Anime Movies
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1. Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
PG | 119 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Chieko Baishô, Takuya Kimura, Tatsuya Gashûin, Akihiro Miwa
Votes: 448,732 | Gross: $4.71M
2. Spirited Away (2001)
PG | 125 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
During her family's move to the suburbs, a sullen 10-year-old girl wanders into a world ruled by gods, witches and spirits, and where humans are changed into beasts.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Daveigh Chase, Suzanne Pleshette, Miyu Irino, Rumi Hiiragi
Votes: 848,595 | Gross: $10.06M
3. Princess Mononoke (1997)
PG-13 | 134 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Yôji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yûko Tanaka, Billy Crudup
Votes: 433,395 | Gross: $2.38M
4. Expelled from Paradise (2014)
TV-14 | 104 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
With Earth in ruins, humanity no longer takes corporeal form and exists in a virtual society known as 'DEVA'. When a hacker infiltrates the cyber universe, Officer Angela Balzac is dispatched to the surface to track him down.
Directors: Seiji Mizushima, Tomoki Kyôda | Stars: Rie Kugimiya, Wendee Lee, Steve Blum, Shin'ichirô Miki
Votes: 1,835 | Gross: $0.03M
5. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Not Rated | 89 min | Animation, Drama, War
A young boy and his little sister struggle to survive in Japan during World War II.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Akemi Yamaguchi, Yoshiko Shinohara
Votes: 310,105
6. In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World (2016)
PG-13 | 129 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A spirited 18-year-old woman is married off to a man she barely knows as she combats the daily struggles of living in Hiroshima during World War II.
Director: Sunao Katabuchi | Stars: Non, Ava Pickard, Kenna Pickard, Karen Strassman
Votes: 12,441 | Gross: $0.17M
7. Castle in the Sky (1986)
PG | 125 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Mayumi Tanaka, Keiko Yokozawa, Kotoe Hatsui, Minori Terada
Votes: 182,208
8. Your Name. (2016)
PG | 106 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Two teenagers share a profound, magical connection upon discovering they are swapping bodies. Things manage to become even more complicated when the boy and girl decide to meet in person.
Director: Makoto Shinkai | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Ryo Narita, Aoi Yûki
Votes: 319,660 | Gross: $5.02M
9. I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018)
Not Rated | 109 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A high school student discovers one of his classmates, Sakura Yamauchi, is suffering from a terminal illness. This secret brings the two together, as she lives out her final moments.
Directors: Jun'ichi Fujise, Tomoyuki Itamura, Masaharu Tomoda, Shin'ichirô Ushijima, Daisuke Yoshida, Fumihiro Yoshimura | Stars: Mahiro Takasugi, Lynn, Yukiyo Fujii, Yuma Uchida
Votes: 24,171 | Gross: $0.28M
10. Ponyo (2008)
G | 101 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A five-year-old boy develops a relationship with Ponyo, a young goldfish princess who longs to become a human after falling in love with him.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, Tomoko Yamaguchi
Votes: 163,317 | Gross: $15.09M
11. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
PG | 137 min | Animation, Drama, Family
Kaguya is a beautiful young woman coveted by five nobles. To try to avoid marrying a stranger she doesn't love, she sends her suitors on seemingly impossible tasks. But she will have to face her fate and punishment for her choices.
Director: Isao Takahata | Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, James Marsden
Votes: 53,953 | Gross: $1.51M
12. The Wind Rises (2013)
PG-13 | 126 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
Jiro Horikoshi studies assiduously to fulfill his aim of becoming an aeronautical engineer. As WWII begins, fighter aircraft designed by him end up getting used by the Japanese Empire against its foes.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Hideaki Anno, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Miori Takimoto, Masahiko Nishimura
Votes: 98,654 | Gross: $5.21M
13. Fate/Grand Order: First Order (2016 TV Movie)
74 min | Animation
It is the year 2015, the final era over which magic still held sway. Caldea is an organization established to observe the magical world and the world of science - as well as to prevent the ... See full summary »
Director: Hitoshi Nanba | Stars: Nobunaga Shimazaki, Rie Takahashi, Madoka Yonezawa, Ken'ichi Suzumura
Votes: 1,068
14. Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] II. lost butterfly (2019)
117 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The story focuses on the Holy Grail War and explores the relationship between Shirou Emiya and Sakura Matou, two teenagers participating in this conflict. The story continues immediately ... See full summary »
Director: Tomonori Sudô | Stars: Yu Asakawa, Michael Donovan, Melissa Fahn, Crispin Freeman
Votes: 3,121
15. Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel] I. presage flower (2017)
TV-MA | 120 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Movie adaptation of the third route of Fate/Stay Night.
