Movies Like Patlabor 2: The Movie

If you liked Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993), a animation and science fiction movie directed by Mamoru Oshii, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

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Patlabor WXIII the Movie (2002)
★ 6.6/10Also action and animation
Set in the year 2000, when the level of Labor accidents begin to escalate around Tokyo Bay, police detectives Kusumi and Hata are assigned to investigate. What they discover leads to a series of government cover-ups…
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Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 4: Memories of Hatred (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also action and animation
While W-0 is away, Leila and the remaining crew at base find themselves surrounded by Britannian Knightmares. Piloting the Vercingetorix, Shin Hyuuga leads the enemy charge, having usurped the position of Grand Master…
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Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 2: The Wyvern Divided (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also action and animation
The war between Euro Britannia and the European Union continues. New orders are given to the W-0 Unit. To land in the middle of the enemy territory as a diversion. The pilots of the W-0 Unit consist only of the…
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Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3: The Brightness Falls (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also action and animation
After discovering the face of their true enemy, someone who is related to Akito and responsible for the Geass placed upon him, W-0 attempts to return to their base at Castle Weisswolf. However, stranded in Warsaw due…
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Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved Ones (2016)
★ 6.3/10Also action and animation
The Ark Fleet has been destroyed, and a significant number of the enemy's troops have been wiped out due to its crash landing. As the remaining forces of the Holy Order of Michael regroup in order to launch a final…
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Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and science fiction
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…
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Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 1: The Wyvern Arrives (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also action and science fiction
The side story takes place in 2017 a.t.b., between the rise of the “Black Knights” organization and the return of the supposedly "dead" Zero. The setting is in Europe, where the European Union (E.U.) allied nations are…
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Megazone 23 (1985)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and action
A young biker stumbles onto a prototype motorcycle with a hidden function that has a link to the true nature of his world.
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Promare (2019)
★ 7/10Also animation and action
Galo and the Burning Rescue Fire Department face off against BURNISH, a group of mutants who are able to control and wield flames, and the fire disaster they have unleashed on Earth.
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Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End (2008)
★ 7.6/10Also action and animation
Simon and Kamina live in an underground city monitored by the village chief. When Simon stumbles upon an artifact and beastmen invade from the surface, Simon and Kamina rebel against them.
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Appleseed (1988)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and science fiction
In the futuristic city of Olympus, built on the ashes of the third world war, a police officer and her cyborg partner fight terrorism.
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Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and science fiction
It is A.D. 2009 and the human race is caught in a war between giant humanoids, male Zentrans and female Meltrans. Returning from the edge of our solar system after making a space fold, the SDF-1 Macross makes the long…
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Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars (2009)
★ 7.9/10Also action and science fiction
Seven years have passed after the battle of Teppelin... Humans have since reclaimed the surface of the earth and enjoy an unprecedented period of peace and prosperity. However, humanity's increasing population growth…
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009 Re:Cyborg (2012)
★ 7/10Also action and animation
009 Re:Cyborg follows a group of nine cyborgs, each of them created by a shadowy organization for use as weapons against humanity. The group turns on their creators to protect the population instead, using the powers…
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Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector (2020)
★ 7.5/10Also science fiction and action
Inspector Kei Mikhail Ignatov finds himself involved with an organization named Bifrost with the possibility of freeing his wife if he betrays Unit One. Koichi Azusawa coordinates an assault on the Public Safety Bureau…
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Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and action
As members of ESWAT, the elite forces serving Olympus, Deunan and Briaereos are deployed anywhere trouble strikes. Olympus finds itself under a stealth attack - cyborg terrorism, deadly nanotech zealots, and rioting…
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Iron Man: Rise of Technovore (2013)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and animation
Iron Man enlists the help of ruthless vigilante the Punisher to track down War Machine's murderer. All the while, he's being pursued by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Black Widow and Hawkeye, who suspect his involvement in a…
18
Gintama: The Movie (2010)
★ 7.5/10Also action and science fiction
Odd Jobs Gin has taken on a lot of odd work in the past, and when you're a Jack of All Trades agency based in a feudal Japan that's been conquered and colonized by aliens, the term "Odd Jobs" means REALLY ODD jobs. But…
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Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and action
It’s a high-stakes mystery on the high seas! Enjoying a free prize cruise on a military ship, Conan and his friends find their relaxation interrupted by the threat of possible explosives on board! It’s a race against…
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Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and action
A rash of sniper attacks leaves the streets of Tokyo empty and the public terrified to go outside. It’s up to Conan and his friends to find the culprit, but the case goes deeper than it seems. Military cover-ups…