I asked Perplexity to recommend movies and anime based on my favorite games — and it’s way better than expected

I have to hand it to Perplexity: it’s one of the few AI chatbots that consistently gives me clear, specific answers with real sources attached. I prefer that over tools that spit out a confident response, then leave you juggling a pile of links just to figure out what’s actually true.

Earlier this year, I used Perplexity to build a legit reading list when I set a goal to read more books. The recommendations were so solid I decided to give it another curation challenge.

This time, I asked Perplexity to suggest movies and anime worth watching. To make it interesting, I told my AI entertainment curator to base its picks on six of my favorite video games, including a few “wild card” choices just to see where it would take things.

I shouldn’t have been surprised, but I was: Perplexity filled my Netflix and Crunchyroll queue with movies and anime I actually want to watch, not just stuff that technically matches a genre.

Perplexity’s live-action picks were a mix of big blockbusters and underrated movies I’d never heard of

I got started by asking Perplexity this loaded question: My favorite video games are:

Devil May Cry 3

Bioshock

Split/Second

Resident Evil 2

Ghost of Tsushima

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

Can you recommend movies and anime based on each of those picks?

Perplexity took note of my six game genre…