Movies Like Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes
If you liked Life, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes (1980), a tv movie and adventure movie directed by Alf Kjellin and Arnold Laven, 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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Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
★ 6.1/10Also adventure and science fictionThe sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
★ 7/10Also science fiction and adventureSeveral generations following Caesar's reign, apes – now the dominant species – live harmoniously while humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape…
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Planet of the Apes (1968)
★ 7.7/10Also science fiction and adventureAstronaut 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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Prey (2022)
★ 7.6/10Also thriller and science fictionWhen danger threatens her camp, the fierce and highly skilled Comanche warrior Naru sets out to protect her people. But the prey she stalks turns out to be a highly evolved alien predator with a technically advanced…
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4 Horsemen: Apocalypse (2022)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction and tv movieA 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.
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Doctor Who: Deep Breath (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also tv movie and science fictionThe 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…
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Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (2009)
★ 7.5/10Also science fiction and tv movieA 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.
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Land of the Dead (2005)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and thrillerThe living dead have taken over the world, and the remaining humans live in a walled city to protect themselves as they cope with the situation.
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Die Alone (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and science fictionLost 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…
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Megaboa (2021)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and tv movieOn a trip to Colombia, a group of college students encounter a fifty-foot boa constrictor, hungry for blood.
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Doctor Who: The Snowmen (2012)
★ 7.7/10Also tv movie and adventureThe Doctor has retired to 1892 London. Despite the protests of his allies, he is determined to keep out of mankind's affairs. However, a governess named Clara has stumbled upon a plot which only the Doctor can unravel…
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Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)
★ 7.1/10Also science fiction and tv movieRoddy McDowall takes you, film by film, from production meetings to make-up sessions, then right onto the movie set to see the actual filming of the science fiction masterpiece. The most comprehensive history of Planet…
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Extinction (2015)
★ 6.4/10Also science fiction and thrillerAnd 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.
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Dr. Strange (1978)
★ 6/10Also tv movie and adventureA psychiatrist becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth in order to battle an evil Sorceress from the past.
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Gemini Man (2019)
★ 6.3/10Also thriller and science fictionHenry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict…
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Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods (2009)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and science fictionAn 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…
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Terminator Salvation (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and thrillerAll grown up in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor must lead the resistance of humans against the increasingly dominating militaristic robots. But when Marcus Wright appears, his existence confuses the mission as…
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Terminator Genisys (2015)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and thrillerThe year is 2029. John Connor, leader of the resistance continues the war against the machines. At the Los Angeles offensive, John's fears of the unknown future begin to emerge when TECOM spies reveal a new plot by…
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Crimes of the Future (2022)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and thrillerWith his partner Caprice, celebrity performance artist Saul Tenser publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. An investigator from the National Organ Registry obsessively tracks…
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Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned (2007)
★ 7.6/10Also science fiction and tv movieWhen disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race. Battling alongside aliens, saboteurs, robot Angels and a new friend called Astrid, can he stop the Christmas inferno?