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10 Best Movies Like Death Note: The Musical

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

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#1
Departures

Departures

2008★ 7.9

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

Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency...

#2
Grand Piano

Grand Piano

2013★ 5.9

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

Tom Selznick, the most talented pianist of his generation, stopped performing in public because of his stage fright. Years after a catastrophic performance, he reappears in public ...

#3
O'Dessa

O'Dessa

2025★ 5.9

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

A farm girl is on an epic quest to recover a cherished family heirloom. Her journey leads her to a strange and dangerous city where she meets her one true love – but in order to sa...

#4
Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar

Metalocalypse: Army of the Doomstar

2023★ 6.6

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

After the heroic rescue of Toki Wartooth, DETHKLOK frontman Nathan Explosion finds himself traumatized in a BRUTAL professional and romantic flat-spin all while he is tasked with f...

#5
Forbidden Zone

Forbidden Zone

1982★ 6.2

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

A mysterious door in the basement of the Hercules house leads to the Sixth Dimension by way of a gigantic set of intestine. When Frenchy slips through the door, King Fausto falls i...

#6
Your Lie in April

Your Lie in April

2016★ 7.0

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

Arima Kousei won numerous piano competitions while under the strict watch of his mother. He was known as the human metronome during that time. Since the death of his mother, Kousei...

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