Movies Like Death Note: The Last Name

If you liked Death Note: The Last Name (2006), a fantasy and thriller movie directed by Shusuke Kaneko, 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.

1
Death Note (2006)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and mystery
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…
2
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God (2007)
★ 7.9/10Also fantasy and thriller
When rogue shinigami Ryuk leaves his Death Note in the human world, he has no idea how far the one who finds it will take his new-found power. With the Death Note in hand, brilliant high school student Light Yagami…
3
Demon City (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also fantasy and thriller
Framed for his family's murder and left for dead, an ex-hitman will stop at nothing to exact revenge on the masked "demons" who have taken over his city.
4
Ninja III: The Domination (1984)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and thriller
An aerobics instructor becomes a ruthless assassin after being possessed by a slain ninja's spirit, leading to a showdown with a martial arts expert.
5
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors (2009)
★ 7.5/10Also thriller and fantasy
L's successor must ponder L's defeat if he hopes to succeed where his famed predecessor failed. At the headquarters of the SPK, he calls upon the Japanese task force to declare war on Light. A recap of Death Note…
6
Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (2017)
★ 8/10Also fantasy and mystery
With help from Meme Oshino, the apparition specialist, Koyomi defeats the three powerful vampire hunters: Dramaturgy, Episode and Guillotinecutter. Koyomi takes back all the limbs of Kiss-shot Acerola-orion…
7
xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005)
★ 6.6/10Also mystery and fantasy
Invited to a wealthy client's mansion, time-traveling witch Yuko and her companions arrive to find a group of collectors assembled to participate in a mysterious auction. And the mystery only deepens when the…
8
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also mystery and fantasy
A young woman with psychokinetic powers breaks out of a Louisiana asylum and makes her way to New Orleans, where she falls into the city’s netherworld of misfits and miscreants.
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Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016)
★ 8/10Also fantasy and mystery
Koyomi Araragi was turned into a vampire by the legendary vampire, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade, and he needs to revive the weakened vampire back to her complete form to return to being human again. The…
10
Underworld: Blood Wars (2016)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and thriller
Vampire death dealer Selene fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David and his father Thomas, she must stop the eternal war between Lycans…
11
Shadow Master (2022)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and thriller
After being slain by a group of criminals, a man is reborn with animal-like superpowers and makes it his mission to right the wrongs of his city.
12
I Still See You (2018)
★ 6.4/10Also thriller and fantasy
Ten years after an apocalyptic event left the world haunted by ghosts, Veronica 'Ronnie' Calder receives a threatening message from beyond the grave. Joining forces with a mysterious classmate, Kirk, Ronnie descends…
13
Black Butler (2014)
★ 7/10Also fantasy and mystery
Set in the year 2020, following her supposed death, a young woman returns as the son of her noble family to precede the family's prestigious company, with a demon at her side to avenge her parent's murder.
14
Blade II (2002)
★ 6.6/10Also fantasy and thriller
Blade forms an uneasy alliance with the vampire council in order to combat the Reapers, who are feeding on vampires.
15
The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View (2007)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and mystery
The story starts following an incident: a young girl jumps from the top of a building. The image provokes a certain dread, as the girl appears to have been a corpse even before she jumped. The case is dismissed, yet…
16
Jigsaw (2017)
★ 6.2/10Also mystery and thriller
Law enforcement finds itself chasing the ghost of a man dead for over a decade, embroiled in a diabolical new game that's only just begun.
17
The Ritual Killer (2023)
★ 5.8/10Also mystery and thriller
Unable to process the death of his daughter, Detective Boyd embarks on a hunt for a serial killer who murders according to a brutal tribal ritual: Muti. The only person who can help Boyd is Professor Mackles, an…
18
Home Sweet Home: Rebirth (2025)
★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and thriller
When a city is overrun with a demonically-possessed crowd, a cop must find the source of evil to save his family.
19
The Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recording (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and mystery
January 1999: Apprentice mage Azaka Kokutou, Mikiya's younger sister, has been ordered by her mentor, Touko Aozaki, to investigate a certain incident in which fairies steal the memories of students at Azaka's school…
20
The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain (2008)
★ 7/10Also fantasy and mystery
July 1998 - After a group of delinquents is found dead in their hangout place with all their limbs twisted and torn off, Aozaki Touko receives a request to find the murderer and asks Shiki for help. The main suspect is…