Movies Like War for the Planet of the Apes
If you liked War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), a drama and science fiction movie directed by Matt Reeves, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
★ 7.3/10Also science fiction and dramaA group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and science fictionA highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed…
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Planet of the Apes (1968)
★ 7.7/10Also science fiction and dramaAstronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent…
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Enemy Mine (1985)
★ 7/10Also drama and science fictionA soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile…
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2073 (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and dramaInspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominant police state where democracy and…
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Contagion (2011)
★ 6.7/10Also drama and science fictionAs an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.
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Last and First Men (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and science fictionAs the end approaches inexorably, the last humans, living millions of years into the future, send a message to the humanity of the present that is both a plea for help and a warning, but also an epic tale of evolution…
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Finch (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also science fiction and dramaOn a post-apocalyptic Earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his dying creator's beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship, and what it means to be human.
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Stormageddon (2015)
★ 6/10Also drama and science fictionWhat happens when you ask the most powerful computer program, run by the most powerful computers, to follow, listen and predict human behavior? The program learns, becomes sentient and begins to behave like a human…
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Meltdown: Days of Destruction (2006)
★ 6/10Also drama and science fictionDespite scientist Nathan's warnings, his boss continues an experiment meant as publicity for his satellite firm: exploding an asteroid. Instead it splits, and the major piece, the size of Iceland, changes course to…
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The Giver (2014)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and science fictionIn a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
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In the Blink of an Eye (2026)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and dramaThree storylines, spanning thousands of years, intersect and reflect on hope, connection, and the circle of life.
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and science fictionDavid, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this…
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WarGames (1983)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and science fictionHigh school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Department of Defense's war computer and…
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On the Beach (2000)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and science fictionThe world has finally managed to blow itself up and only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes. One American sub located in the Pacific has…
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Transcendence (2014)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and dramaTwo leading computer scientists work toward their goal of Technological Singularity, as a radical anti-technology organization fights to prevent them from creating a world where computers can transcend the abilities of…
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Jonathan (2018)
★ 5.9/10Also drama and science fictionJonathan is a young man with a strange condition that only his brother understands. But when he begins to yearn for a different life, their unique bond becomes increasingly tested.
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also drama and warBeginning just after the bloody Sioux victory over General Custer at Little Big Horn, the story is told through two unique perspectives: Charles Eastman, a young, white-educated Sioux doctor held up as living proof of…
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Shepherd: The Story of a Jewish Dog (2020)
★ 6.8/10Also drama and warFollow the perilous journey to freedom when a young boy and his dog attempt to escape a concentration camp during World War II. Based on true events.
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The Scarlet and the Black (1983)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and warFr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His activities become so large that the Nazis decide to assassinate him…