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10 Best Movies Like Death Note

If you loved Death Note, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Battle Royale

Battle Royale

2000★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Note for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act....

#2
Nightmare Detective

Nightmare Detective

2007★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Note for fans of Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

When a number of suicide victims slash themselves in their sleep, detective Keiko Kirishima is called to investigate....

#3
Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God

Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God

2007★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Note for fans of Fantasy & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When rogue shinigami Ryuk leaves his Death Note in the human world, he has no idea how far the one who finds it will take his new-found power. With the Death Note in hand, brillian...

#4
Rage

Rage

2016★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Note for fans of Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A man brutally murders a married couple and leaves the word “ikari” (“rage”) written with their blood. The killer undergoes plastic surgery and flees. At three different locations ...

#5
The Accountant²

The Accountant²

2025★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Note for fans of Mystery & Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

When an old acquaintance is murdered, Wolff is compelled to solve the case. Realizing more extreme measures are necessary, Wolff recruits his estranged and highly lethal brother, B...

#6
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors

Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors

2009★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Note for fans of Fantasy & Thriller. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

L's successor must ponder L's defeat if he hopes to succeed where his famed predecessor failed. At the headquarters of the SPK, he calls upon the Japanese task force to declare war...

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