Movies Like

Shakugan no Shana (2005) TV Show

7.4 105 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy

Country: Japan

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 72

Audience: TV-14

Story: Murdered by a demonic being, 15-year-old Yuji Sakai has his life force replaced by a flame that dims with each day. When the flame dies, no one will remember he was ever alive. This is how he meets Shana: a warrior with a burning sword, and the will of a god as her guide. The two form a bond as Yuji becomes Shana’s accomplice in her battles to keep the balance between the ordinary world and hers.

Plot: magic, supernatural, high school, romance, school, demon, super power, seinen, ...

KONOSUBA – An Explosion on This Wonderful World! (2023) TV Show

7.4 117 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 12

Audience: TV-14

Story: This feisty young wizard will stop at nothing to master the spell that saved her life: Explosion! Megumin, the “Greatest Genius of the Crimson Magic Clan,” has chosen to devote her studies to the powerful offensive magic used by her mysterious savior. Then one day, her little sister finds a black kitten in the woods. But this cat isn’t just a new furry friend—she’s the key to awakening a Dark God!

Plot: magic, prequel, parody, school, spin off, fantasy world, wizard, anime, ...

Cast

Tom Hanks

Paul Newman

Jude Law

Tyler Hoechlin

Road to Perdition (2002)

7.4 4.0K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 117 min.

Audience: R

Story: Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him.

Plot: hotel, farm, hitman, illinois, road trip, based on comic, revenge, organized crime, ...

Time: great depression, 1930s

Cast

Daveed Diggs

Mickey Sumner

Alison Wright

Iddo Goldberg

Snowpiercer (2020) TV Show

7.4 1.4K votes

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction

Country: South Korea, United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 40

Audience: TV-MA

Story: More than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, the remnants of humanity inhabit a gigantic, perpetually-moving train that circles the globe as class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival play out.

Style: shocking

Plot: winter, post-apocalyptic future, dystopia, rebellion, train, based on graphic novel, caste system, grim, ...

Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts (2010) TV Show

7.4 109 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 26

Audience: TV-14

Story: Advanced placement into a school of higher grade proof-reading is determined by the results of the Promotion Test strictly for class type. Ranging from A class with the best facilities anyone can offer all the way down to F Class which is composed of low dining tables, rotten tatami mats and other worn out facilities. Students can change classes by competing using the Examination Summons Battle system or ESB. Students summon characters with their equivalent test mark scores and use them to compete with other classes.

Style: absurdist

Plot: swordplay, magic, idiot, high school, parody, romance, slice of life, school, ...

Cast

Aliyah Royale

Alexa Mansour

Hal Cumpston

Nicolas Cantu

The Walking Dead: World Beyond (2020) TV Show

7.3 1.2K votes

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 20

Audience: TV-MA

Story: A heroic group of teens sheltered from the dangers of the post-apocalyptic world receive a message that inspires them to leave the safety of the only home they have ever known and embark on a cross-country journey to find the one man who can possibly save the world.

Plot: post-apocalyptic future, gore, undead, survival, zombie, spin off, based on graphic novel, horror

Amagami SS (2010) TV Show

7.3 52 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 38

Story: A second-year high school boy finds himself uneasy during Christmas time due to an experience in the past. However, this year at Christmas, he gets his last chance to ask out a graduating female senior named Haruka Morishima — or one of several other classmates. The story of the anime will be arranged in an omnibus format, with each heroine getting her own version of the story animated. Each heroine will sing her own version of the ending theme song.

Plot: high school, romance, christmas, anime, based on visual novel, japanese high school, high school romance

Cast

Yuuichirou Umehara

Yui Ogura

Nao Toyama

Yuichi Nakamura

Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown (2020)

7.3 307 votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Animation

Country: Japan

Duration: 86 min.

