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10 Best Movies Like Death Note: The Last Name

If you loved Death Note: The Last Name, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Death Note: L Change the WorLd

Death Note: L Change the WorLd

2008★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Note: The Last Name for fans of Fantasy & Thriller & Mystery. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

"The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die." After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his...

#2
Death Note

Death Note

2006★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Note: The Last Name for fans of Fantasy & Thriller & Mystery. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Light Yagami finds the "Death Note," a notebook with the power to kill, and decides to create a Utopia by killing the world's criminals, and soon the world's greatest detective, "L...

#3
Death Note: Light Up the NEW World

Death Note: Light Up the NEW World

2016★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Note: The Last Name for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

10 years has passed since the confrontation between Kira and L. Again, Shinigami sends death notes to the ground and due to this, the world soon falls into chaos. Tsukuru is a memb...

#4
Birdcage Inn

Birdcage Inn

1998★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Note: The Last Name for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Jin-a, a young prostitute, moves into a seaside motel called the Birdcage Inn, run by a dysfunctional family. Struggling with her circumstances and the family's treatment, she form...

#5
Detroit Metal City

Detroit Metal City

2008★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Note: The Last Name for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Soichi Negishi moved to Tokyo to chase his dream of becoming a musician playing stylish, Swedish-style pop. Instead, he finds himself leading the death metal band Detroit Metal Cit...

#6
Guardians of Martial Arts

Guardians of Martial Arts

2017★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Death Note: The Last Name for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

One day, Master Ma is walking down the street, suddenly he sees the words "Huashan Sect" (华山派) hiding between the green grass. He closes his eyes and hence the duel with different ...