Movies Like Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!!

If you liked Galaxy Express 999: Can You Live Like a Warrior!! (1979), a adventure and drama movie directed by Nobutaka Nishizawa and Masayuki Akehi, 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
Galaxy Express 999: The Movie (1979)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and animation
In the future, one can achieve immortality by obtaining a mechanized body. Orphaned, young Tetsuro hitches a ride on the space train Galaxy Express 999 in the hope of obtaining a cyborg body to avenge his mother's…
2
Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn (2019)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and adventure
First compilation movie of the TV series which covers episodes 1-8 with new scenes added for the introduction. It covers the period from when Riko descends into the Abyss with her robot companion Reg, reaching the…
3
Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight (2019)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and adventure
Second compilation movie of the TV series which covers episodes 9-13. Riko and Reg descend to the third and fourth layer where Riko has her first experience of the Curse.
4
Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks (1993)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and science fiction
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…
5
Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also adventure and animation
Ash meets the Mythical Pokémon Volcanion when it crashes down from the sky, creating a cloud of dust—and a mysterious force binds the two of them together! Volcanion despises humans and tries to get away, but it’s…
6
Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans (1993)
★ 6.5/10Also adventure and animation
Dr. Raichi is one of the only survivors of the Tuffles, a race that once lived on Planet Plant before the coming of the Saiyans. The Saiyans not only massacred the entire Tuffle race, but also stole their technology…
7
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and adventure
Tanjiro undergoes rigorous training with the Stone Hashira, Himejima, in his quest to become a Hashira. Meanwhile, Muzan continues to search for Nezuko and Ubuyashiki. A recap of Kimetsu no Yaiba episodes 55–56, with…
8
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (2017)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and adventure
Ash Ketchum wakes up late one morning after having broken his alarm clock in his sleep. He eventually makes it to Professor Oak's lab, but is told that the three starter Pokémon, Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander…
9
Our War Game (2000)
★ 8/10Also adventure and animation
Spring break turns into a summer war when the evil Diaboromon wreaks havoc on the internet, and Tai and Matt must achieve a new Digivolution to defeat him! Will Tai and the Digidestined save the world, and will Sora…
10
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and science fiction
A Super Namekian named Slug comes to invade Earth. But the Z Warriors do their best to stop Slug and his gang.
11
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…
12
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026)
★ 9/10Also animation and adventure
Avatar Aang, the world's last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find it before it falls into the wrong…
13
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler (1992)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and science fiction
Cooler has resurrected himself as a robot and is enslaving the people of New Namek. Goku and the gang must help.
14
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea (2006)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and adventure
On their way through the Battle Frontier, Ash and friends meet up with a Pokémon Ranger who's mission is to deliever the egg of Manaphy to a temple on the ocean's floor. However, a greedy pirate wants the power of…
15
Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2001)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and adventure
The Team Rocket leader, Giovanni, has found Mewtwo in a remote area of the Johto region. As Giovanni tries to re-capture Mewtwo, Ash and his friends are kidnapped by Domino, a new Team Rocket member, while trying to…
16
Fire and Ice (1983)
★ 6.7/10Also animation 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…
17
Digimon Adventure 02: Revenge of Diaboromon (2001)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and animation
The DigiDestined go up against Diaboromon again. Tai and Matt head back to the Internet to deal with him with Omnimon, while the younger Chosen Children go to deal with the rampage of a swarm of Kuramon (Diaboromon's…
18
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Dangerous Honeymoon -The Lost Daddy- (2019)
★ 7/10Also animation and adventure
Hiroshi and Misae have never been to a honeymoon trip to a foreign country. One day, Misae discovered an inexpensive and family-friendly holiday package to Australia and the Nohara family decided to make it their first…
19
Pokémon Heroes (2002)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and adventure
Ash, Pikachu and the gang try and stop a pair of thieves hiding out in the canals and alleyways of Altomare, the age-old water capital. Joining the adventure are two new legendary Pokémon, a pair of siblings named…
20
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.