Audience: NR

Story: Goblin Slayer and his party head up to the snowy mountains in the north after receiving that request from the Sword Maiden to find any information on the Noble Fencer that disappeared after leaving to slay some goblins. A small village gets attacked, they encounter a mysterious chapel, and something about how these goblins are acting bothers the Goblin slayer. In order to save the captured Noble Fencer, the Goblin Slayer and his party head to an ancient fortress covered in snow to face off with a powerful foe and a horde of goblins!

Plot: rape, based on novel or book, elves, magic, murder, religion, massacre, adventurer, ...

Cast

Tomoaki Maeno

Fairouz Ai

Nene Hieda

Miyu Tomita

Skeleton Knight in Another World (2022) TV Show

7.3 106 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Drama

Country: Japan, Taiwan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 24

Audience: TV-14

Story: One day, a gamer played video games until he fell asleep...and when he woke up, he found himself in the game world—as a skeleton! Equipped with the powerful weapons and armor of his avatar but stuck with its frightening skeletal appearance, Arc has to find a place for himself in this new, fantastical land. All his hopes for a quiet life are dashed when he crosses paths with a beautiful elven warrior, setting him on a journey full of conflict and adventure.

Plot: video game, monster, magic, supernatural, combat, anime, mmorpg, isekai, ...

In Another World with My Smartphone (2017) TV Show

7.3 164 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 24

Audience: TV-14

Story: Touya Mochizuki was accidentally killed, and as an apology, God allows him to be reborn in a fantasy world and will grant him any one wish he desires. And so, Touya chooses to keep his smartphone in the next world. In his second chance at life, he befriends many important figures and comes across the world's secret. He inherits the legacy of an ancient civilization and travels around nonchalantly while possessing powers that rival this world's kings.

Plot: magic, harem, romance, twins, parallel world, anime, another world, sword and sorcery, ...

Reincarnated as a Sword (2022) TV Show

7.3 86 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 13

Audience: TV-14

Story: Reincarnated as a sentient weapon with memories of his past life, but not his name, a magical sword saves a young beastgirl from a life of slavery. Fran, the cat-eared girl, becomes his wielder, and wants only to grow stronger, while the sword wants to know why he is here. Together, the strange duo's journey has only just begun!

Plot: magic, slavery, reincarnation, combat, anime, isekai, based on light novel, adventure

Cast

Chris Hemsworth

Rudhraksh Jaiswal

Randeep Hooda

Golshifteh Farahani

Extraction (2020)

7.3 6.7K votes

Genre: Action, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 116 min.

Audience: R

Story: A hardened gun-for-hire's latest mission becomes a soul-searching race to survive when he's sent into Bangladesh to rescue a drug lord's kidnapped son.

Plot: drug dealer, self sacrifice, mercenary, crime boss, mumbai (bombay), india, rescue mission, based on comic, ...

Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers (2024) TV Show

7.3 100 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction

Country: Japan, Taiwan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 13

Audience: TV-14

Story: The Magical Kingdom of Klyrode summons hundreds of heroes from other worlds every year to fight in their war against the Dark One and his army of powerful demons. Banaza is one of those heroes, summoned from the Royal Capital Paluma, but something’s not right—Banaza is only an average merchant. He has no magic, no fighting ability, and his stats are abysmal. Worse, a mishap leaves him unable to return home! Rejected as a hero and stranded in another world, abandoned to the far reaches of the kingdom by a cruel king who just wants him gone, Banaza’s fate looks pretty bleak. But what will happen once the failed hero candidate finds himself with super cheat powers once he hits level two?

Plot: fantasy world, anime, interspecies romance, isekai, loving, relaxed, based on light novel, adventure, ...

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One

Cast

Matt Bomer

Jensen Ackles

Darren Criss

Meg Donnelly

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One (2024)

7.3 413 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 93 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Death is coming. Worse than death: oblivion. Not just for our Earth, but for everyone, everywhere, in every universe! Against this ultimate destruction, the mysterious Monitor has gathered the greatest team of Super Heroes ever assembled. But what can the combined might of Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, The Flash, Green Lantern and hundreds of Super Heroes from multiple Earths even do to save all of reality from an unstoppable antimatter armageddon?!

