Movies like The Animatrix
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The Animatrix (2003)
91K
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.
Style:
philosophical, anime, adult animation, cyber, stylized, futuristic, computer animated, exciting, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, virtual reality, distopia, man versus machine, technology gone awry, hacker, apocalypse, artificial intelligence, alternate reality, female warrior, danger, androids and robots, computer, robot, resistance, dystopian future, save the world, supernatural power, dystopia, martial arts, dystopic future, heroes, extinction, uncover truth, life is a bitch ...
Time:
future, year 2003, near future, 22nd century, 21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Most similar movies to The Animatrix
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out futuristic, serious, stylized and suspenseful films with plots about distopia, cyberpunk, danger, dystopian future, imaginary, violence and androids and robots mostly in Sci-Fi, Animation and Action genres. Some movies like The Animatrix: The Matrix (1999), Ghost in the Shell (1995), Ergo Proxy (2006), The Matrix Revolutions (2003), Akira (1988). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
2.2M
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
Style:
philosophical, thought provoking, cerebral, mind bending, surreal ...
Audience:
date night, manly, kids, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot:
artificial intelligence, philosophy, dystopia, virtual reality, existentialism, distopia, cyberpunk, alternate reality, martial arts, gunfight, hacker, simulated reality ...
Time:
future, 20th century, year 1999, near future, 22nd century ...
Place:
persia, los angeles
Similarity:
89%
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins ...
Style:
anime, atmospheric, philosophical, futuristic, mind bending ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, artificial intelligence, androids and robots, hacker, female protagonist, cyborgs, dystopia, policewoman, distopia, female spy, chase, hacking ...
Time:
future, near future, 90s, year 1995, 2020s ...
Place:
japan, tokyo, east asia, asia
Similarity:
80%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 27 min.
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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, cliffhanger, exciting, futuristic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
cyberpunk, androids and robots, murder, mysterious character, artificial intelligence, society, dark humor, investigation, utopia, apocalypse, danger, fate of humanity ...
Time:
future
Place:
europe
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.
Style:
futuristic, exciting, saga, action adventure, cyber ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
artificial intelligence, cyberpunk, virtual reality, distopia, robot, post apocalyptic, alternate reality, chosen one, dystopia, resistance, prophecy, one against many ...
Time:
future, year 2003, 23rd century, 2000s, distant future ...
Similarity:
100%
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224K
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Childhood friends Tetsuo and Kaneda are pulled into the post-apocalyptic underworld of Neo-Tokyo and forced to fight for their very survival. Kaneda is a bike gang leader, and Tetsuo is a member of a tough motorcycle crew who becomes involved in a ...
Style:
anime, futuristic, surreal, adult animation, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, post apocalypse, motorcycle gang, motorcycle, teenager, protest, dystopia, body horror, psychic power, military, experiment, hallucination ...
Time:
future, near future, distant future, 2010s, 80s ...
Place:
japan, tokyo, east asia, asia
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The second of two theatrically released follow-ups to the Neon Genesis Evangelion series. Comprising of two alternate episodes which were first intended to take the place of episodes 25 and 26, this finale answers many of the questions surrounding ...
Style:
anime, psychological, mecha, ambiguous ending, adult animation ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
loneliness, depression, philosophy, insanity, misanthropy, suicide, alienation, hate, surrealism, infiltration, stream of consciousness, death ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
tokyo, japan
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Duke Red has overseen the construction of a massive Ziggurat to extend his power across the whole planet. Tima, a robot-girl built in the image of his deceased daughter, is at the core of these plans. However, after escaping the Duke's clutches ...
Style:
futuristic, atmospheric, bleak, adult animation, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
robot, steampunk, metropolis, artificial intelligence, androids, cyberpunk, rebellion, heroic mission, save the day, uncover truth, self discovery, androids and robots ...
Time:
future, year 2001, 1930s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
In this anime trilogy, a salvage ship crew happens upon a haunted vessel in Magnetic Rose; a cold tablet turns a lab worker into a biological weapon in Stink Bomb; and an urban populace carries on an endless war with an unseen foe in Cannon Fodder. ...
Style:
surreal, anime, futuristic, exciting, cult classic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
violent, satire, space, dystopia, steampunk, imaginary, danger, escapades, chaos, life is a bitch, space travel, trippy ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Luxembourg, UK, Belgium, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
To find Ilona and unlock the secrets of her disappearance, Karas must plunge deep into the parallel worlds of corporate espionage, organized crime and genetic research - where the truth imprisons whoever finds it first and miracles can be bought but ...
Style:
enigmatic, neo noir, adult animation, atmospheric, surreal ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
police investigation, medical research, dystopia, cyberpunk, monopoly, disappearance, adaptation, secrets, corporation, investigation, rescue, law enforcement ...
