Movies like King of Thorn: 20 to watch next

If you loved King of Thorn (2010) — a fantasy, animation and science fiction film directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of King of Thorn most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like mind control, cryogenics and end of the world. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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Harmony 2015★ 6.8
Shares: Animation, Science Fiction
Set in a future world. Japan has created a great medical technology that controls ethics, health, and social interaction to create a perfect world. Three young girls attempt to stand up to this by committing suicide, but it doesn't work. Years later, Tuan, one of the girls who attempted suicide must prevent a crisis that threatens this "perfect" world.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Persona3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth 2013★ 7.2
Shares: Animation, Fantasy
In the spring, male student Makoto Yuki transfers to Gekkoukan High School. However, as he heads to his new dormitory, listening to the music on his headphones, he is stopped. More precisely, time has stopped, and the people who were around him turn into coffins. Makoto learns that this period of time hidden between the minute of midnight is called the Dark Hour, a time when monsters called Shadows appear. Suddenly made the leader of his fellow classmates Yukari and Junpei by his upperclassmen Mitsuru and Akihiko, Makoto must learn empathy, his connection to his comrades, and the meaning of death. With the power of his Evoker aimed at his head he awakens a Persona and fights against the Shadows threatening to attack his world from the mysterious tower of Tartarus.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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My Hero Academia: You're Next 2024★ 7.3
Shares: Animation, Science Fiction
In a society devastated by the effects of an all-out war between heroes and villains, a mysterious giant fortress suddenly appears, engulfing towns and people one after another. Then, a man reminiscent of All Might, the 'symbol of peace', stands in front of Izuku and his friends...
Stream in India on Netflix
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Appleseed Alpha 2014★ 6.8
Shares: Animation, Science Fiction
The Third World War (2099–2126) devastated part of the Earth. Former nations are reforming while new powers emerge, and groups of humans struggle to survive in ruined cities. The story follows Deunan Knute and her partner Briareos as they search for the legendary city of Olympus.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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009 Re:Cyborg 2012★ 7.0
Shares: Animation, Science Fiction
009 Re:Cyborg follows a group of nine cyborgs, each of them created by a shadowy organization for use as weapons against humanity. The group turns on their creators to protect the population instead, using the powers given them to fight their creators.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lonely Castle in the Mirror 2022★ 7.1
Shares: Animation, Fantasy
Shy outcast Kokoro has been avoiding school for weeks when she discovers a portal in her bedroom mirror. She reaches through and finds herself transported to an enchanting castle where she is joined by six other students. When a girl in a wolf mask explains that they have been invited to play a game, the teens must work together to uncover the mysterious connection that unites them. However, anyone who breaks the rules will be eaten by a wolf.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Girl from the Other Side 2023★ 7.8
Shares: Animation, Fantasy
Once upon a time, in a far, faraway place, there were two lands. The world was divided into an inner land and an outer land. People feared the outer land, inhabited by eerie beings, the carriers of curse. One day, on the border to the inner land inhabited by humans, one such being finds a girl on heaps of abandoned dead bodies. The girl says her name is Shiva and shows affection to the "being" who found her, calling him "Teacher." This is a story of two people—one human, one inhuman—who linger in the hazy twilight that separates night from day.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Genocidal Organ 2017★ 6.6
Shares: Science Fiction, Animation
The war on terror exploded, literally, the day Sarajevo was destroyed by a homemade nuclear device. The leading democracies transformed into total surveillance states, and the developing world has drowned under a wave of genocides. The mysterious American John Paul seems to be behind the collapse of the world system, and it's up to intelligence agent Clavis Shepherd to track John Paul across the wreckage of civilizations and to find the true heart of darkness—a genocidal organ.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part Three 2024★ 7.1
Shares: Animation, Science Fiction
Now fully revealed as the ultimate threat to existence, the Anti-Monitor wages an unrelenting attack on the surviving Earths that struggle for survival in a pocket universe. One by one, these worlds and all their inhabitants are vaporized! On the planets that remain, even time itself is shattered, and heroes from the past join the Justice League and their rag-tag allies against the epitome of evil. But as they make their last stand, will the sacrifice of the superheroes be enough to save us all?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Wind Named Amnesia 1990★ 6.0
Shares: Animation, Science Fiction
A wind has swept the Earth taking all the memories from everyone. No one knows who they are, how to speak, or how to use the tools of modern civilization. Two years later, a young man who has been re-educated travels across America on a mysterious journey.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Angel's Egg 1985★ 7.7
Shares: Animation, Fantasy, Science Fiction
In the ruins of a strange city, a young girl takes care of a large egg she holds carefully in her arms. She bonds with a boy who is searching for a bird he saw in a dream.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mononoke the Movie: The Phantom in the Rain 2024★ 7.3
Shares: Animation, Fantasy
In the chambers of the Edo harem, two newcomers uncover political intrigue, rivalry and a vengeful spirit only one traveling medicine seller can vanquish.
