Movies Like Robot Carnival

If you liked Robot Carnival (1987), a animation and science fiction movie directed by Atsuko Fukushima and Hiroyuki Kitakubo, 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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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.
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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 4: Memories of Hatred (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and science fiction
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 3: The Brightness Falls (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and science fiction
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 2: The Wyvern Divided (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and science fiction
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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Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and science fiction
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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Vexille (2007)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and science fiction
2067: Isolation: Japan seals herself off from the eyes of the world in the face of unilateral international policy setting strict limits on the use of robotic technology. The island nation exists only behind a veil of…
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Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End (2008)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and science fiction
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 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…
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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…
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Megazone 23 (1985)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and science fiction
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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VIRGIN PUNK Clockwork Girl (2025)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and science fiction
In an unforgiving world, Ubu Kamigori hunts criminals as a bounty hunter. But one day, waiting in her home is the man she shares a sordid history with—Mr. Elegance. And so, her destiny begins to unravel.
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Memories (1995)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and science fiction
Three back-to-back anime films by three different directors make up this sci-fi trilogy three years in the making.
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Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars (2009)
★ 7.9/10Also science fiction and animation
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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Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved Ones (2016)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and science fiction
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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Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! (1992)
★ 7/10Also animation and science fiction
Dr. Gero's Androids #13, #14, and #15 are awakened by the laboratory computers and immediately head to the mall where Goku is shopping. After Goku, Trunks, and Vegeta defeat #14 and #15, #13 absorbs their inner…
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009 Re:Cyborg (2012)
★ 7/10Also animation and science fiction
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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Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM (2024)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and science fiction
In C.E.75, the fighting still continues. There are independence movements, and aggression by Blue Cosmos... In order to calm the situation, a global peace monitoring agency called COMPASS is established, with Lacus as…
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To Every You I've Loved Before (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and science fiction
While struggling to make friends after his parents’ divorce, Koyomi Takasaki meets Kazune Takigawa, but apparently, they already have. Kazune reveals that she’s from World Line 85, an alternate universe in which she…
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Promare (2019)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and science fiction
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.