Time:
future, year 2006
Place:
paris france, europe, france
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley Of The Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the ...
Style:
anime, manga, cerebral, philosophical, adult animation ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, adult
Plot:
ecology, post apocalypse, nature, teenage girl, insect, female protagonist, environmental, giant insect, steampunk, apocalypse, environment, save the world ...
Time:
future, year 1984, middle ages, medieval times
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
In the future when technological enhancements and robotics are a way of life, Major Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 take care of the jobs that are too difficult for the police. Section 9 employs hackers, sharpshooters, detectives and cyborgs all in an ...
Style:
anime, philosophical, adult animation, cyber, futuristic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, androids and robots, artificial intelligence, hacker, cyborgs, cyberspace, distopia, mind game, investigation, androids, ghost in the shell, science runs amok ...
Time:
near future, future, 2030s, 21st century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Led by a strange dream, scientist Aki Ross struggles to collect the eight spirits in the hope of creating a force powerful enough to protect the planet. With the aid of the Deep Eyes Squadron and her mentor, Dr. Sid, Aki must save the Earth from its ...
Style:
computer animated, adult animation, anime, 3d animation, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot:
alien, post apocalypse, battles, alien invasion, space station, dystopia, cyberpunk, space, scientist, military, space travel, heroic mission ...
Time:
future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, tucson arizona, arizona
Similarity:
50%
19K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In a utopian society created at the end of the third world war, a female warrior who has been plucked from the badlands begins to see cracks in this new facade. And what does this community have planned for the rest of humankind?
Style:
anime, mecha, computer animated, adult animation, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
cyberpunk, androids and robots, danger, artificial intelligence, apocalypse, dystopia, vestiges of humanity, chaos, genetic engineering, save the world, post apocalyptic, graphic violence ...
Time:
future, year 2004, 22nd century
Place:
tokyo, japan
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
As members of ESWAT, the elite forces serving Olympus, Deunan and Briaereos they are deployed everywhere trouble strikes. Olympus finds itself under a stealth attack - cyborg terrorism, deadly nanotech zealots, and rioting citizens are just some of ...
Style:
computer animated, mecha, adult animation, anime, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, teens
Plot:
androids and robots, cyborgs, terrorism, cyberpunk, imaginary, chaos and mayhem, heroic mission, dystopian future, artificial intelligence, battles, fight, military ...
Time:
future, 22nd century
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
At the turn of the century, the Angels returned to Earth, seeking to wipe out humanity in an apocalyptic fury. Devastated, mankind's last remnants moved underground to wait for the day when the Angels would come back to finish the job. Fifteen ...
Style:
anime, mecha, psychological, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, teens, teen drama
Plot:
loneliness, existentialism, self doubt, father son relationship, psychological trauma, loss, depression, giant robot, young heroes, post apocalypse, suffering, piloted giant robot ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
On the planet Latimer, Takeshi Kovacs must protect a tattooist while investigating the death of a yakuza boss alongside a no-nonsense CTAC.
Style:
anime, tech noir, adult animation, 3d animation, neo noir ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
cyberpunk, sword, artificial intelligence, male female partnership, virtual reality, tattooed man, back from the dead, soldier, supernatural power, yakuza, receptionist, transcendence ...
Time:
distant future, 2020s
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min.
TV show
Story:
Spicy City is an animated television series which was created by Ralph Bakshi for HBO. The series lasted for one season which consisted of six episodes.
Style:
adult animation, anthology, neo noir, anime, adult cartoon ...
Plot:
murder, virtual reality, musician, bartender, nudity, nightclub, gang, hostess, private detective, death sentence, betrayal, mad scientist ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
Style:
psychedelic, psychological, philosophical, adult animation, bleak ...
Audience:
kids, teens, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, drug abuse, dystopia, schizophrenia, conspiracy, disorder, addiction, trippy, society, fighting crime, consciousness, losing-it hero ...
Time:
future, year 2006, 2000s, near future, 21st century
Place:
california, texas, usa, san diego california
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the target for a newer, more deadly terminator. Once again, the resistance has ...
Style:
exciting, apocalyptic, suspenseful, suspense, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, kids, adult
Plot:
artificial intelligence, terminator, time travel, robot, man versus machine, cyborgs, dystopia, apocalypse, androids and robots, cyberpunk, chase, time traveler ...
Time:
future, 20th century, 90s, near future, year 1997 ...
Place:
california, los angeles, persia, america, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Under constant attack by monstrous creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind, U.N. Special Agency NERV introduces two new EVA pilots to help defend the city of Tokyo-3: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka ...
