Movies Like Back to the Planet of the Apes

If you liked Back to the Planet of the Apes (1980), a action and thriller movie directed by Arnold Laven and Don Weis, 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.

1
Megaboa (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also action and science fiction
On a trip to Colombia, a group of college students encounter a fifty-foot boa constrictor, hungry for blood.
2
Meltdown: Days of Destruction (2006)
★ 6/10Also action and science fiction
Despite 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…
3
4 Horsemen: Apocalypse (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and tv movie
A small team of scientists must race against time to stop what seems to be a cascade of global disasters signaling the possible apocalypse and end of days.
4
Afterburn (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also action and science fiction
Set against the backdrop of a postapocalyptic Earth whose Eastern Hemisphere was destroyed by a massive solar flare, leaving what life remains mutated from radiation and fallout. The story revolves around a group of…
5
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods (2009)
★ 7.2/10Also action and adventure
An alien similar to Ra appears out of the Stargate, killing five soldiers and kidnapping another, a year after the original Stargate mission. A new team is assembled, including some old members, and they go in search…
6
Die Alone (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and science fiction
Lost in a world reclaimed by nature and overrun by mysterious creatures, Ethan, a young man with amnesia navigates the dangerous landscape in search of his lost love Emma. His journey takes an unexpected turn when he…
7
Dr. Strange (1978)
★ 6/10Also tv movie and action
A psychiatrist becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth in order to battle an evil Sorceress from the past.
8
Doctor Who: Deep Breath (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also tv movie and science fiction
The newly-regenerated Doctor arrives in Victorian London, and Clara Oswald struggles to embrace the man he has become. All the while, they reunite with the Paternoster Gang to investigate a series of combustions that…
9
Right at Your Door (2006)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller and science fiction
A dirty bomb goes off in Los Angeles, jamming freeways and spreading a toxic cloud.
10
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (2009)
★ 7.5/10Also science fiction and tv movie
A meeting in a London bus with jewel thief Lady Christina takes a turn for the worse for the Doctor when the bus takes a detour to a desert-like planet, where the deadly Swarm awaits.
11
Extinction (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and thriller
And suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. Two men, two survivors, one kid, and hatred that separates them. A place forgotten by everyone, including the creatures that inhabit the Earth... until now.
12
2073 (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also thriller and science fiction
Inspired 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…
13
Bionic Showdown: The Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman (1989)
★ 6.6/10Also action and science fiction
The Bionic Woman and the Six-Million-Dollar Man reunite--with a few younger bionic assistants--and try to catch a bionic spy.
14
12:01 (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction and thriller
Office employee Barry Thomas is caught in a "time bounce" caused by a glitch in the company's secret project. Now the same day occurs again and again - and Barry's the only one who can do anything about it, including…
15
Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008)
★ 7/10Also action and adventure
SG-1 searches for an ancient weapon which could help them defeat the Ori, and discover it may be in the Ori's own home galaxy. As the Ori prepare to send ships through to the Milky Way to attack Earth, SG-1 travels to…
16
Stargate: Continuum (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also action and adventure
Ba'al travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from being started. SG-1 must somehow restore history.
17
Airwolf: The Movie (1984)
★ 5.9/10Also action and adventure
Airwolf is capable of supersonic speeds, invisible to radar and armed with ultra state-of-the-art hardware. Airwolf is the most awesome aerial weapon ever developed. When the helicopter is stolen by Libyan mercenaries…
18
Harrison Bergeron (1995)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction and tv movie
"All men are not created equal. It is the purpose of the Government to make them so." This is the premise of the Showtime film adaption of Kurt Vonnegut's futuristic short story Harrison Bergeron. The film centers…
19
Geostorm (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also action and science fiction
After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatened the planet, the world's leaders came together to create an intricate network of satellites to control the global climate and keep everyone safe. But now…
20
Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal (2015)
★ 7.9/10Also adventure and science fiction
The Inquisitor is dead. The Ghost crew has connected with other rebel cells. And a new ally named Ahsoka Tano has emerged. Despite these successes and developments, the fight against the Empire takes a deadly turn, as…