1. Ghost in the Shell 2.0 (GHOST IN THE SHELL／攻殻機動隊2.0)
In the year 2029, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop a highly-wanted hacker known as 'The Puppetmaster'. Ghost in the Shell 2.0 is a reproduced version of its original 1995 counterpart. Among a numerous enhancements, for the film's 2.0 release, were a number of scenes were overhauled with 3D animation, visual improvements, and soundtrack rerecorded in 6.1 surround sound.
It has an average vote of 7.395 on TMDB.
2. Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (攻殻機動隊 新劇場版)
When a ghost-infecting virus known as Fire-Starter begins spreading through the system resulting in the assassination of the Japanese Prime Minister, Major Motoko Kusanagi and her elite team of special operatives are called in to track down its source.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
3. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (攻殻機動隊: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society)
The story takes place in the year 2034, two years after the events in Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG. Female cyborg Major Motoko Kusanagi has left Public Security Section 9, an elite counter-terrorist and anti-crime unit specializing in cyber-warfare, which has expanded to a team of 20 field operatives with Togusa acting as the field lead.
It has an average vote of 7.411 on TMDB.
4. Ghost in the Shell (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.
It has an average vote of 7.928 on TMDB.
5. Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (攻殻機動隊 Stand Alone Complex The Laughing Man)
The year is 2030 and six years have passed since a criminal known only as "The Laughing Man" swept through top medical nanotechnology firms committing acts of cyber-terrorism, kidnapping, and espionage leaving no known suspects. New information is revealed, as Section 9 enters the hunt for a suspect capable of unfathomable actions in this compilation of Stand Alone Complex content.
It has an average vote of 7.695 on TMDB.
6. Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven (攻殻機動隊 STAND ALONE COMPLEX Individual Eleven)
The year is 2030. Six months passed since the Laughing Man Incident was solved. About 3 million refugees are living in Japan, invited to fill the labor shortage. However, the emergent presence of the invited-refugees intensified their confrontation with the "Individualists", who called for national isolation, which then led to the increased incidences of terrorist attacks. Under these circumstances, a terrorist group called the Individual Eleven carries out a suicide attack. But there was a greater scheme behind their action. When Section 9 learns this, they attempt to nail down the mastermind of the incident. Meanwhile, Kuze, a surviving member of the Individual Eleven, becomes a charismatic leader of the invited-refugees and intensifies the confrontation against the government. And Motoko starts feeling a strange sense of fate connecting her with Kuze...
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
7. Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 1: Ghost Pain (攻殻機動隊ARISE border: 1 Ghost Pain)
The story is set in 2027, one year after the end of the fourth non-nuclear war. New Port City is still reeling from the war's aftermath when it suffers a bombing caused by a self-propelled mine. Then, a military member implicated in arms-dealing bribes is gunned down. During the investigation, Public Security Section's Daisuke Aramaki encounters Motoko Kusanagi, the cyborg, wizard-level hacker assigned to the military's 501st Secret Unit. Batou, a man with the "eye that does not sleep," suspects that Kusanagi is the one behind the bombing. The Niihama Prefectural Police detective Togusa is pursuing his own dual cases of the shooting death and a prostitute's murder. Motoko herself is being watched by the 501st Secret Unit's head Kurutsu and cyborg agents.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
8. Appleseed (アップルシード)
In a utopian society created at the end of the third world war, a female warrior who has been plucked from the badlands begins to see cracks in this new facade. And what does this community have planned for the rest of humankind?
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
9. Into Eternity: A Film for the Future
Every day, the world over, large amounts of high-level radioactive waste created by nuclear power plants is placed in interim storage, which is vulnerable to natural disasters, man-made disasters, and to societal changes. In Finland the world’s first permanent repository is being hewn out of solid rock – a huge system of underground tunnels - that must last 100,000 years as this is how long the waste remains hazardous.
It has an average vote of 7.112 on TMDB.
10. Revival of Evangelion (新世紀エヴァンゲリオン劇場版 DEATH(TRUE)²／Air／まごころを､君に)
"Revival of Evangelion" combines the movies, "Evangelion: Death ²" and "The End of Evangelion," into one long production. It is a "complete" ending.
