Movies like Desire Line (2018)
The best movies like Desire Line (2018) are The Meaning of Life (2005), Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020) and South Park: Joining the Panderverse (2023). If Desire Line hooked you with its animation and science fiction, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedSouth Park: Joining the Panderverse (2023)7.5/10 from 315 votes
- NewestYellow Mirror (2026)Released 2026
The Meaning of Life (2005)
A sprawling look at the evolution of humankind, over the course of a billion years.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisCranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020)
An intelligent 15-year-old high school student is unexpectedly transferred to a boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from another dimension.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSouth Park: Joining the Panderverse (2023)
Cartman's deeply disturbing dreams portend the end of the life he knows and loves. Meanwhile, the adults in South Park are wrestling with their own life decisions, as the advent of AI is turning their world upside down.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Second Renaissance Part I (2003)
Tells the early history of how conflict began between the humans and machines. Part 1 of 2.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFinal Flight of the Osiris (2003)
Immediately before the events of The Matrix Reloaded, the crew of the hovercraft Osiris discovers a quarter of a million sentinels drilling through the surface of the earth towards the last human city of Zion. But can the Osiris survive long enough to warn Zion?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRobotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006)
In the year 2044 AD, the human race has amped-up its space exploration and reached out to the stars through the miracle of ROBOTECHNOLOGY, but not without bringing intergalactic war upon the Earth itself. Heroes will die and allegiances will shift. But in the midst of combat, perhaps peace will spring up through the charred remains of battered history. One of the greatest science fiction sagas of all time continues...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Second Renaissance Part II (2003)
The battle for Earth turns against the humans, despite their infamous desperate act of blackening the skies.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisStarchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)
Set on the subterranean Mine-World, a band of human worker are treated like slaves under the power of the evil overlord Zygon until one, Orin, unearths the hilt of a mythical sword that only he can master. Escaping the planet, he runs into the rogue smuggler Dagg and a pair of helpful droids and the princess, who all team up to return to the Mine-World with a plan to defeat Zygon and free Orin's enslaved people.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMass Effect: Paragon Lost (2012)
An untold chapter in the Mass Effect saga, following the early career of Alliance Marine, James Vega, as he leads a squad of elite special forces into battle against a mysterious alien threat known as The Collectors. Stationed at a colony in a remote star system, Vega and his troops must protect the inhabitants from an invasion of the deadly insectoid warriors determined to collect the population for unknown purposes. Soon after the attack, Vega's commanding officer falls in battle, forcing the young officer to embrace the responsibility of leadership for the colony's survival. Having idolized Earth's greatest hero and warrior, Commander Shepard (the central character in the Mass Effect video games), the young and idealistic Vega must now make life and the death decisions that will effect not only the lives of his squad, but the lives of every person in the colony - all of whom he has sworn to protect...
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBeyond (2003)
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 collection of animated shorts set in the Matrix universe.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisBeavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (2022)
In 1998, Beavis and Butt-Head are sentenced to Space Camp by a “creative” judge. Their obsession with a docking simulator (huh huh) leads to a trip on the Space Shuttle, with predictably disastrous results. After going through a black hole, they re-emerge in our time, where they look for love, misuse iPhones, and are hunted by the Deep State. Spoiler: They don’t score.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMetropia (2009)
In the near future, oil reserves are nearly depleted and Europe is connected by series of underground tunnels. While navigating these tunnels, Roger hears voices, one in particular. Seeking a way to rid himself of the voice only leads Roger deeper into a bizarre conspiracy of control - mind and body.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRobot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II (2008)
Seth Green and Matthew Senreich serve up more hilarious Star Wars-inspired satire in this second compilation of sketches featuring the zany stop-motion animation of Adult Swim's "Robot Chicken." Gary the stormtrooper deals with irascible boss Darth Vader on Take Your Daughter to Work Day, while Anakin babysits a certain up-and-coming Jedi.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisYellow Mirror (2026)
A defective lamp reveals a heartbreaking truth about what Homer believes is reality, and an AI-powered tablet befriends and controls Maggie. The Simpsons struggle to find the light through two dark tales of the curious and bizarre.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisPhineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020)
Phineas and Ferb travel across the galaxy to rescue their older sister Candace, who has been abducted by aliens and taken to a utopia in a far-off planet, free of her pesky little brothers.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisLEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out (2012)
Luke Skywalker embarks on a mission to destroy an Imperial base, but is relentlessly chased by a group of fanatic girls who think of him as a celebrity. Meanwhile, Darth Vader engages a rivalry with Darth Maul, in order to prove that he's the best Sith Lord.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisStrange World (2022)