Style:
mecha, anime, intense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
giant robot, brutality, apocalypse, post apocalypse, mental illness, escapades, good versus evil, man versus machine, imaginary, danger, dystopian future, heroes ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The story takes place in the year 2034, two years after the events in Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. Female cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi has left Public Security Section 9, an elite counter-terrorist and anti-crime unit specializing in ...
Style:
anime, suspenseful, serious, atmospheric, stylized ...
Plot:
androids and robots, hacker, cyberpunk, politics, ghost in the shell, dystopian future, terrorism, investigation, imaginary, cyberspace, artificial intelligence, secret agent ...
Time:
future, 2030s, 21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Groundbreaking director Mamoru Oshii continues to push the boundaries of art and anime with this universally acclaimed cyber thriller following cyborg detective Batou as he tries to unravel the reasons for a murderous robot revolt in the year 2032. ...
Style:
futuristic, philosophical, adult animation, cyber, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
cyberpunk, cyborgs, artificial intelligence, androids and robots, distopia, androids, investigation, robot, hacker, ghost in the shell, technology, computers and web ...
Time:
future, 2030s, 21st century
Place:
japan, taiwan, hong kong, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
32%
632
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The population of the planet Alcyone is split in two; the cultures of the Ceveans and the Storrions are locked in eternal war, destroying their home. Led by their priestess Amiel, the Ceveans constructed the Ark in an attempt to flee their world, ...
Style:
futuristic, exciting, stylized, suspenseful, anime ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
androids and robots, good versus evil, heroic mission, escapades, danger, destiny, dystopian future, artificial intelligence, imaginary, rivalry, society, man versus machine ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
32%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 59 min.
Story:
The upcoming installment's story takes place amidst signs of postwar reconstruction in the winter of 2028. Tensions are rising in New Port City as demonstrations are held concerning the interests of foreign cartels. This leads to a shooting ...
Style:
anime, philosophical, humorous, atmospheric, suspenseful ...
Plot:
androids and robots, cyborgs, cyberpunk, distopia, brutality, violent, ghost in the shell, giant robot, fight scenes, supernatural, chase, culture clash ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
japan, east asia
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In a universe where human genetic material is the most precious commodity, an impoverished young Earth woman becomes the key to strategic maneuvers and internal strife within a powerful dynasty…
Style:
visually stunning, exciting, serious, suspenseful, fairy tale ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot:
space opera, life turned upside down, save the lady, genetics, good versus evil, outer space, space and aliens, destiny, imaginary, space wars, interspecies romance, space travel ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
chicago, st. petersburg russia
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
14 years after third impact, Ikari Shinji awakens to a world he does not remember. He hasn't aged. Much of Earth is laid in ruins, Nerv has been dismantled, and people who he once protected have turned against him. Befriending the enigmatic ...
Style:
mecha, futuristic, anime, psychological, surreal ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
androids and robots, loneliness, father son relationship, character study, dystopian future, imaginary, society, young heroes, escapades, danger, life is a bitch, giant robot ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
After the Second Impact, Tokyo-3 is being attacked by giant creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind. The child Shinji's objective is to fight the Angels by piloting one of the mysterious Evangelion mecha units. A remake of the ...
Style:
mecha, atmospheric, anime, stylized, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
androids and robots, artificial intelligence, female warrior, chaos, angel, battles, supernatural, save the world, parent child relationship, dystopian future, imaginary, man versus machine ...
Time:
near future
Place:
tokyo, japan, asia
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 48 min.
Story:
A freelance reporter stumbles on a desperate military operation. An army chopper has crashed and its cargo has been activated. Now there are two killer androids running loose in the wilderness and have the daughter of their inventor as their target. ...
Style:
anime, mecha, suspenseful, exciting, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
cyberpunk, murder, artificial intelligence, chaos, ghost, supernatural, man versus machine, dystopian future, woman in danger, investigation, life is a bitch, race against time ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
Posing as lovers on vacation, Motoko and Batou work to try to stop a terrorist organization whose symbol is the Scrasath. Meanwhile, Togusa investigates a murder of a man who possessed a prosthetic leg manufactured by the Mermaid's Leg ...
Style:
anime, serious, suspenseful, rough, exciting ...
Plot:
androids and robots, cyberpunk, terrorism, ghost in the shell, fighting crime, special agent, partner, artificial intelligence, murder, imaginary, danger, undercover ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Animation, Action, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 71 min.
Story:
In the futuristic city of Olympus, built on the ashes of the third world war, a police officer and her cyborg partner fight terrorism.
Style:
anime, adult animation, futuristic, mecha, manga ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cyberpunk, androids and robots, utopia, computer, terrorism, distopia, post apocalypse, superhero, badass female lead, hacker, transcendence, computer hacker ...
Time:
future, 22nd century, near future
Similarity:
29%
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