The Animatrix

27 Movies Like The Animatrix (2003) You Need to Watch Next

Year2003
DirectorKoji Morimoto
iRank78
Genre
AnimationScience Fiction

Updated August 2026

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If you loved The Animatrix (2003) by Koji Morimoto, here are 27 movies that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.

The Best Movies Similar to The Animatrix

Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the movies that share the most with The Animatrix in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.

Akira

Akira

84%
similarity

1988 · Katsuhiro Otomo

MovieActionAnimationScience Fiction

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.

In common: Animation · Science Fiction

Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell

84%
similarity

1995 · Mamoru Oshii

MovieActionAnimationScience Fiction

In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker k

In common: Animation · Science Fiction

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

73%
similarity

1999 · Hiroyuki Okiura

MovieAnimationScience FictionThriller

A member of an elite paramilitary counter-terrorism unit becomes traumatized after witnessing the suicide bombing of a young girl and is forced to undergo retraining. However, unbeknownst to him, he b

In common: Animation · Science Fiction

The Matrix

The Matrix

73%
similarity

1999 · Lana Wachowski

MovieActionScience Fiction

Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

In common: Science Fiction

Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn

Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn

72%
similarity

1995 · Shigeyasu Yamauchi

MovieActionAnimationScience Fiction

Not paying attention to his job, a young demon allows the evil cleansing machine to overflow and explode, turning the young demon into the infamous monster Janemba. Goku and Vegeta make solo attempts

In common: Animation · Science Fiction

Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'

Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'

72%
similarity

2015 · Tadayoshi Yamamuro

MovieActionAnimationScience Fiction

One peaceful day on Earth, two remnants of Frieza's army named Sorbet and Tagoma arrive searching for the Dragon Balls with the aim of reviving Frieza. They succeed, and Frieza subsequently seeks reve

In common: Animation · Science Fiction

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

72%
similarity

2013 · Masahiro Hosoda

MovieActionAnimationScience Fiction

After the defeat of Majin Buu, a powerful God of Destruction known as Beerus searches for the Saiyan warrior who defeated Frieza. Realizing the threat Beerus poses to Earth, the Z-fighters must stop h

In common: Animation · Science Fiction

Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon

Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon

72%
similarity

1995 · Mitsuo Hashimoto

MovieActionAnimationScience Fiction

The Z Warriors discover an unopenable music box and are told to open it with the Dragon Balls. The contents turn out to be a warrior named Tapion who had sealed himself inside along with a monster cal

In common: Animation · Science Fiction

Summer Wars

Summer Wars

70%
similarity

2009 · Mamoru Hosoda

MovieAnimationScience Fiction

Teenage math whiz Kenji Koiso agrees to take a summer job at the Nagano hometown of his crush, Natsuki. When he arrives, he finds that her family have reunited to celebrate the 90th birthday of their

In common: Animation · Science Fiction

The Matrix Reloaded

The Matrix Reloaded

68%
similarity

2003 · Lilly Wachowski

MovieAdventureActionThriller

The Resistance builds in numbers as humans are freed from the Matrix and brought to the city of Zion. Neo discovers his superpowers, including the ability to see the code inside the Matrix. With machi

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

68%
similarity

2007 · Kazuya Tsurumaki

MovieActionAnimationDrama

After the Second Impact, Tokyo-3 is being attacked by giant monsters called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind. The child Shinji’s objective is to fight the Angels by piloting one of the mysterio

In common: Animation

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

67%
similarity

2021 · Kazuya Tsurumaki

MovieActionAnimationDrama

In the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined planet Earth. There,

In common: Animation

Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound

Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound

66%
similarity

1993 · Yoshihiro Ueda

MovieActionAnimationScience Fiction

Mr. Money is holding another World Martial Arts Tournament and Mr. Satan invites everyone in the world to join in. Little does he know that Bojack, an ancient villain who has escaped his prison, is co

In common: Animation · Science Fiction

Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler

Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler

66%
similarity

1992 · Daisuke Nishio

MovieActionAnimationScience Fiction

Cooler has resurrected himself as a robot and is enslaving the people of New Namek. Goku and the gang must help.

