Movies Like Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

If you liked Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009), a animation and science fiction movie directed by Masayuki and Kazuya Tsurumaki, 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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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…
2
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…
3
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…
4
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…
5
Metropolis (2001)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and science fiction
In the midst of societal conflict in the futuristic city of Metropolis, Kenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban set out to uncover the mystery behind the first human-like robot, Tima.
6
Patlabor 2: The Movie (1993)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and science fiction
A Japanese police unit who use giant anthropomorphic robots (called Labors) is caught up in a political struggle between the civilian authorities and the military when a terrorist act is blamed on an Air Force jet…
7
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…
8
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…
9
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…
10
Appleseed Alpha (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and science fiction
The Third World War (2099–2126) devastated part of the Earth. Former nations are reforming while new powers emerge, and groups of humans struggle to survive in ruined cities. The story follows Deunan Knute and her…
11
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (1993)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and action
It has been thirteen years since the Androids began their killing rampage and Son Gohan is the only person fighting back. He takes Bulma's son Trunks as a student and even gives his own life to save Trunks's. Now…
12
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and action
In UC 0093, the Federation has recovered from its defeat and has created a new anti-colonial special forces unit to deal with rebel forces: Londo Bell. Elsewhere in space, Char Aznable reappears out of self-imposed…
13
Escaflowne: The Movie (2000)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and drama
Gaea is a mythical realm ruled by sword and sorcery and immersed in blood and violence. Thrust into a conflict she doesn't quite understand, Hitomi Kanzaki helps aid the young Prince Van as they embark upon a journey…
14
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (1992)
★ 6.5/10Also action and animation
Cooler has resurrected himself as a robot and is enslaving the people of New Namek. Goku and the gang must help.
15
Robot Carnival (1987)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and science fiction
An anthology of various tales told in various styles with robots being the one common element among them.
16
Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku (1990)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and action
Bardock, Son Goku's father, is a low-ranking Saiyan soldier who was given the power to see into the future by the last remaining alien on a planet he just destroyed. He witnesses the destruction of his race and must…
17
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…
18
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…
19
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan (1993)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and science fiction
While the Saiyan Paragus persuades Vegeta to rule a new planet, King Kai alerts Goku of the South Galaxy's destruction by an unknown Super Saiyan.
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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…