Films like Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time.

Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) reads as Sombre, kinetic, extreme animation / sci-fi, surreal in texture. Ambivalent, epic, measured. Every film below is ranked by distance across the same twelve hand-scored axes — with what it keeps, and where it walks away. Not a genre dump.

The Odyssey (2026) poster
1. The Odyssey2026

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a strange, dreamlike logic.

Cloud Atlas (2012) poster
2. Cloud Atlas2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes — one of the nearest reads in the catalogue.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion (2013) poster
3. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion2013

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a cold, bleak undertow.

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009) poster
4. Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance2009

Keeps the unmistakable directorial hand and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a strange, dreamlike logic.

Shin Kamen Rider (2023) poster
5. Shin Kamen Rider2023

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a relentless forward drive.

The Blue Trail (2025) poster
6. The Blue Trail2025

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a gentle temperature.

Neptune Frost (2021) poster
7. Neptune Frost2021

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a world-sized stakes.

Per Aspera Ad Astra (2026) poster
8. Per Aspera Ad Astra2026

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a gentle temperature.

Life of Pi (2012) (2012) poster
9. Life of Pi2012

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a patient, unhurried pace.

Invasion (2020) poster
10. Invasion2020

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the world-sized stakes; trades toward a strange, dreamlike logic.

Shin Godzilla (2016) poster
11. Shin Godzilla2016

Keeps the cold, bleak undertow and the unmistakable directorial hand; trades toward a strange, dreamlike logic.

No One Will Save You (2023) poster
12. No One Will Save You2023

Keeps the world-sized stakes and the strange, dreamlike logic; trades toward a unmistakable directorial hand.

These are Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time’s neighbours — where are yours?

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