In common: Animation · Science Fiction

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero

65%
similarity

2022 · Tetsuro Kodama

MovieActionAnimationScience Fiction

The Red Ribbon Army, an evil organization that was once destroyed by Goku in the past, has been reformed by a group of people who have created new and mightier Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2, and seek

In common: Animation · Science Fiction

Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan

Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan

65%
similarity

1993 · Shigeyasu Yamauchi

MovieActionAnimationScience Fiction

While the Saiyan Paragus persuades Vegeta to rule a new planet, King Kai alerts Goku of the South Galaxy's destruction by an unknown Super Saiyan.

In common: Animation · Science Fiction

Demolition Man

Demolition Man

64%
similarity

1993 · Marco Brambilla

MovieActionCrimeScience Fiction

In 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to decades in a cryogenic prison as punishment for a rescue mission gone wrong. When Phoenix escapes 36 ye

In common: Science Fiction

Æon Flux

Æon Flux

63%
similarity

2005 · Karyn Kusama

MovieActionScience FictionThriller

400 years into the future, disease has wiped out the majority of the world's population, except one walled city, Bregna, ruled by a congress of scientists. When Æon Flux, the top operative in the unde

In common: Science Fiction

Blade Runner 2049

Blade Runner 2049

62%
similarity

2017 · Denis Villeneuve

MovieDramaScience Fiction

Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery lea

In common: Science Fiction

WALL·E

WALL·E

62%
similarity

2008 · Andrew Stanton

MovieAnimationFamilyScience Fiction

After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E— a robot designed to clean up the earth—discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize t

In common: Animation · Science Fiction

Alita: Battle Angel

Alita: Battle Angel

62%
similarity

2019 · Robert Rodriguez

MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction

When Alita awakens with no memory of who she is in a future world she does not recognize, she is taken in by Ido, a compassionate doctor who realizes that somewhere in this abandoned cyborg shell is t

In common: Science Fiction

Escape from New York

Escape from New York

62%
similarity

1981 · John Carpenter

MovieActionScience FictionThriller

In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a walled prison where brutal prisoners roam free. After the US president crash-lands inside, war hero Snake Plissken

In common: Science Fiction

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth

61%
similarity

1997 · Hideaki Anno

MovieAnimationDramaScience Fiction

Originally a collection of clips from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, Death was created as a precursor to the re-worked ending of the series. Rebirth was intended as that re-worked ending, but

In common: Animation · Science Fiction

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

61%
similarity

2001 · Shinichiro Watanabe

MovieActionAnimationScience Fiction

The year is 2071. Following a terrorist bombing, a deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars and the government has issued the largest bounty in history, for the capture of whoever is behind it

In common: Animation · Science Fiction

Paprika

Paprika

61%
similarity

2006 · Satoshi Kon

MovieAnimationScience FictionThriller

When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it and recover it before damage is done: Paprika.

In common: Animation · Science Fiction

The Matrix Revolutions

The Matrix Revolutions

59%
similarity

2003 · Lilly Wachowski

MovieAdventureActionThriller

The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.

Dark City

Dark City

51%
similarity

1998 · Alex Proyas

MovieMysteryScience Fiction

A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.

In common: Science Fiction

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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

2023 · Kazutaka Yamanaka

SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationDrama

After the party of heroes defeated the Demon King, they restored peace to the land and returned to lives of solitude. Generations pass, and the elven mage Frieren comes face to face with humanity’s m

Arcane

Arcane

2021 · Alex Yee

SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy

Amid the stark discord of twin cities Piltover and Zaun, two sisters fight on rival sides of a war between magic technologies and clashing convictions.

Avatar: The Last Airbender

Avatar: The Last Airbender

2005 · Michael Dante DiMartino

SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy

In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.

One Piece

One Piece

1999

SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationComedy

Years ago, the fearsome Pirate King, Gol D. Roger was executed leaving a huge pile of treasure and the famous "One Piece" behind. Whoever claims the "One Piece" will be named the new King of the Pirat

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

2009

SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationDrama

Disregard for alchemy’s laws ripped half of Edward Elric’s limbs from his body and left his brother Alphonse’s soul clinging to a suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers seek the Philoso

Attack on Titan

Attack on Titan

2013 · Manabu Otsuka

SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy

100 years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress.