Movies like DPR Special Movie (2013)
The best movies like DPR Special Movie (2013) are Thru the Mirror (1936), Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Action Kamen VS Leotard Devil (1993) and The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 (1987). If DPR Special Movie hooked you with its animation, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
DPR Special Movie
Quick picks
- Highest ratedInception: The Cobol Job (2010)7.2/10 from 322 votes
- NewestBeavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (2022)Released 2022
- In JapaneseCrayon Shinchan the Movie: Action Kamen VS Leotard Devil (1993)Also in Japanese
Thru the Mirror (1936)
Mickey has been reading Alice in Wonderland, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCrayon Shinchan the Movie: Action Kamen VS Leotard Devil (1993)
Everyone's favorite TV superhero Action Mask shows up in Kasukabe, and he's trying to get something from Shin-chan -- but what could it be?
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 (1987)
Flash Back 2012 is Minmay's farewell concert. Featuring some of her best songs, the music is performed over various scenes and events taken from the first Macross television series as well as Macross: Do You Remember Love film. Also included is a newly animated closing sequence showing the launch of Misa's colony vessel, the Megaroad-01, into space.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBraveStarr: The Legend (1988)
Marshall Bravestarr is the lawman of the wild-west planet "New Texas" with help from Thirty-Thirty, his cybernetic talking horse and Deputy Fuzz, his sidekick and Shaman, his mentor. Bravestarr with his special powers fights the outlaw Tex-Hex, the leader of the Carrion Bunch, who are after the mineral Kerium, Bravestarr sets out to set things right and enforce peace and justice on "New Texas".
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Big Bad Wolf (1934)
The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDoraemon: The New Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer (2009)
Nobita finds a passage to a spaceship in another dimension. With their new friends, he and Doraemon fight the cruel leader of an exploited planet.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisInception: The Cobol Job (2010)
Cobb, Arthur and Nash are enlisted by Cobol Engineering.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
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 · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisFamily Guy Presents: Blue Harvest (2007)
With the Griffins stuck at home during a blackout, Peter tells the story of "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope".
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisCat Soup (2001)
The surreal black comedy follows Nyatta, an anthropomorphic kitten, on his travel to the land of the dead and back in an effort to save his sister's soul.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisJimmy Timmy Power Hour 2: When Nerds Collide (2006)
Cartoon worlds collide in this hourlong adventure starring whiz kid Jimmy Neutron and Timmy Turner from "The Fairly OddParents." When the boys duel over Cindy Vortex, it draws the attention of Jimmy's archenemy, Prof. Calamitous, who teams with Wanda and Cosmo, forcing Jimmy and Timmy to work together to save the world from the all-powerful villain.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBatman Ninja (2018)
Batman, along with many of his allies and adversaries, finds himself transported to feudal Japan by Gorilla Grodd's time displacement machine.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
SnoozefestMovies like thisNaruto OVA 9: Chunin Exam on Fire! and Naruto vs. Konohamaru! (2011)
Naruto faces off against his old pupil Konohamaru in a tournament during the chuunin entrance exams.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe House (2022)
Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisOrigin: Spirits of the Past (2006)
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.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! (2010)
When the mystery-solving musician Foxxy Love notices she and her fellow housemates can curse without being bleeped—something they've never been able to do before—she realizes their show has been canceled. Determined to get back on the air, the gang travels to Make-A-Point-Land in order to get a point (and get back on the air).
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPhineas and Ferb: Star Wars (2014)
Phineas and Ferb become the galaxy's unlikeliest last hope when they must return the Death Star plans to the Rebel Alliance.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisMobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988)
In UC 0093, the Federation has recovered from its defeat and has created a new anti-colonial special forces unit to deal with rebel forces: Londo Bell. Elsewhere in space, Char Aznable reappears out of self-imposed hiding with a declaration that he now commands his own Neo-Zeon movement, and intends to force the emigration of Earth's inhabitants to space by bringing about an apocalypse.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both 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
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisRobot Chicken: Star Wars (2007)
A series of 30 sketches, following the hilarious antics of various characters from a galaxy, far, far away.
Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers · both animation
Worth the HypeMovies like thisSpace Brothers #0 (2014)
Mutta Namba's ambitions are at a disappointing standstill when his brother, Hibito, is selected to train for a coveted NASA space mission — an appointment that sets in motion events that take the brothers to the crossroads of destiny and dreams.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Family Guy Presents: It's a Trap! (2010)
With the Griffins stuck again at home during a blackout, Peter tells the story of “Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.”
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSpace Chimps (2008)
When an unmanned space shuttle crashes on an uncharted planet, a trio of astronaut chimpanzees are launched by NASA into a wormhole to investigate.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
SnoozefestMovies like thisAlien from the Darkness (1997)
The all female crew of the transport ship Muse is on a mission in deep space. They pick up an SOS signal and discover a derelict space cruiser where all the women have died mysteriously. They take the only survivor, a young woman named Flair, and detonate the ghost ship. However, the danger is just beginning. With Flair on the Muse, the romances between the women begin to take a new turn. One by one, the crewmembers are attacked by a mysterious alien presence, desperate to find a way to reproduce with human women!
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin VI – Rise of the Red Comet (2018)
On January 23, U.C. 0079, a decisive battle between Zeon and the Earth Federation begins at Side 5, or Loum. Though the Zeon forces are overwhelmingly outnumbered, their secret plan suddenly turns the tide of battle as they deploy a special assault regiment made up of humanoid mobile suit weapons, winning them a huge victory. Char Aznable of the Zeon forces produces particularly impressive results in his red mobile suit “Zaku II”, earning a promotion to Lieutenant Commander and the nickname "Red Comet." After the Battle of Loum, the Earth Federation Forces initiate Operation V to fight back against Zeon. At Side 7, young Amuro Ray is indirectly involved as he takes action to uncover the secret of the new weapon "Gundam." Meanwhile, as high officials of the Earth Federation and Zeon forces meet in Antarctica for early peace negotiations, a certain speech is broadcast from Luna II throughout the world...
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Orbits (2013)
Orbitas is the story of an impossible love which revolves around a planet at war.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. But when the falling food reaches gargantuan proportions, Flint must scramble to avert disaster. Can he regain control of the machine and put an end to the wild weather before the town is destroyed?
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisGalaxy Express 999: The Movie (1979)
In the future, one can achieve immortality by obtaining a mechanized body. Orphaned, young Tetsuro hitches a ride on the space train Galaxy Express 999 in the hope of obtaining a cyborg body to avenge his mother's death. Along the way, he meets Maetel, who is the spitting image of his dead mother.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBuzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins (2000)
Buzz Lightyear must battle Emperor Zurg with the help of three hopefuls who insist on being his partners.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisSpace Guardians (2017)
The Galaxy is being threatened by an cat robot that is very evil and an group known as the Space Guardians, an alien group of Superheros is tasked to stop it. And newest member of the Space Guardians, Squeak must join up with an old veteran, Ham Sanders to stop the evil cat-bot and prevent him from destroying the known universe and thereby save the day.
Why it matches: Similar story and style · both animation
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like DPR Special Movie?
The closest matches to DPR Special Movie are Thru the Mirror (1936), Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Action Kamen VS Leotard Devil (1993) and The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 (1987). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after DPR Special Movie?
Start with Thru the Mirror (1936), the closest match to DPR Special Movie.
What is the highest-rated movie like DPR Special Movie?
Inception: The Cobol Job (2010), rated 7.2/10 by 322 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like DPR Special Movie?
Beavis and Butt-Head Do the Universe (2022) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there Japanese movies like DPR Special Movie?
Yes: Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Action Kamen VS Leotard Devil (1993), The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 (1987) and Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer (2009).
How are movies similar to DPR Special Movie chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside DPR Special Movie, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.