Movies Like The Steel Man

If you liked The Steel Man (1938), a history and fantasy movie directed by Teppei Yamaguchi, 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
Vesper (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and fantasy
After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking…
2
Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and science fiction
In an alternate universe, very different versions of DC's Trinity fight against the government after they are framed for an embassy bombing.
3
Japoteurs (1942)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and science fiction
Superman vs. Japanese spies hijacking a new super-bomber.
4
Marvel One-Shot: Item 47 (2012)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and fantasy
Benny and Claire, a down-on-their-luck couple, find a discarded Chitauri weapon referred to as 'Item 47'.
5
Blush (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also science fiction and fantasy
When a horticulturalist-astronaut crashes onto a desolate planet, he encounters an ethereal visitor and discovers the joy of building a new life—realizing the universe has delivered something astonishing.
6
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also science fiction and fantasy
Amanda Waller's top-secret "Task Force X" — consisting of Deadshot, Bronze Tiger, Killer Frost, Captain Boomerang, Harley Quinn, and Copperhead — is on a mission to retrieve a mystical object so powerful that they're…
7
Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and fantasy
An intelligent 15-year-old high school student is unexpectedly transferred to a boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from another dimension.
8
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and fantasy
Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technology to create profitable inventions…
9
Fire and Ice (1983)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and science fiction
The villainous Nekron and his mother, Queen Juliana, plot against the human race from their frigid fortress. Creating mass destruction with huge glaciers, mother and son incur the wrath of Larn, a warrior whose entire…
10
Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and science fiction
It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindicated by the victory at the Breach, the Jaeger program has evolved into the most powerful global defense force in human…
11
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant (2011)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and science fiction
Agent Coulson informs Agent Sitwell that the World Security Council wishes Emil Blonsky to be released from prison to join the Avengers Initiative. As Nick Fury doesn't want to release Blonsky, the two agents decide to…
12
Krull (1983)
★ 6.1/10Also fantasy and science fiction
A prince and a fellowship of companions set out to rescue his bride from a fortress of alien invaders who have arrived on their home planet.
13
Parallel (2018)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and fantasy
A group of friends stumble upon a mirror that serves as a portal to a "multiverse", but soon discover that importing knowledge from the other side in order to better their lives brings increasingly dangerous…
14
The Dark Tower (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also fantasy and science fiction
A boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as the Dark Tower.
15
Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)
★ 7/10Also history and science fiction
What was a cunning plan from Lord Edmund Blackadder V to fake a time machine on his gullibly incompetent friends, turns out to be the real thing and hurls him and his imbecile underling, Baldrick, through the course of…
16
Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer (2011)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction and fantasy
Agent Coulson stops at a convenience store and deals with a coincidental robbery during his visit.
17
Special (2006)
★ 6.3/10Also fantasy and science fiction
A lonely metermaid has a psychotic reaction to his medication and becomes convinced he's a superhero. A very select group of people in life are truly gifted. Special is a movie about everyone else.
18
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and science fiction
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…
19
Injustice (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also science fiction and fantasy
When Lois Lane is killed, an unhinged Superman decides to take control of the Earth. Determined to stop him, Batman creates a team of freedom-fighting heroes. But when superheroes go to war, can the world survive?
20
Harmony (2018)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and science fiction
Born with an energetic power to absorb fear from others, a young woman must find love to balance the fears of her own and fight an ever growing storm of negative energy.