Movies Like Metropolis

If you liked Metropolis (2001), a animation and science fiction movie directed by Rintaro, 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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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.
2
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…
3
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…
4
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…
5
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…
6
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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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…
8
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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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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Surrogates (2009)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction
Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.
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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…
12
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…
13
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…
14
Mazinger Z: Infinity (2017)
★ 7/10Also science fiction and animation
When the evil Dr. Hell attacks the Earth, the mighty giant mecha Mazinger Z is formed to stop him.
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Sleeper (1973)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction
Miles Monroe, a clarinet-playing health food store proprietor, is revived out of cryostasis 200 years into a future world in order to help rebels fight an oppressive government regime.
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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…
17
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…
18
Expelled from Paradise (2014)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and science fiction
A.D. 2400, DEVA's central council detects an incident of unauthorized access into their mainframe. Someone on Earth was trying to hack into the system. The only information DEVA was able to retrieve was that hacker…
19
Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2020)
★ 7/10Also animation and science fiction
It’s the dawn of a new age of heroes, and Metropolis has just met its first. But as Daily Planet intern Clark Kent – working alongside reporter Lois Lane – secretly wields his alien powers of flight, super-strength and…
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
★ 7.1/10Also science fiction
David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this…