Movies Like Metropolis

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

Download: Devil's Circuit

1992·47m·★ 6.0·Rintaro

2 shared crewDir. RintaroDP: Hitoshi Yamaguchi

X: The Movie

1996·1h 37m·★ 6.1·Rintaro

2 shared crewDir. RintaroDP: Hitoshi Yamaguchi

Appleseed

2004·1h 45m·★ 6.9·Shinji Aramaki

4 shared themes: metropolis, adult animation, future...Fans also likedAnimation & Science Fiction

Astro Boy

2009·1h 34m·★ 6.3·David Bowers

Themes: osamu tezuka, future, robotFans also likedAnimation & Science Fiction

Ghost in the Shell 2.0

2008·1h 25m·★ 7.8·Mamoru Oshii

Themes: android, futureFans also likedStarring Shigeru Chiba

Ghost in the Shell

1995·1h 23m·★ 7.9·Mamoru Oshii

Themes: android, adult animationFans also likedAnimation & Science Fiction

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

2004·1h 40m·★ 7.4·Mamoru Oshii

Themes: android, futureFans also likedAnimation & Science Fiction

Appleseed Alpha

2014·1h 33m·★ 6.5·Shinji Aramaki

Themes: adult animation, mechaFans also likedAnimation & Science Fiction

Robots

2005·1h 30m·★ 6.4·Chris Wedge

Themes: steampunk, robotAnimation & Science Fiction

COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing

2025·1h 45m·★ 6.4·Hiroyuki Hata

TMDB recommendsAnimation & Science Fiction

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

2001·1h 55m·★ 7.8·Shinichiro Watanabe

TMDB recommendsAnimation & Science Fiction

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War

2021·1h 58m·★ 5.9·Michihito Fujii

TMDB recommendsAnimation & Science Fiction

Napping Princess

2017·1h 51m·★ 6.3·Kenji Kamiyama

TMDB recommendsAnimation & Science Fiction

Blade Runner 2049

2017·2h 44m·★ 8.0·Denis Villeneuve

Themes: android, future

Alien: Covenant

2017·2h 2m·★ 6.4·Ridley Scott

Themes: android, robot

Interstellar

2014·2h 49m·★ 8.7·Christopher Nolan

Themes: future, robot

Real Steel

2011·2h 7m·★ 7.1·Shawn Levy

Themes: future, robot

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

2021·2h 35m·★ 8.0·Kazuya Tsurumaki

Fans also likedAnimation & Science Fiction

Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars

2009·2h 6m·★ 8.0·Hiroyuki Imaishi

Fans also likedScience Fiction & Animation

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

2009·1h 52m·★ 7.9·Masayuki

Fans also likedAnimation & Science Fiction

How Good Is Metropolis?

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