Movies Like The Iron Detective: Sentinel

If you liked The Iron Detective: Sentinel (2017), a science fiction and animation movie directed by Jason Turner, 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
DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
Tragedy strikes the Batman's life again when Robin Jason Todd tracks down his birth mother only to run afoul of the Joker. An adaptation of the 1988 comic book storyline of the same name.
2
Afterburn (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also 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
Unidentified Flying Mater (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and animation
Mater finds a small UFO called Mator and they have a night out. Later, when Mator is captured by military forces, Mater sneaks up and saves him with the help of Lightning McQueen and the UFO's mother.
4
Batman vs. Two-Face (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and science fiction
Former Gotham City District Attorney Harvey Dent, one side of his face scarred by acid, goes on a crime spree based on the number '2'. All of his actions are decided by the flip of a defaced, two-headed silver dollar.
5
Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie (2020)
★ 7/10Also animation and science fiction
The assassin Deathstroke tries to save his family from the wrath of H.I.V.E. and the murderous Jackal.
6
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also science fiction and animation
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
Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and science fiction
Fuelled by remorse and vengeance, a high schooler named Terry McGinnis becomes the new Batman as he fights crime in the futuristic Neo-Gotham City.
8
Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant (2011)
★ 6.3/10Also 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…
9
Groot's Pursuit (2022)
★ 7/10Also animation and science fiction
Groot investigates a spooky noise that’s been haunting the Quadrant, which leads to an intense dance off.
10
Plankton: The Movie (2025)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and science fiction
Plankton's tangled love story with his sentient computer wife goes sideways when she takes a stand — and decides to destroy the world without him.
11
Batman: Bad Blood (2016)
★ 7/10Also science fiction and animation
When Batman goes missing, it takes the entire Bat "family" - including Batwoman and Batwing - to keep the peace in Gotham and unravel the mystery behind the Dark Knight's disappearance.
12
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
When Brainy Smurf is favored to win the annual Smurfberry Hunt for the ninth year in a row, Gutsy Smurf sets out to discover how Brainy wins every year. Gutsy’s investigation takes him into spooky Smurfy Hollow–and…
13
Auntie Edna (2018)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and science fiction
Taking place during the events of Incredibles 2, Edna Mode babysits Jack-Jack.
14
Lou (2017)
★ 7.5/10Also animation
A lost-and-found box holds a mysterious and unseen monster within.
15
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 (2017)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and science fiction
This animated short revolves around the events causing an electrical systems failure on the west coast of the US. According to Blade Runner 2049’s official timeline, this failure leads to cities shutting down…
16
Arctic Dogs (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also animation
Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.
17
Green Lantern: First Flight (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also science fiction and animation
Test pilot Hal Jordan finds himself recruited as the newest member of the intergalactic police force, The Green Lantern Corps.
18
Robot Chicken: Star Wars (2007)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and science fiction
A series of 30 sketches, following the hilarious antics of various characters from a galaxy, far, far away.
19
Baseball Bugs (1946)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
Bugs Bunny single handedly takes on the “Gas-House Gorillas,” a baseball team of hulking, cigar-chomping bullies.
20
Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and science fiction
As the home planet of the Green Lantern Corps faces a battle with an ancient enemy, Hal Jordan prepares new recruit Arisia for the coming conflict by relating stories of the first Green Lantern and several of Hal's…