A journey deep into an uncharted and treacherous land, where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades—a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest, and by far most crucial, mission.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation & science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Congress (2013)
An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction & animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisB.O.B.'s Big Break (2009)
Dr. Cockroach comes up with a brilliant plan to break themselves out of Area 52 – but to implement the plan, he has to trick B.O.B. into thinking it’s his birthday.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
SnoozefestMovies like thisReal Men (1987)
A womanizing CIA agent and an insecure insurance agent are paired together to make sure a deal goes through with aliens for the future of mankind.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Abyss (2019)
My inspiration is from the novel Us, which was written by Yevgeny Zamyatin, a Russian writer. In this world, no one has his/her own name except a code. Human beings are divided into several levels. Different levels were assigned to different types of work. The “Fountain” is both the source of energy and the landmark landscape in this city. There are many tall towers like diving platforms near the fountain. People can get closed to the “fountain” here. This city is always crowded and dark. D-503 lives a regular life here every day…
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both science fiction & animation
My Milk Cup Cow (2014)
The father tells his daughter Nunu a lie that there is a cow in her milk cup. She believes it and drinks up milk, but there isn't any cow. Her father tells her a variety of lies, which Nunu finds increasingly difficult to believe.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
West Lake Fish (2008)
The emperor's southern tour, where the place is full of hospitality, needless to say, local food attractions need to taste the tour. West Lake Moonlight Night, quiet and distant, the emperor sat in the boat and tasted the famous West Lake vinegar cooked by famous chefs. Even though the taste of the world's famous dishes, the emperor is still attracted to the delicious taste of this dish, for a time completely disregard the image, big. The so-called music is very sad, and the bones of the fish are stuck in the throat, and the pain is unbearable. The chef tried his best, and it was hard to see the results. He was also raised by the emperor who was angry and angry. At this time, the calm prime minister is coming out...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Every Flower (2018)
Her, not only her, they are all the only children in the family, Typical underachiever, they often escape away from their broken family r ，Humbling every day with others young people like her in Internet cafes . when she finally plans to go home, she only to find that her family had moved away… ….She became one of them.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Ma Ma Hu Hu (2021)
A Music Video made for Lucky Old Sun’s song ‘马马虎虎‘ (Ma Ma Hu Hu) from their new album ‘‘うすらい“. A group of young girls and boys having their summer fantasy with a few daydreams, romance and kungfu actions!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
The Hog’s Dice Legend of Saint Egg (2018)
n order to sell arms, radish provokes a war between eggs and apples. Everyone is a businessman, just to do business, not want to break the balance of the galaxy... Pig, innocent is pulled down the altar...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
New Art (2017)
A writer shares an apartment with another painter and musician, but they never talk to each other, nor do they visit each other in the bedrooms. One day, the writer suddenly decides to visit the painter in his bedroom and initiate cooperation between them. Later, when they get stuck with their work, the musician joins them, which signals the emergence of a new form of art...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
On My Planet (2014)
“On my planet” is a short love story. The concept is that everyone owns a little planet. The main character of my story is little boy called blue who owns a big blue planet but lives a very lonely and boring life. Until one day he found out an orange planet where a little girl lives on it , however it would only come every 72 years. This is the story about how he use every methods to attracts the girl’s attention and how he mange to pursuit his love.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Starry Sky (TBA)
A shy boy, who was not good at communicating with others, saw a shining fish in a stream one day and took it home. Since then, his life has changed. The lonely little boy was getting vivacious because of the little fish. But suddenly one morning when he got up, the fish disappeared...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Pundusina (2018)
Adapted from the online comics Pundusina, the story shows Macao's typical family values and ways of family members getting along with each other, through narrations of the daily life and interesting anecdotes of the Si's, the protagonist, for viewers to learn about the social aspect of this intriguing city.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
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What are the best movies like Desire Line?
The closest matches to Desire Line are The Meaning of Life (2005), Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020) and South Park: Joining the Panderverse (2023). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Desire Line?
Start with The Meaning of Life (2005), the closest match to Desire Line.
What is the highest-rated movie like Desire Line?
South Park: Joining the Panderverse (2023), rated 7.5/10 by 315 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Desire Line?
Yellow Mirror (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Desire Line?
Yes: The Meaning of Life (2005), Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020) and South Park: Joining the Panderverse (2023).
How are movies similar to Desire Line chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Desire Line, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.