Movies Like Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan

1993·1h 10m·★ 7.3·Shigeyasu Yamauchi

Dragon Ball Z Collection6 shared cast incl. Masako Nozawa & Ryo Horikawa6 shared themes: martial artist, transformation, space travel...

Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13!

1992·46m·★ 6.9·Daisuke Nishio

Dragon Ball Z Collection6 shared cast incl. Masako Nozawa & Ryo HorikawaThemes: transformation, super power

Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound

1993·51m·★ 7.1·Yoshihiro Ueda

Dragon Ball Z Collection4 shared cast incl. Masako Nozawa & Toshio Furukawa4 shared themes: transformation, alien, shounen...

Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge

1991·48m·★ 7.0·Mitsuo Hashimoto

Dragon Ball Z Collection5 shared cast incl. Masako Nozawa & Toshio FurukawaThemes: transformation, alien, based on manga

Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone

1989·41m·★ 6.7·Daisuke Nishio

Dragon Ball Z Collection4 shared cast incl. Masako Nozawa & Toshio FurukawaThemes: martial artist, alien

Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest

1990·1h·★ 6.6·Daisuke Nishio

Dragon Ball Z Collection5 shared cast incl. Masako Nozawa & Toshio FurukawaDir. Daisuke Nishio

Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug

1991·52m·★ 6.5·Mitsuo Hashimoto

Dragon Ball Z Collection5 shared cast incl. Toshio Furukawa & Masako NozawaThemes: transformation, alien

Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies

1986·50m·★ 6.7·Daisuke Nishio

4 shared cast incl. Masako Nozawa & Naoki Tatsuta4 shared themes: martial artist, alien, shounen...Dir. Daisuke Nishio

Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon

1995·51m·★ 7.4·Mitsuo Hashimoto

Dragon Ball Z Collection3 shared cast incl. Masako Nozawa & Mayumi TanakaThemes: martial artist, shounen

Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might

1990·1h 1m·★ 6.7·Daisuke Nishio

Dragon Ball Z Collection4 shared cast incl. Masako Nozawa & Mayumi TanakaDir. Daisuke Nishio

Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn

1995·55m·★ 7.6·Shigeyasu Yamauchi

Dragon Ball Z Collection3 shared cast incl. Masako Nozawa & Ryo HorikawaThemes: shounen, based on manga

Dragon Ball Super: Broly

2018·1h 41m·★ 7.7·Tatsuya Nagamine

3 shared cast incl. Masako Nozawa & Ryo HorikawaThemes: transformation, alien, shounenFans also liked

Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'

2015·1h 33m·★ 7.1·Tadayoshi Yamamuro

Dragon Ball Z Collection4 shared cast incl. Masako Nozawa & Ryo HorikawaAction & Animation & Science Fiction

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

2013·1h 25m·★ 7.1·Masahiro Hosoda

Dragon Ball Z Collection4 shared cast incl. Masako Nozawa & Ryo HorikawaAnimation & Action & Science Fiction

Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly

1994·50m·★ 5.8·Yoshihiro Ueda

Dragon Ball Z Collection4 shared cast incl. Masako Nozawa & Mayumi TanakaAnimation & Action & Science Fiction

Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming

1994·48m·★ 6.5·Shigeyasu Yamauchi

Dragon Ball Z CollectionBoth star Masako Nozawa & Mayumi TanakaFans also liked

Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle

1987·45m·★ 6.5·Daisuke Nishio

4 shared cast incl. Masako Nozawa & Mayumi TanakaDir. Daisuke NishioThemes: shounen, based on manga

Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!

2008·35m·★ 7.0·Yoshihiro Ueda

5 shared cast incl. Masako Nozawa & Ryo HorikawaThemes: alien, shounenAnimation & Action & Science Fiction

Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks

1993·48m·★ 7.8·Yoshihiro Ueda

5 shared cast incl. Masako Nozawa & Mayumi TanakaThemes: shounen, based on mangaAnimation & Action & Science Fiction

The World of Dragon Ball Z

2000·20m·★ 6.7·Daisuke Nishio

Themes: transformation, alien, based on mangaDir. Daisuke Nishio

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