Stream in India on Netflix
13
Memories 1995★ 7.5
Shares: Fantasy, Animation, Science Fiction
Three back-to-back anime films by three different directors make up this sci-fi trilogy three years in the making.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu 2013★ 7.6
Shares: Science Fiction, Animation
One year after the events of the anime, Rintarou begins to feel the repercussions of extensive time travel, and eventually completely fades from reality. Kurisu, being the only companion to remember him, now must find a way to bring him back.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Origin: Spirits of the Past 2006★ 6.9
Shares: Animation, Science Fiction, Fantasy
It is 300 years into the future. Earth's environment had been devastated by mankind's own foolish plans and humankind is beleaguered by the sentient forests which they have awoken. The world balance is tipped when a young boy named Agito stumbles across a machine that glowed in a strange blue hue inside a forbidden sanctuary.
Stream in India on Crunchyroll, Sony Liv, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Persona3 THE MOVIE #3 Falling Down 2015★ 7.2
Shares: Animation, Fantasy
The season turns to autumn and the fight of Makoto and his group S.E.E.S. with the strange monsters known as ‘Shadows’ is getting closer to the end. Makoto and his allies engage in life-or-death battles with Shadows in order to end the Dark Hour. Through the battles, some must face the deaths of friends and family, some must notice what precious things must be protected, and some must find meaning in the battles that have occurred. In front of Makoto, the mysterious transfer student Ryoji Mochizuki appears. When the group greets a new morning, the gears of fate begin to turn. A fight revolving around each of the heroes' bonds begins...
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Inuyashiki 2018★ 7.7
Shares: Science Fiction, Fantasy
A middle-aged office worker encounters aliens and is gifted with alien technology and limitless powers.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, JioHotstar
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Roujin Z 1991★ 6.6
Shares: Animation, Science Fiction
Mr. Takazawa, an elderly invalid who is cared for at his home by Haruko, a young nursing student, is chosen by the Japanese Ministry of Public Welfare to test the Z-001, a computerized hospital bed with robotic features that allegedly displays more efficiency and skills than any human nurse, but Haruko mistrusts a machine unable to consider human feelings.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Past 2015★ 6.9
Shares: Animation, Fantasy
It all began quite suddenly. Akihito, who appears human but is actually half yomu with the power to quickly heal himself, sees a freshman girl who appears ready to jump from the school rooftop. The girl, Mirai, who has the ability to manipulate blood, which is unique even among members of the spirit world, continues to fight her isolation. Akihito decides at that moment to save Mirai, but disturbing events soon begin to unfold.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report 1994★ 7.6
Shares: Animation, Fantasy
When the Spirit World is flooded due to an unusual rainfall which overflows the River Sanzu (aka the River Styx), Lord Koenma senses an extremely powerful enemy. He entrusts Death God Botan, to deliver to Spirit Detective Yusuke, a mysterious item which must be protected from the invading enemy. However, by the time Botan finds Yusuke, she's too weak to explain the situation. Yusuke and his friends are left in the dark about the new enemy, but not for long. Soon it is a battle for Earth between mere Spirit Detectives and the almighty king of the Netherworld.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now