Movies Like Burst City

If you liked Burst City (1982), a action and music movie directed by Gakuryu Ishii, 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
Megazone 23 (1985)
★ 6.9/10Also action 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.
2
Afterburn (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also action and science fiction
Set against the backdrop of a postapocalyptic Earth whose Eastern Hemisphere was destroyed by a massive solar flare, leaving what life remains mutated from radiation and fallout. The story revolves around a group of…
3
Code 8 Part II (2024)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and action
In a world where superpowered people are heavily policed by robots, an ex-con teams up with a drug lord he despises to protect a teen from a corrupt cop.
4
Appleseed (2004)
★ 6.8/10Also action and science fiction
In a utopian society created at the end of World War III, a female warrior who has been plucked from the badlands begins to see cracks in this new facade. And what does this community have planned for the rest of…
5
Electric Dragon 80000V (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction and action
A violent, guitar-playing, electrically charged boxer faces off against an electronic wizard half-merged with a metallic Buddha.
6
Real Men (1987)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and action
A womanizing CIA agent and an insecure insurance agent are paired together to make sure a deal goes through with aliens for the future of mankind.
7
How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017)
★ 6/10Also music and science fiction
In 1970s London, a teenage outsider named Enn falls in love with a rebellious alien girl named Zan, who has come to Earth for a party. Together, they navigate the complexities of intergalactic culture and the trials of…
8
Tokyo Tribe (2014)
★ 6.5/10Also music and science fiction
In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. Merra, leader of the Wu-Ronz tribe of Bukuro, joins forces with heavy-hitting gangster Buppa of Buppa Town…
9
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and music
Yet to fulfill their rock and roll destiny, the stakes are higher than ever for the now middle-aged Bill and Ted who set out on a new adventure when a visitor from the future warns them that only their song can save…
10
Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (2008)
★ 7.4/10Also action and science fiction
In the year 2029, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster'.
11
Appleseed Alpha (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction and action
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…
12
Slash/Back (2022)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and action
In a remote Arctic community, a group of Inuit girls fight off an alien invasion, all while trying to make it to the coolest party in town.
13
Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026)
★ 8.1/10Also music and science fiction
Iroha's life gets knocked off its orbit when Kaguya, a carefree runaway from the Moon, moves in and convinces her to perform in a virtual world together.
14
Heavy Metal (1981)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and music
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
15
Akira (1988)
★ 7.9/10Also science fiction and action
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
16
Turbo Kid (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also action and science fiction
In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, an orphaned teen must battle a ruthless warlord to save the girl of his dreams.
17
Spectral (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction and action
A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural beings that have taken over a European city.
18
Swallowtail Butterfly (1996)
★ 7.5/10Also music and science fiction
The struggles of a group of outcasts living in "Yentown", in an alternate-future Japan.
19
Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011)
★ 6.6/10Also action and science fiction
Summoned by the black sphere, Kei and Masaru fight against extraterrestrials until Masaru grows tired of fighting and refuses to continue.
20
Henry Danger: The Movie (2025)
★ 7.7/10Also action and science fiction
Henry Hart meets a superfan—eager to fight crime with Kid Danger—who comes into possession of a device that can open up alternate realities. Facing a wild ride, Henry will need his best friend Jasper and his new…