Plot: superhero, villain, end of the world, based on graphic novel, superhero team, parallel universe, admiring, bewildered, ...

My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me!

Cast

Haruki Ishiya

Sayumi Suzushiro

Tomori Kusunoki

Soma Saito

My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! (2025) TV Show

7.3 20 votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 12

Audience: TV-14

Story: For high schooler Akiteru Oboshi, the whole youthful experience thing—like fun, friendships, and even having a girlfriend—is a complete waste of time. So when his best friend’s sister, Iroha Kohinata, keeps teasing him, Akiteru naturally finds it annoying. She practically lives in his room, she’s always on his bed, she’s just a raging storm of clinginess! Why is she only annoying around him?!

Plot: harem, romance, slice of life, school, anime, based on light novel

Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW (2020) TV Show

7.2 57 votes

Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 39

Audience: TV-MA

Story: New kid Keiichi Maebara is settling into his new home of peaceful Hinamizawa village. Making quick friends with the girls from his school, he's arrived in time for the big festival of the year. But something about this isolated town seems "off," and his feelings of dread continue to grow. With a gnawing fear that he's right, what dark secrets could this small community be hiding?

Plot: dementia, village, supernatural, sequel, gore, shrine, anime, based on visual novel, ...

Cast

Daniel Dae Kim

Reina Hardesty

Piper Perabo

Louis Landau

Butterfly (2025) TV Show

7.2 134 votes

Genre: Action, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 6

Audience: TV-MA

Story: David Jung, a mysterious former US intelligence operative living in hiding in South Korea, has his life blown to pieces when the consequences of an impossible decision from his past come back to haunt him, and he finds himself hunted by Rebecca, a deadly young assassin, and Caddis, the sinister spy organization she works for.

Plot: based on graphic novel, hunted, intelligence officer, spy thriller

Place: south korea

Cast

Zhang Ruoyun

Hu Jun

Li Gengxi

Yang Haoyu

Sword Snow Stride (2021) TV Show

7.2 43 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: China

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 38

Story: In a time of turmoil, Xu Xiao rises as King of Northern Liang, defeating threats from steppe kingdoms and southern uprisings. His heir, Xu Fengnian, a free-spirited warrior, has spent years mastering his skills while forming alliances, including with the skilled swordswoman Nangong Pushe. Among the royal household is Jiang Ni, a princess from a rival kingdom who may harbor hidden motives. As Xu Fengnian ascends the throne, doubts arise about his ability to uphold his father’s legacy. When a critical campaign looms, the fate of the realm hangs in the balance.

Plot: martial arts, swordplay, sword fight, wuxia, master servant relationship, scheme, slight romance, melodrama, ...

From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman

Cast

Hiroaki Hirata

From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (2025) TV Show

7.2 92 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 14

Audience: TV-14

Story: Beryl Gardenant, a middle-aged swordsman running a dojo in the backwaters, lives a quiet life, until Allucia, former student and Commander of the Royal Order of Knights, appears! Beryl’s life is about to change dramatically! City life. Old students. New friends and formidable foes. It’s all too much. But after years of training, he has mad skills, and he’s been dubbed “the backwater swordmaster.”

Plot: swordplay, sword, magic, harem, seinen, anime, sword and sorcery, based on light novel

Agents of the Four Seasons Dance of Spring

Cast

Yuka Nukui

Yoshino Aoyama

Sumire Uesaka

Ranko Baba

Agents of the Four Seasons Dance of Spring (2026) TV Show

7.2 18 votes

Genre: Animation, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 14

Audience: TV-14

Story: When the Agent of Spring, Hinagiku Kayo, is abducted, spring itself vanishes—plunging the world into unending winter. Refusing to give up, her devoted guard, Sakura Himedaka, searches for her for years. When Hinagiku suddenly returns, the two set out to restore the lost season, face the past that tore them apart, and reclaim the warmth they refuse to lose again.

Plot: romance, slice of life, four seasons, shoujo, anime, based on light novel

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