15 Movies Like Homunculus

Loved Homunculus? Based on its unique Cinema DNA—including its pacing, themes, and emotional tone—we've curated the ultimate list of what you should watch next.

JUJUTSU KAISEN: Execution
#1

JUJUTSU KAISEN: Execution

A veil abruptly descends over the busy Shibuya area amid the bustling Halloween crowds, trapping countless civilians inside. Satoru Gojo, the strongest jujutsu sorcerer, steps into the chaos. But lying in wait are curse users and spirits scheming to seal him away. Yuji Itadori, accompanied by his classmates and other top-tier jujutsu sorcerers, enters the fray in an unprecedented clash of curses — the Shibuya Incident. In the aftermath, ten colonies across Japan are transformed into dens of curses in a plan orchestrated by Noritoshi Kamo. As the deadly Culling Game starts, Special Grade sorcerer Yuta Okkotsu is assigned to carry out Yuji's execution for his perceived crimes. A compilation movie of Shibuya Incident including the first two episodes of the Culling Games arc.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Homunculus.

Door
#2

Door

Yasuko, a housewife, lives in an urban high-rise apartment with her husband Satoru and her son Takuto. Annoyed by spam calls and door-to-door salesmen, Yasuko slams the door on a salesman’s hand when he tries to squeeze a flyer through the apartment's chained front door. He leaves, but the next day, her nightmare starts.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Homunculus.

Your Name.
#3

Your Name.

High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Homunculus.

Door II: Tokyo Diary
#4

Door II: Tokyo Diary

Ai is a call girl that makes good money for what she does but there’s always at risk no matter how good the money is.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Homunculus.

Nun in Rope Hell
#5

Nun in Rope Hell

A woman gets caught by the wife of her lover which results in a stabbing. Feeling guilty she runs away and joins a nunnery. But she soon discovers that several nuns and a well known author have turned the place into their own personal S&M playground.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Homunculus.

A Silent Voice: The Movie
#6

A Silent Voice: The Movie

Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again... until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late...?

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Homunculus.

Seven Samurai
#7

Seven Samurai

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Homunculus.

Perfect Blue
#8

Perfect Blue

Rising pop star Mima quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Homunculus.

Zatoichi
#9

Zatoichi

Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Homunculus.

In the Realm of the Senses
#10

In the Realm of the Senses

A passionate telling of the story of Sada Abe, a woman whose affair with her master led to an obsessive and ultimately destructive sexual relationship.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Homunculus.

Flower and Snake 3: Punishment
#11

Flower and Snake 3: Punishment

When successful business man refuses to save the business of his former partner he has his wife and her student kidnapped. The former partner plans to take his revenge by forcing both women into sexual slavery by training them as SM porn stars.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Homunculus.

The Torture Club
#12

The Torture Club

The "Torture Club" is an official after-school activity at the private school Saint Honesty Gakuen. Yuzuki has no idea about the club when she enrolls, and gets abducted by the club members and hauled off the club-room. There, she finds out that upper-class student Aoi, her secret idol, is in the club, and decides to join, but…

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Homunculus.

Suzume
#13

Suzume

Suzume, 17, lost her mother as a little girl. On her way to school, she meets a mysterious young man. But her curiosity unleashes a calamity that endangers the entire population of Japan, and so Suzume embarks on a journey to set things right.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Homunculus.

Look Back
#14

Look Back

Popular, outgoing Fujino is celebrated by her classmates for her funny comics in the class newspaper. One day, her teacher asks her to share the space with Kyomoto, a truant recluse whose beautiful artwork sparks a competitive fervor in Fujino. What starts as jealousy transforms when Fujino realizes their shared passion for drawing.

💡Why it's a match: A fantastic follow-up watch to Homunculus.

Ghost in the Shell
#15

Ghost in the Shell

In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster' begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.

💡Why it's a match: A highly-rated genre match based on the viewing habits of people who liked Homunculus.