Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to Death Note List

• Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - Both focus on a protagonist with supernatural abilities who seeks to change the world, engaging in strategic battles.
• Steins;Gate - Involves complex themes of time travel, ethics, and the consequences of one's actions.
• Paranoia Agent - Explores psychological themes and societal issues with a surreal narrative style.
• Monster - Features a psychological cat-and-mouse game between a brilliant antagonist and a dedicated investigator.
• The Promised Neverland - Centers on a group of children who discover dark secrets and must outwit their captors.
• Psycho-Pass - Set in a dystopian future, it explores morality, justice, and the implications of surveillance.
• Death Parade - Examines morals and the human condition through a unique concept of judging souls after death.
• Akame ga Kill! - Features dark themes, character deaths, and a group fighting against a corrupt system.
• Future Diary - Involves a survival game with supernatural diaries that predict the future, leading to intense psychological tension.
• Higurashi: When They Cry - Combines horror and psychological thriller elements with intricate storylines and deep character analysis.
• Elfen Lied - Explores themes of identity, morality, and the effects of trauma with graphic violence.
• Liar Game - Involves psychological games and moral dilemmas, challenging characters' beliefs and sanity.
• The Mentalist - Follows a former psychic medium who uses his unique abilities to solve crimes, showcasing cat-and-mouse dynamics.
• The Butterfly Effect - Involves the concept of changing the past and the drastic consequences it brings, echoing themes of choice in Death Note.
• Shiki - A horror anime that explores human nature and morality amid supernatural occurrences.
• Serial Experiments Lain - Deeply psychological and philosophical, it explores consciousness, technology, and the nature of reality.
• Zankyou no Terror (Terror in Resonance) - Focuses on two teenage terrorists challenging societal norms and creates a mystery surrounding their motives.
• Black Lagoon - Features morally ambiguous characters who navigate a world of crime and violence, with strong psychological elements.
• Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo - A revenge-driven plot with deep character explorations and the supernatural woven into its narrative.
• Danganronpa: The Animation - Involves a deadly survival game with elements of mystery and psychological tension.
• Change of Heart - Involves moral dilemmas and psychological twists, focusing on the complexity of human motivations.
• Inuyashiki - Explores the duality of good and evil through characters who obtain powers and their subsequent choices.
• Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World - Features themes of death and the consequences of choices, intertwined with psychological games.
• The Girl with All the Gifts - A unique perspective on humanity and ethics during a zombie apocalypse, focusing on survival and identity.
• Battle Royale - A brutal competition among students that forces them into moral dilemmas of survival and betrayal.
• Mirai Nikki: Redial - A continuation of Future Diary, further exploring themes of fate, choice, and psychological conflict.
• Tokyo Ghoul - Explores the nature of humanity and monstrousness, featuring dark themes and moral ambiguity.
• Another - A horror mystery involving a cursed class, filled with psychological tension and unexpected twists.
• Guilty Crown - Mixes elements of rebellion, power, and moral decisions in a dystopian setting.
• The Fall - A cat-and-mouse thriller focusing on a detective hunting a serial killer, exploring deep psychological themes.
• Westworld - Dives deep into consciousness, morality, and the consequences of creating life in a futuristic society.
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - A thriller that combines dark themes, complex characters, and psychological twists.
• The Silence of the Lambs - Involves psychological manipulation and the complex cat-and-mouse game between a detective and a criminal mastermind.
• The Prestige - A story of rivalry and obsession between two magicians that leads to dark choices and ethical dilemmas.
• Dark - Explores themes of fate, free will, and morality intertwined with a complex narrative and supernatural elements.