Poll: Hollywood Movies that Are Similar to Animes

Results of 837 votes:

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   The Matrix (1999)

    

   Similiar to Ghost in the Shell (1995) The Wachowski brothers have both said that the cyberpunk aesthetic of Ghost In The Shell is exactly what they wanted when making The Matrix (even the opening cred…
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   Inception (2010)

    

   Similiar to Paprika (2006) Inception and Paprika may not share the same plot, but the similarities between the two films are undeniable. Nolan’s film not only features a dream machine that can enter t…
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   The Hunger Games (2012)

    

   Similiar to Battle Royale (2000) This one is not from anime, but manga, that's close enough. Both Battle Royale and The Hunger Games are about teenagers who are involuntarily forced into lethal contes…
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   Black Swan (2010)

    

   Similiar to Perfect Blue (1997) Darren Aronofsky had previously used several frames from this 1997 anime for scenes with Jennifer Connelly in Requiem for a Dream (2000). Although Aronofsky’s claims th…
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   Pacific Rim (2013)

    

   Similiar to Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (1995), Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) Just like in Evangelion, Pacific Rim deals with the creation of gigantic, humanoid robots that are created with the sole purp…
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   Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

    

   Similiar to Ninja Scroll (1993) In Ninja Scroll, Ninja-for-hire Jubei Kibagami becomes entangled in a battle against demonic forces after a chance encounter when he saves female ninja Kagero from bein…
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   The Lion King (1994)

    

   Similiar to Kimba the White Lion (1965) The similarities to Disney's 1994 feature-film blockbuster go as far as many of the scenes in The Lion King seem to be a frame-by-frame recreation of many of th…
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   Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

    

   Similiar to Naruto (2002), Dragon Ball Z (1996) Director Edgar Wright was looking to the world of video games and martial arts movies as the primary ingredients in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. These m…
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   Avatar (2009)

    

   Similiar to Princess Mononoke (1997) Avatar has been accused of taking ideas from many things, like Pocahontas (1995), FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992), to Dances with Wolves (1990). But many of …
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    Lucy (2014)

     

    Similiar to Elfen Lied (2004) Both protagonists are called Lucy. Elfen Lied series revolves around the introduction of a species almost identical in appearance to humans called Diclonii. Aside from po…
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    Dark City (1998)

     

    Similiar to Akira (1988) Director Alex Proyas has admitted on several occasions that the climactic telepathic duel between John Murdoch and Mr. Book (with all the resultant property damage) was rather…
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    Van Helsing (2004)

     

    Similiar to Vampire Hunter D (1985) This one really only goes so far as an iconic costume. Here, Van Helsing is a hunky stud vigilante who turns out to be the earthly incarnation of angel Gabriel. Van…
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    Her (2013)

     

    Similiar to Chobits (2002) Spike Jonze's Her and the anime Chobits are both about average, antisocial dudes who fall in love with an artificial being. Although they both boast this central idea, it re…
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    Clash of the Titans (2010)

     

    Similiar to Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac (1986) Louis Leterrier has said in an interview with the Japanese media that the armor-like costume was inspired by the anime Saint Seiya, which also bor…
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    Transcendence (2014)

     

    Similiar to Serial Experiments Lain (1998) Minus a counterpart to the character of Lain in Transcendence, the film’s plot is almost identical in nature to Serial Experiments Lain, dealing with the sam…
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    Upside Down (2012)

     

    Similiar to Patema Inverted (2013) Although Patema Inverted came after Upside Down, the anime was in the production much longer. Both films shared the main similiar concept of gravity run amok.