Movies like Sunday Wasteland Special Vol.1 "The Unidentified Creature Lurking in the Jungle of Saitama: Gurotan" (2016)
The best movies like Sunday Wasteland Special Vol.1 "The Unidentified Creature Lurking in the Jungle of Saitama: Gurotan" (2016) are Naruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto (2022), Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) and Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009). If Sunday Wasteland Special Vol.1 "The Unidentified Creature Lurking in the Jungle of Saitama: Gurotan" hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
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- Highest ratedGANTZ:O (2016)7.4/10 from 889 votes
- NewestNaruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto (2022)Released 2022
- In JapaneseNaruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto (2022)Also in Japanese
Naruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto (2022)
Promotional video celebrating 20 years of the Naruto animation project.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisGhidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964)
After a meteorite unleashes a three-headed beast upon Tokyo, Mothra tries to unite with Godzilla and Rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009)
Susan Murphy (a.k.a. Ginormica) and the Monsters are now working with the US government as special ops. So when an alien presence is detected in Susan's hometown of Modesto, California -- right before Halloween -- the team is dispatched to investigate. Everything appears normal, right down to the jack-o-lanterns peering out from every doorstep and windowsill. But when Halloween arrives, those innocent-looking carved pumpkins reveal themselves for what they really are mutant aliens. The altered pumpkins then start to implement their fiendish plan to take over Earth. The Monsters are there to combat the mutant gourds and try to smash their wicked scheme!
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Banana Splits Movie (2019)
A boy named Harley and his family attend a taping of The Banana Splits TV show, which is supposed to be a fun-filled birthday for young Harley and business as usual for Rebecca, the producer of the series. But things take an unexpected turn - and the body count quickly rises. Can Harley, his mom and their new pals safely escape?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGANTZ:O (2016)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisTarzan & Jane (2002)
With the first anniversary of her wedding to Tarzan beckoning, Jane ponders how to make it the perfect English celebration.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGigantis, the Fire Monster (1959)
A prehistoric monster called Gigantis emerges alongside another creature named Angurus.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGamera 2: Advent of Legion (1996)
A strange meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. When the military fails to control the situation, Gamera shows up to deal with the ever-evolving space adversary. However the battle may result in Gamera losing his bond with both Asagi and humanity.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCrayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: The Adult Empire Strikes Back (2001)
Shin-chan must rescue the adults of Kasukabe when they mysteriously abandon their responsibilities to relive their youth at the new 20th-century expo.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisGamera vs. Barugon (1966)
Gamera escapes from his rocket enclosure and makes his way back to Earth as a giant opal from New Guinea is brought back to Japan. The opal is discovered to have been an egg that births a new monster called Barugon. The creature attacks the city of Osaka by emitting a destructive rainbow ray from his back, along with a freezing spray capable of incapacitating Gamera.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Blob (1958)
A drive-in favorite, this sci-fi classic follows teenagers Steve and his best girl, Jane, as they try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches. The first to discover the substance and live to tell about it, Steve and Jane witness the blob destroying an elderly man, then it growing to a terrifying size. But no one else has seen the goo, and policeman Dave refuses to believe the kids without proof.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisAttack on Titan II: End of the World (2015)
Eren Yeager leaves to restore a break in the wall destroyed by a Titan. He comes under attack by the Titans and is cornered. Shikishima comes to his aid. The titans never stops attacking. Eren is now injured and tries to protect Armin, but is swallowed by a titan. A Titan with black hair appears and begins to expel the other titans.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (2020)
In the Forest of Okoya, Koko is a feral child who has been raised as a Pokémon by the Mythical Pokémon Zarude. Koko has grown up never doubting that he is a Pokémon even though he can't really use any sort of moves. Ash Ketchum and Pikachu meet Koko and help him protect the Great Tree from the crooked scientist Dr. Zed.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCrayon Shinchan the Movie: My Moving Story! Cactus Attack! (2015)
The Noharas must survive a hoard of man-eating killer cacti after Shin-chan's father relocates the family to Mexico for work.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNeon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997)
Originally a collection of clips from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, Death was created as a precursor to the re-worked ending of the series. Rebirth was intended as that re-worked ending, but after production overruns Rebirth became only the first half of the first part of The End of Evangelion, with some minor differences.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDetective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (2007)
The Isle of Koumi, a beautiful island in the Pacific Ocean. On the island, people pass an old legend down from generation to generation that there was the Seabed Palace, an ancient ruin at the bottom of the sea, where the treasure of female pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Reed was left. When Conan and his friends visit Koumi while on vacation, they meet some suspicious treasure hunters.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004)
Deoxys, a Pokémon from outer space, terrorizes the high-tech city Ash Ketchum and his friends are visiting.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDoraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur (2020)
Nobita accidentally finds a fossil dinosaur egg mixed with rocks in the dinosaur fossil exhibition site that he had visited before. He returns it to its original state with the 'time blanket'.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMike's New Car (2002)
Mike discovers that being the top-ranking laugh collector at Monsters, Inc. has its benefits – in particular, earning enough money to buy a six-wheel-drive car that's loaded with gadgets. That new-car smell doesn't last long enough, however, as Sulley jump-starts an ill-fated road test that teaches Mike the true meaning of buyer's remorse.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)
In the legendary past, before Poké Balls were invented, an aura-guiding hero Pokémon named Lucario sensed two groups of armies about to clash, and a threat of a massive war in front of Oldoran Castle in Kanto that would leave no survivors. He transferred this message to his master, the legendary hero Arlon, while he was being attacked by a violent group of Hellgar. During the battle, his sense of sight was lost and he was rendered unable to see. He used the detection of his Aura, and so with the offensive Wave Bomb, he eliminated them. Though by the threat, the queen of Rota, Lady Rin was resolute to die with her civilians, and so Arlon made a choice.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers
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What are the best movies like Sunday Wasteland Special Vol.1 "The Unidentified Creature Lurking in the Jungle of Saitama: Gurotan"?
The closest matches to Sunday Wasteland Special Vol.1 "The Unidentified Creature Lurking in the Jungle of Saitama: Gurotan" are Naruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto (2022), Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) and Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Sunday Wasteland Special Vol.1 "The Unidentified Creature Lurking in the Jungle of Saitama: Gurotan"?
Start with Naruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto (2022), the closest match to Sunday Wasteland Special Vol.1 "The Unidentified Creature Lurking in the Jungle of Saitama: Gurotan".
What is the highest-rated movie like Sunday Wasteland Special Vol.1 "The Unidentified Creature Lurking in the Jungle of Saitama: Gurotan"?
GANTZ:O (2016), rated 7.4/10 by 889 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Sunday Wasteland Special Vol.1 "The Unidentified Creature Lurking in the Jungle of Saitama: Gurotan"?
Naruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Japanese movies like Sunday Wasteland Special Vol.1 "The Unidentified Creature Lurking in the Jungle of Saitama: Gurotan"?
Yes: Naruto 20th Anniversary - Road of Naruto (2022), Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) and GANTZ:O (2016).
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