Director: Tomonori Sudô | Stars: Bryce Papenbrook, Noriaki Sugiyama, Noriko Shitaya, Cristina Valenzuela
Votes: 3,604
16. Bleach: Memories of Nobody (2006)
TV-14 | 87 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In Karakura Town, unidentifiable spirits begin appearing en mases. While attempting to deal with these strange souls, Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki meet Senna, a mysterious shinigami ... See full summary »
Director: Noriyuki Abe | Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Hiroki Yasumoto, Noriaki Sugiyama
Votes: 4,859
17. Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse (2010)
TV-14 | 94 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When Ichigo's sister Yuzu is kidnapped by sinners & he is asked to do something for them in order to get his sister released. Ichigo must find a way to take his sister back from hell with the help of Rukia, Renji & Uryu.
Directors: Noriyuki Abe, Yuzuru Tachikawa | Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Kazuya Nakai, Noriaki Sugiyama
Votes: 3,163
18. Bleach: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name (2008)
TV-14 | 94 min | Animation, Action, Drama
An explosion happens in the middle of Seireitei, and Rukia has a memory loss. Then Urahara tries to seek the background of the events.
Director: Noriyuki Abe | Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Aya Hirano, Hiroshi Kamiya
Votes: 2,689
19. Bleach the Movie 2: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007)
TV-14 | 92 min | Animation, Action, Thriller
After the treasured Ouin is stolen, Toshiro Hitsugaya disappears and becomes suspected of treason. When the Soul Society calls for his capture and execution, Substitute Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki vows to prove Hitsugaya's innocence.
Director: Noriyuki Abe | Stars: Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Hiroki Yasumoto, Yuki Matsuoka
Votes: 3,487
20. Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale (2017)
TV-14 | 119 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Kirito uncovers a conspiracy within Ordinal Scale, a popular AR game developed for a new system called The Augma.
Director: Tomohiko Itô | Stars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu, Kanae Itô, Ayana Taketatsu
Votes: 8,979
21. Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013)
TV-14 | 97 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Someone has stolen Kurapika's eyes-and another survivor from his clan whose members were massacred for their Scarlet Eyes! Gon and Killua begin investigating on his behalf, but shortly after they've begun, the Phantom Troupe appears!
Director: Yûzô Satô | Stars: Tommy Arciniega, Edward Bosco, Griffin Burns, Robbie Daymond
Votes: 3,197
22. Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission (2013)
TV-14 | 97 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The strongest Hunters that once existed in the Hunter Association were split into "light" and "dark", and each walked down their respective paths. The "dark" side begins moving in order to ... See full summary »
Director: Keiichirô Kawaguchi | Stars: Tommy Arciniega, Laila Berzins, Kira Buckland, Kimberley Anne Campbell
Votes: 2,763
23. Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005)
PG-13 | 105 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Edward Elric, an alchemist from an alternate world, races to prevent the Thule Society from harnessing alchemy to wage war on his home.
Director: Seiji Mizushima | Stars: Vic Mignogna, Aaron Dismuke, Jason Liebrecht, Kelly Manison
Votes: 12,096
24. Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2011)
TV-PG | 110 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the lost holy land of Milos, the Elrics search for the truth behind an unknown form of alchemy. What secrets are hidden in Milos? Riddles must be solved and dangers faced before the truth can be found.
Directors: Kazuya Murata, Shingo Natsume | Stars: Vic Mignogna, Maxey Whitehead, Alexis Tipton, Matthew Mercer
Votes: 5,407 | Gross: $0.18M
25. The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky (2018)
TV-14 | 99 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Seven Deadly Sins travel to the Sky Temple in search of an elusive ingredient.
Directors: Yasuto Nishikata, Noriyuki Abe | Stars: Yûki Kaji, Sora Amamiya, Misaki Kuno, Aoi Yûki
Votes: 5,505
26. My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2019)
PG-13 | 104 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A group of youths aspiring to become professional superheroes, fight in a world full of people with abilities, also known as quirks. Deku and his fellow classmates from Hero Academy face Nine, the strongest villain yet.
Director: Kenji Nagasaki | Stars: Daiki Yamashita, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Yuka Terasaki, Tomoyo Kurosawa
Votes: 9,770
27. My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018)
PG-13 | 96 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
All Might and Deku accept an invitation to visit I Island where they battle against a villain who takes the island hostage.
