, police, psycho, murder mystery, cop, police chase, doctors and patients ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york
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18%
When the Bough Breaks (1994)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A police detective investigates the apparent serial killing of several children which is linked to an institutionalized, autistic child.
Style: scary, rough, serious, psychological, tense ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, missing person, murder, investigation, mentally unstable, witnessing a crime, female police officer, police investigation, woman in danger, police detective, mind game ...
Time: 90s
Place: texas, usa
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18%
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Brigham City (2001)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Wes Clayton is a lawman and a bishop in a Mormon community called Brigham. The town is shaken when a woman from California is found murdered. Clayton and his young deputy work with an FBI agent sent to investigate. As a civil and spiritual leader in ...
Style: suspenseful, suspense, tense, enigmatic, serious ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, mormon, murder investigation, murder mystery, sheriff, law enforcement, social relations, self discovery, christian, small town, psychopath ...
Place: utah, california, usa
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18%
The Devil's Muse (2007)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: No overview found.
Style: suspenseful, rough, scary, gothic, realistic ...
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Place: usa, california
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18%
Gantz, Part II: Perfect Answer (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 141 min.
Story: Perfect Answer begins several months after the events of the first film. Kurono is still fighting aliens under the order of Gantz, a mysterious giant black orb, and he is close to reaching the score he needs to resurrect his friend Kato. Outside his ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, futuristic, anime ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: survival, game of death, against the rules, danger, chases and races, space and aliens, escapades, evil alien, alien, superhero, invasion, monster ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, tokyo
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
Columbus Circle (2012)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: An heiress who's been shut inside her apartment building for nearly two decades is forced to confront her fears after one of her neighbors is killed and a detective arrives to begin the investigation.
Style: psychological, serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot: murder, police investigation, isolation, law enforcement, privacy invasion, mind game, mysticism, conspiracy, grief, trap, hustler, trapped ...
Time: year 2012, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story: Inspector Tom Monroe (Robert Carlyle) investigates the mysterious death of several people that the only thing they have in common is being classmates. In addition, the deaths appear to be related to a mysterious "faceless child."
Style: rough, suspenseful, serious, suspense, psychological ...
Plot: investigation, amateur detective, obsession, murder, riddles and clues, law enforcement, kidnapping, mentally unstable, mystery killer, classmate, serial killer, school ...
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God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand (2006)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story: What's scary is being a human being, and what's scary is being myself. Truly horrifying things reside inside oneself. The work asks if you can stand the inescapable terror.
Style: scary, serious, suspenseful, bleak, fable
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Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A mysterious love triangle leads to a tragic shooting. Months later, eight members of a MySpace-esque chat room are being gruesomely murdered in the privacy of their own homes.
Style: suspense, slasher, serious, mind bending, scary ...
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Time: 21st century
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Tokyo Ghoul: 'S' (2019)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Ken Kaneki is a university student. He is also half-ghoul and half-human. He agonizes over his situation. Trying to avoid other ghouls, he shelters himself at Anteiku Cafe and spends time with Toka Kirishima. One day, a ghoul, Shu Tsukiyama, appears ...
Style: anime, exciting, seinen, psychological, suspenseful ...
Plot: secret organization, secret identity, supernatural, drastic change of life, danger, supernatural ability, deadly creature, survival, blood, good versus evil, fight, murder ...
Place: japan
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Blink (1993)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Emma is an attractive girl in her 20s who has been blind for 20 years. A new type of eye operation partially restores her sight, but she is having problems: sometimes she doesn't "remember" what she's seen until later. One night ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, psychological, exciting, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 90s
Place: chicago
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17%
Gone but Not Forgotten (2005)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story: An Oregon woman vanishes. In her wake remains a single black rose & a note reading gone but not forgotten. Now a man stands accused: a private eye has gone missing: a detective knows more than she lets on: & a tough female attorney has ...
Style: tense, realistic, suspenseful, psychological, serious
Plot: serial killer, danger, private detective, investigation, amateur detective, psychopath, rivalry, murder, police investigation, protagonist as suspect, law enforcement, police detective ...
Place: usa, new york, oregon
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Thorne: Scaredycat (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story: D.I. Tom Thorne's latest case puts him on the hunt for not one, but two serial killers, who seem to be working together, yet killing separately.
Style: rough, tense, suspenseful, serious, realistic ...
Plot: serial killer, murder, police investigation, fighting crime, police detective, murderous pair, law enforcement, murder mystery, strangulation, psychopath, deadly
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
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17%
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Prophecy (2015)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story: The cyber crime investigation division at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department finds a video on website "YOURTUBE." In the video, a man covered by a newspaper, warns that a fire will be set at a food processing company. More crime ...
Style: tense, disturbing, captivating, suspense
Plot: secret identity, criminal gang, organized crime, criminal, gang, lynching, secret society, forensics, society, outlaw gang, bandit, fighting crime ...
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