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Movies that feel like They Call Me Jeeg (2016)

If you loved They Call Me Jeeg, the closest films we have are Warriors of Future (2022), Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (2015) and Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013). All three share They Call Me Jeeg's cerebral and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 9 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hulu and others, checked against today's data.

Exposed to radioactive waste, small-time crook Enzo gains super-strength. A misanthropic, introverted brute, he uses his powers for personal gain until he meets Alessia, a mentally ill girl who believes Enzo is the hero from her favorite anime, Steel Jeeg.

πŸ… 82% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 7 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. Gabriele Mainetticerebralkineticcontemplative
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Warriors of Future
2022 Β· dir. Ng Yuen-Fai
πŸ… 88%β˜… 5.6drama Β· action Β· science fiction

The same mix in both: ideas, then momentum

When a meteor carrying a destructive plant strikes the world, a suicide squad is given hours to save their post-apocalyptic city from total collapse.

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Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
2015 Β· dir. Tadayoshi Yamamuro
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.1action Β· animation Β· science fiction

Both lean on ideas more than on science fiction

The difference: Not nearly as contemplative as They Call Me Jeeg

One peaceful day on Earth, two remnants of Frieza's army named Sorbet and Tagoma arrive searching for the Dragon Balls with the aim of reviving Frieza. They succeed, and Frieza subsequently seeks revenge on the Saiyans.

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Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
2013 Β· dir. Masahiro Hosoda
πŸ… 89%β˜… 7.1animation Β· action Β· science fiction

Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

The difference: Leans harder into animation than They Call Me Jeeg does

After the defeat of Majin Buu, a powerful God of Destruction known as Beerus searches for the Saiyan warrior who defeated Frieza. Realizing the threat Beerus poses to Earth, the Z-fighters must stop him. Only Goku, humanity’s last hope, can ascend to the level of a legendary Super Saiyan God and save the planet, and possibly the entire universe!

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Real Steel
2011 Β· dir. Shawn Levy
πŸ… 60%β˜… 7.1action Β· science fiction Β· drama

Contemplative drama in both cases

Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who retired from the ring when robots took over the sport. After his robot is trashed, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son to rebuild and train an unlikely contender.

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Godzilla
2014 Β· dir. Gareth Edwards
πŸ… 76%β˜… 6.4action Β· drama Β· science fiction

Science fiction built on stillness, twice over

Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe. Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when an ancient alpha predator arises from the sea to combat malevolent adversaries that threaten the survival of humanity. The creatures leave colossal destruction in their wake, as they make their way toward their final battleground: San Francisco.

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Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
2022 Β· dir. Tetsuro Kodama
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.1animation Β· science fiction Β· action

Cerebral action, and it commits to that

The Red Ribbon Army, an evil organization that was once destroyed by Goku in the past, has been reformed by a group of people who have created new and mightier Androids, Gamma 1 and Gamma 2, and seek vengeance against Goku and his family.

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Krrish
2006 Β· dir. Rakesh Roshan
πŸ… 88%β˜… 6.5action Β· science fiction

Both lean on momentum more than on drama

In Singapore, Krishna is forced by circumstances to use his superpowers and become a masked superhero named Krrish, before getting drawn towards his lost legacy.

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LFO
2013 Β· dir. Antonio TublΓ©n
πŸ… 100%β˜… 6.6drama Β· science fiction

From the 2010s, and it lands the same way

LFO is a dark comedy/drama/Sci-Fi about a man who realizes that he can hypnotise with sound. He starts experimenting on his neighbors, where the abuse of power takes over and, eventually, severe consequences for mankind are at stake.

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Okja
2017 Β· dir. Bong Joon Ho
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.3adventure Β· drama Β· science fiction

Cut from the same action cloth

A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.

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Another Earth
2011 Β· dir. Mike Cahill
πŸ… 66%β˜… 6.9drama Β· science fiction

Drama of the same temperament

On the night a duplicate Earth is discovered in the solar system, the lives of a young woman and an accomplished composer become tragically connected after a fatal accident.

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I Origins
2014 Β· dir. Mike Cahill
πŸ… 51%β˜… 7.3science fiction Β· drama

Both working the same science fiction territory

The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

A molecular biologist's study of the human eye has far-reaching implications about humanity's scientific and spiritual beliefs.

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The Congress
2013 Β· dir. Ari Folman
πŸ… 71%β˜… 6.4drama Β· science fiction Β· animation

Drama in the same key

An aging, out-of-work actress accepts one last job, though the consequences of her decision affect her in ways she didn't consider.

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