Director: Kenji Nagasaki | Stars: Daiki Yamashita, Kenta Miyake, Mirai Shida, Nobuhiko Okamoto
Votes: 12,471 | Gross: $5.75M
28. Blue Exorcist: The Movie (2012)
88 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Rin and his friends, along with the rest of True Cross Academy Town, are in the midst of preparing for a festival that is celebrated only once every 11 years. While the barriers protecting ... See full summary »
Director: Atsushi Takahashi | Stars: Nobuhiko Okamoto, Jun Fukuyama, Kana Hanazawa, Kazuya Nakai
Votes: 2,507 | Gross: $0.02M
29. Rurouni Kenshin: The Movie (1997)
90 min | Animation, Action, Drama
The war against the Tokugawa Shogunate ended years ago. But there are some who are not happy with the outcome. Takimi Shigure watched his friends and family get cut down in the name of ... See full summary »
Director: Tsuji Hajiki | Stars: Mayo Suzukaze, Shanon Weaver, Miki Fujitani, Judson Jones
Votes: 2,894
30. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
TV-14 | 115 min | Animation, Action, Crime
A terrorist explosion releases a deadly virus on the masses, and it's up to the bounty-hunting Bebop crew to catch the cold-blooded culprit.
Directors: Shin'ichirô Watanabe, Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, Tensai Okamura, Hiroyuki Okiura, Yoshiyuki Takei | Stars: Beau Billingslea, Melissa Fahn, Nicholas Guest, Kôichi Yamadera
Votes: 53,101 | Gross: $1.00M
31. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
TV-MA | 87 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Concurrent theatrical ending of the TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995).
Directors: Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki | Stars: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Yûko Miyamura, Kotono Mitsuishi
Votes: 64,172
32. Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (1997)
Not Rated | 101 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A recap of the first 24 episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion, followed by a 30-minute continuation of the plot that would later form the first third of The End of Evangelion.
Directors: Hideaki Anno, Ken Andô, Naoyasu Habu, Hiroyuki Ishidô, Tsuyoshi Kaga, Masayuki, Shôichi Masuo, Seiji Mizushima, Tensai Okamura, Keiichi Sugiyama, Akira Takamura, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Tetsuya Watanabe, Minoru Ôhara, Masahiko Ôtsuka | Stars: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Yûko Miyamura, Kotono Mitsuishi
Votes: 15,615
33. Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
PG-13 | 98 min | Animation, Action, Drama
The fate of the world is threatened by seemingly monstrous entities known as Angels. NERV is an organization set up to counter this threat and it is up to young pilots to protect Earth but exactly what are the real motives behind NERV?
Directors: Hiroshi Haraguchi, Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno, Kôbun Shizuno | Stars: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Kotono Mitsuishi, Yuriko Yamaguchi
Votes: 27,614 | Gross: $0.11M
34. Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
TV-14 | 112 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In the face of increasingly bizarre and powerful Angel attacks, Shinji Ikari and his partner Rei Ayanami are assisted by two new pilots: the fiery Asuka Langley Shikinami and the mysterious Mari Illustrious Makinami.
Directors: Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno, Joe Fria | Stars: Kotono Mitsuishi, Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Yûko Miyamura
Votes: 24,863 | Gross: $0.13M
35. Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)
TV-14 | 96 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Fourteen years have passed since the near Third Impact. Most of the world has changed, except for Shinji Ikari, who awakens in a strange new environment without having aged.
Directors: Mahiro Maeda, Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno, Joe Fria, Kiyotaka Suzuki | Stars: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Yûko Miyamura, Maaya Sakamoto
Votes: 18,462 | Gross: $0.17M
36. Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010)
TV-14 | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A gunfighter with a strict no-kill policy, Vash the Stampede arrives in a town full of bounty hunters competing to collect the reward for catching a robber he saved 20 years ago.
Director: Satoshi Nishimura | Stars: Masaya Onosaka, Hiromi Tsuru, Satsuki Yukino, Show Hayami
Votes: 5,884 | Gross: $0.06M
37. No Game No Life: Zero (2017)
TV-14 | 110 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Adaption of the sixth Light Novel of series, it follows the story of two new characters, Riku and Schwi, during the events of the Great War prior to the Ten Covenants.
Director: Atsuko Ishizuka | Stars: Alexandra Bedford, Jessica Boone, Ricardo Contreras, Kregg Dailey
Votes: 4,569
38. Ghost in the Shell (1995)
TV-MA | 83 min | Animation, Action, Crime
A cyborg policewoman and her partner hunt a mysterious and powerful hacker called the Puppet Master.
Directors: Mizuho Nishikubo, Mamoru Oshii | Stars: Atsuko Tanaka, Iemasa Kayumi, Akio Ôtsuka, Kôichi Yamadera
Votes: 156,772 | Gross: $0.52M
39. Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020)
140 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
After the aftermath of a war, a young girl who was used as a 'tool' for war learned to live. With the scars of burns, she goes back to her past to feel the true feelings of the Major's, "I love you."
Director: Taichi Ishidate | Stars: Yui Ishikawa, Daisuke Namikawa, Takehito Koyasu, Hidenobu Kiuchi
Votes: 10,185
40. Gantz: O (2016)
95 min | Animation, Action, Drama
After being brutally murdered in a subway station, a teen boy awakens to find himself resurrected by a strange computer named Gantz, and forced to fight a large force of invading aliens in Osaka.