It has an average vote of 7.617 on TMDB.
11. The Burglars (Le Casse)
In Athens a collection of emeralds is successfully stolen by a team of robbers, led by safe-cracker Azad. Things go smoothly until they miss the ship by which they planned their escape; a police chief pursues Azad while he waits for the next ship to set off.
It has an average vote of 6.995 on TMDB.
12. Blue-Eyed Butcher
A woman appeared to have a fairy-tale life, but six years into her marriage, the fairytale crumbles when her husband is found buried in the backyard of their home with numerous stab wounds.
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
13. The Girl Without Hands (La jeune fille sans mains)
A poor miller gets tricked by the Devil and accidentally sells his daughter for a bit of gold. But Satan can't take her because she's too pure and has wept on her hands. So Satan orders the miller to cut her hands off. It's the beginning of the young girl's journey towards freedom.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
14. Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend (超神伝説 うろつき童子)
Legend has it that the human race is not the only dominant civilization living on Earth. Two other races exist in this world: the Makai and the Jujinkai . Once every 3,000 years, a supreme being known as the "Choujin" will emerge and bring balance to all three realms on Earth. In present-day Japan, after 300 years of endless searching, a Jujinkai named Amano Jyaku has discovered the presence of the Choujin inside high school slacker Tatsuo Nagumo. But now, Amano, along with his sister Megumi and their sidekick Kuroko must protect Nagumo and his new girlfriend Akemi Ito from the Makai, who believe that Nagumo is not the Choujin, but an evil entity bent on destroying all living beings on Earth. Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend was originally released as a 3 episode OVA series from January 21, 1987 to April 10, 1989 but was later re-release as a compilation film on March 18, 1989.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
15. The Crash Reel
The Crash Reel tells the story of a sport and the risks that athletes face in reaching the pinnacle of their profession. This is Kevin Pearce’s story, a celebrated snowboarder who sustained a brain injury in a trick gone wrong and who now aims, against all the odds, to get back on the snow.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
16. Gundam Wing: The Endless Waltz (新機動戦記ガンダムＷ Endless Waltz 特別篇)
After Colony 196. One year after the events of the "Gundam Wing" television series, peace has spread through the Earth Sphere and the colonies. The Gundam pilots now find themselves attempting to rebuild their lives in this new era. No longer having need of their weapons of war, they have sent their Gundams into the sun to be destroyed. But suddenly, Relena Darlian, who has become a high-ranking government official, is kidnapped by a colony with aspirations of total dominance. The Gundam pilots and their allies find themselves called into action once again. The Endless Waltz has resumed...
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
17. What We Do in the Shadows: Interviews with Some Vampires
Three vampires who share an apartment are interviewed by a TV crew.
It has an average vote of 6.711 on TMDB.
18. DAICON IV Opening Animation (DAICONⅣ オープニングアニメ)
A girl is visited by two men from a space ship. They give her water she needs for her daicon . On her journey to deliver the water, she crosses paths with iconic characters from comic books, live-action films, literature and animation.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
19. Major Grom (Майор Гром)
Igor Grom, a skilled detective from St. Petersburg, happened to be at the scene of a bank robbery and decides to stop them.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
20. Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars (シドニアの騎士 あいつむぐほし)
After the Earth was destroyed by mysterious alien lifeforms known as the Gauna, surviving remnants of the human race escaped to space in the enormous generation ship Sidonia. Having drifted through space for millennia, the Sidonia found itself once more under attack from Gauna for the first time in a century. Once again facing the threat of extinction, a temporary victory against the Gauna was eked out thanks to the human-Gauna hybrid Tsumugi Shiraui and ace Guardian mech pilot Nagate Tanikaze. 10 years later... The people of Sidonia enjoy a brief respite. Peaceful days pass, during which Tsumugi begins to realize her feelings for Nagate, who is now celebrated as a hero of Sidonia. However, as Captain Kobayashi has always known, as long as the Gauna remain, peace cannot last. The decision is made: a final battle, upon which rests the fate of humanity's last survivors. As the end approaches, will the crew be able to protect those they love?
It has an average vote of 5.9 on TMDB.
