Movies Like Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel (2009)

Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel is a 2009 animation, fantasy film from Shinji Ishihira with a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and Final Fantasy VII: Last Order.

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Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

2005

Two years have passed since the final battle with Sephiroth. Though Midgar, city of mako, city of prosperity, has been reduced to ruins, its people slowly but steadily walk the road to reconstruction. However, a mysterious illness called Geostigma torments them. With no cure in sight, it brings death to the afflicted, one after another, robbing the people of their fledgling hope.

7.2

MagicScore

Final Fantasy VII: Last Order

2005

After the destruction of Nibelheim at the hands of Sephiroth, Zack and Cloud are on the run from Shinra Inc. As they make their way back to Midgar, they recall the horrible events that happened at Nibelheim, as well as fight for survival against Shinra.

6.5

MagicScore

Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era

2024

Jungle Pocket, an Umamusume who has been racing tirelessly in pursuit of becoming the greatest, is ready to take on the once-in-a-lifetime Classic Triple Crown series. However, standing in her way are rivals from the same generation, whose talent may even surpass her own.

8.6

MagicScore

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

2026

Having thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and restore the family legacy. Alongside companions new and old, the brothers travel across the stars to stop the young heir's crusade.

8.2

MagicScore

Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge

2020

After the vicious slaughter of his family by stone-cold mercenary Sub-Zero, Hanzo Hasashi is exiled to the torturous Netherrealm. There, in exchange for his servitude to the sinister Quan Chi, he’s given a chance to avenge his family – and is resurrected as Scorpion, a lost soul bent on revenge. Back on Earthrealm, Lord Raiden gathers a team of elite warriors – Shaolin monk Liu Kang, Special Forces officer Sonya Blade, and action star Johnny Cage – an unlikely band of heroes with one chance to save humanity. To do this, they must defeat Shang Tsung's horde of Outworld gladiators and reign over the Mortal Kombat tournament.

8.1

MagicScore

Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind

2022

Hellbent on taking over Earthrealm, Kano viciously attacks town after town with the aid of three cold-blooded Black Dragon mercenaries. Those who don’t submit are annihilated but one young man won’t bend the knee to Kano: Kenshi.

7.8

MagicScore

Yo-kai Watch The Movie 2: Lord Enma and the Stories, Nyan!

2015

When Keita frees Whisper, a ghost-like yōkai, from 190 years of imprisonment, Whisper pledges to protect Keita from supernatural dangers. Whisper also gives Keita a watch that allows Keita to see other yōkai. Together with the twin-tailed cat spirit Jibanyan, they encounter lots of yōkai-related problems and solve them.

7.8

MagicScore

Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel III. Spring Song

2020

The battle rages on as Shirou continues to protect Sakura, now consumed by the darkness. He joins forces with Rin to end the Holy Grail War, while Illyasviel, who knows the truth behind it, confronts her fate. Amidst the chaos, Zouken plots to manipulate Sakura for his own desires. The final fight begins.

7.7

MagicScore

Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms

2021

The Earthrealm heroes must journey to the Outworld and fight for the survival of their homeland, invaded by the forces of evil warlord Shao Kahn, in the tournament to end all tournaments: the final Mortal Kombat.

7.6

MagicScore

#10

Inazuma Eleven the Movie: The Ultimate Force, Team Ogre, Attacks!

2010

An organization in the future sends the specially trained Team Ogre to defeat Endou Mamoru and his team, to prevent him from influencing the world with his soccer.

7.6

MagicScore

#11

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

2023

While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers—and brothers—Mario and Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi.

7.6

MagicScore

#12

Yo-kai Watch: The Movie

2014

When the evil Yo-Kai Kin, Gin and Bronzlow makes the Yo-Kai Watch disappear from time so they can help Dame Dedtime prevent humans and Yo-Kai from being friends, Nate Adams finds help in the Yo-Kai Hovernyan, who takes Nate, Whisper and Jibanyan 60 years to the past, when the Yo-Kai Watch was first invented by Nate's grandfather, Nathaniel Adams, while he was a boy. Together, the 2 boys fight Dame Dedtime and her evil Wicked Yo-Kai minions to save the world from her evil plans.

7.5

MagicScore

#13

PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #4 Winter of Rebirth

2016

Makoto Yuki and his allies have grown through the bonds they have formed and partings they have experienced. Using the power of Persona, they continue to fight to put an end to the Dark Hour, in hope that there are peaceful days waiting for them at the end of the battle. However, as the season shifts to winter, memories from ten years ago resurface and a boy believed to be their friend warns the members of S.E.E.S. that "The Fall"— an event that will destroy all of humanity is near, leaving the group with a difficult choice to be made by New Year’s Eve.

7.5

MagicScore

#14

Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. Presage Flower

2017

Ten years after the Fourth Holy Grail War, a devastating clash between Masters and Servants, another war erupts. Shirou Emiya, whose father fought in the first battle, was leading a peaceful life with the warmhearted Sakura Matou. But when hidden forces begin to stir, Shirou resolves to fulfill his father’s dying wish, protect Sakura, and fight for the Holy Grail.

7.4

MagicScore

#15

Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture

1994

The Armor of Mars -- a suit of armor consisting of six pieces. If anyone from the bloodline of the ancient warrior Godimus were to find all six pieces for himself, he would receive power equal to the level of a god. The Curse of Godimus, however, also dictates that this same person would lose all sense of himself and become an insane killing machine.

7.3

MagicScore

#16

Injustice

2021

When Lois Lane is killed, an unhinged Superman decides to take control of the Earth. Determined to stop him, Batman creates a team of freedom-fighting heroes. But when superheroes go to war, can the world survive?

7.3

MagicScore

#17

Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle

2020

In the Forest of Okoya, Koko is a feral child who has been raised as a Pokémon by the Mythical Pokémon Zarude. Koko has grown up never doubting that he is a Pokémon even though he can't really use any sort of moves. Ash Ketchum and Pikachu meet Koko and help him protect the Great Tree from the crooked scientist Dr. Zed.

7.2

MagicScore

#18

Yo-kai Watch: The Movie - The Great Adventure of the Flying Whale & the Double World, Meow!

2016

A giant whale appears and flies above Sakura New Town. With the whale’s sound of crying, some changes occur to Kenta Amano and Yokai.

7.2

MagicScore

#19

PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #3 Falling Down

2015

The season turns to autumn and the fight of Makoto and his group S.E.E.S. with the strange monsters known as ‘Shadows’ is getting closer to the end. Makoto and his allies engage in life-or-death battles with Shadows in order to end the Dark Hour. Through the battles, some must face the deaths of friends and family, some must notice what precious things must be protected, and some must find meaning in the battles that have occurred. In front of Makoto, the mysterious transfer student Ryoji Mochizuki appears. When the group greets a new morning, the gears of fate begin to turn. A fight revolving around each of the heroes' bonds begins...

7.1

MagicScore

#20

PERSONA3 THE MOVIE #1 Spring of Birth

2013

In the spring, male student Makoto Yuki transfers to Gekkoukan High School. However, as he heads to his new dormitory, listening to the music on his headphones, he is stopped. More precisely, time has stopped, and the people who were around him turn into coffins. Makoto learns that this period of time hidden between the minute of midnight is called the Dark Hour, a time when monsters called Shadows appear. Suddenly made the leader of his fellow classmates Yukari and Junpei by his upperclassmen Mitsuru and Akihiko, Makoto must learn empathy, his connection to his comrades, and the meaning of death. With the power of his Evoker aimed at his head he awakens a Persona and fights against the Shadows threatening to attack his world from the mysterious tower of Tartarus.

7.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel?

The top films similar to Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel by MovieMagicScore are Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (7.2), Final Fantasy VII: Last Order (6.5), Umamusume: Pretty Derby - Beginning of a New Era (8.6). Each shares animation/fantasy themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel worth watching?

Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10 from 37 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel?

Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel (2009) is a animation, fantasy film directed by Shinji Ishihira, starring Kazumu Izawa, Banjo Ginga, Yasuyuki Kase.

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About movies like Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel

This ranked list pairs Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile - Episode Denzel (2009), a animation and fantasy film from Shinji Ishihira, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Kazumu Izawa take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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