Directors: Yasushi Kawamura, Kei'ichi Sato | Stars: Daisuke Ono, Mao Ichimichi, Tomohiro Kaku, Saori Hayami
Votes: 16,780
41. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
G | 86 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Hitoshi Takagi, Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, Shigesato Itoi
Votes: 379,886 | Gross: $1.11M
42. Blame! (2017)
TV-14 | 106 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In the distant future, humans are declared "illegal residents" and hunted to near extinction by murderous robots. One day, a group of human scavengers come across a strange man named Killy, who may be the key to humanity's survival.
Director: Hiroyuki Seshita | Stars: Takahiro Sakurai, Kana Hanazawa, Sora Amamiya, Mamoru Miyano
Votes: 9,050
43. Psycho-Pass: The Movie (2015)
TV-MA | 113 min | Animation, Action, Crime
In this sequel to Psycho-Pass TV show, Inspector Tsunemori is sent to a neighboring war-torn nation, where the Sibyl System is being introduced as an experiment, to find Shinya Kogami, her former enforcer who went rogue three years ago.
Directors: Naoyoshi Shiotani, Katsuyuki Motohiro | Stars: Bryn Apprill, Major Attaway, Z. Charles Bolton, Cole Brown
Votes: 4,520 | Gross: $0.14M
44. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)
R | 117 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After his family was brutally murdered and his sister turned into a demon, Tanjiro Kamado's journey as a demon slayer began. Tanjiro and his comrades embark on a new mission aboard the Mugen Train, on track to despair.
Director: Haruo Sotozaki | Stars: Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kitô, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Hiro Shimono
Votes: 72,741 | Gross: $47.70M
45. To the Forest of Firefly Lights (2011)
45 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Hotaru is rescued by a spirit when she gets lost in a forest as a child. The two become friends, despite the spirit revealing that he will disappear if he is ever touched by a human.
Director: Takahiro Ômori | Stars: Kôki Uchiyama, Ayane Sakura, Shinpachi Tsuji, Izumi Sawada
Votes: 21,655
46. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
PG | 117 min | Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Warrior and pacifist Princess Nausicaä desperately struggles to prevent two warring nations from destroying themselves and their dying planet.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Sumi Shimamoto, Mahito Tsujimura, Hisako Kyôda, Gorô Naya
Votes: 182,415 | Gross: $0.50M
47. Akira (1988)
R | 124 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.
Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama, Tesshô Genda
Votes: 205,071 | Gross: $0.55M
48. Paprika (2006)
R | 90 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist, Paprika, can stop it.
Director: Satoshi Kon | Stars: Megumi Hayashibara, Tôru Emori, Katsunosuke Hori, Tôru Furuya
Votes: 96,762 | Gross: $0.88M
49.
Re: Zero, Starting Life in Another World (2016– )
Episode:
Re: Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu: Hyouketsu no Kizuna
(2019)
TV-14 | 80 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
In this prequel to Re:Zero Starting Life in a New World From Zero, we learn how Puck and Emilia met. We also learn about why Emilia is insecure.
Directors: Masaharu Watanabe, Kenichi Kawamura | Stars: Rie Takahashi, Yumi Uchiyama, Yûsuke Kobayashi, Rie Murakawa
Votes: 610
50. Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars (2009)
PG-13 | 126 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Seven years after the defeat of the Spiral King, Simon and the Dai-Gurren brigade must set out to the vastness of space to defeat a new threat and save the universe. The last high-stakes battle for Simon and his team is about to begin.
Directors: Hiroyuki Imaishi, Yasuhiro Geshi, Hiroshi Ikehata, Ryûichi Kimura, Ayumu Kotake, Katsuichi Nakayama, Shôji Saeki, Toshiya Shinohara, Yutaka Uemura, Yorifusa Yamaguchi, Tôru Yoshida, Masahiko Ôtsuka | Stars: Johnny Yong Bosch, G.K. Bowes, Brianne Brozey, Amber Lee Connors
Votes: 1,276
51. Sword Art Online: Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night (2021)
97 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
High school student Asuna struggles to survive with a young swordsman after its revealed that she is trapped inside the game of Sword Art Online, where if your HP drops to zero, your brain will be destroyed in real life.
Director: Ayako Kouno | Stars: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu, Inori Minase, Hiroaki Hirata
Votes: 2,017
52. The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light (2021)
TV-14 | 79 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Meliodas and his friends jump back into action when the new era of peace is threatened by a powerful magical alliance that could spell the end for all.
Director: Takayuki Hamana | Stars: Zach Aguilar, Sora Amamiya, Brian Timothy Anderson, Chris Cason
Votes: 1,421
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