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10 Best Movies Like The Akira Project

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

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#1
Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight

Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers - To Live and Die in Starlight

2002★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Akira Project for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After being punished for retreat from combat, Ranger David Martel is given command of the Liandra, a haunted 20-year old Minbari fighting ship. He's escorting ambassadors to a secr...

#2
Afterburn

Afterburn

2025★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Akira Project for fans of Action. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Set against the backdrop of a postapocalyptic Earth whose Eastern Hemisphere was destroyed by a massive solar flare, leaving what life remains mutated from radiation and fallout. T...

#3
Halo: Nightfall

Halo: Nightfall

2014★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Akira Project for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Set between the events of Halo 4 and Halo 5: Guardians… Halo: Nightfall tells the dramatic story of legendary man hunter and Naval Intelligence Officer Jameson Locke and his team a...

#4
Program

Program

2003★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Akira Project for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Cis and Duo discuss leaving the real world while during a samurai sword fight. Part of the Animatrix collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe....

#5
Peter's To-Do List

Peter's To-Do List

2019★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Akira Project for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

On the eve of his departure to Europe, Peter Parker tells Ned Leeds that he has several things to do before they leave....

#6
Beyond

Beyond

2003★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Akira Project for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

While looking for her cat, a young woman and some kids find an abandoned building where strange things happen and the rules of physics don't always apply. Part of the Animatrix col...

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