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Movies that feel likeDawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

A 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.

If you loved Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the closest films we have are Cloverfield (2008), The Book of Eli (2010) and Snowpiercer (2013). All three share Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' cerebral and kinetic feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is District B13 (2004).

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Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Β· War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) Β· Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)

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Cloverfield
2008 Β· dir. Matt Reeves
πŸ… 78%β˜… 7action Β· thriller Β· science fictionParamount+Peacock

The dread of ordinary people trapped inside something far bigger

The difference: Frantic handheld panic, with no view of the wider conflict

Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives.

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The Book of Eli
2010 Β· dir. Allen Hughes
πŸ… 46%β˜… 6.8action Β· thriller Β· science fiction

Ashen post-collapse America where trust is the scarcest resource

The difference: A lone wanderer's quest β€” no community politics, no fragile peace

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

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Snowpiercer
2013 Β· dir. Bong Joon Ho
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.1action Β· science fiction Β· drama

A last remnant of humanity fighting over who gets to give the orders

The difference: Stranger and more stylized, allegory over patiently earned tension

In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer; a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.

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Children of Men
2006 Β· dir. Alfonso CuarΓ³n
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.9science fiction Β· thriller Β· action

The end of the world felt as exhaustion, one flicker of hope guarded

The difference: Rawer and more immediate, sprinting where the source broods

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.

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District B13
2004 Β· dir. Pierre Morel
πŸ… 81%β˜… 7.1action Β· thriller Β· science fictionPrime Video

The same preoccupation in both: dystopia

The difference: Less contemplative, more its own thing

Set in the ghettos of Paris in 2010, an undercover cop and ex-thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb.

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Equilibrium
2002 Β· dir. Kurt Wimmer
πŸ… 40%β˜… 7.3action Β· science fiction Β· thrillerParamount+

Both are built on the same subject: dystopia

The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.

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Terminator Salvation
2009 Β· dir. McG
πŸ… 33%β˜… 6.5action Β· science fiction Β· thriller

Ruined-world survival where the line between us and them blurs

The difference: Loud, metallic and mission-driven, with no room to sit with anyone

All 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 Connor tries to determine whether Wright has come from the future or the past -- and whether he's friend or foe.

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RoboCop
2014 Β· dir. JosΓ© Padilha
πŸ… 50%β˜… 6.1action Β· science fiction Β· thriller

What counts as a person once the definition keeps getting redrawn

The difference: Corporate satire and clean action, without the mud and the grief

In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years, but have been forbidden for law enforcement in America. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy – a loving husband, father and good cop doing his best to stem the tide of crime and corruption in Detroit – is critically injured, OmniCorp sees their chance to build a part-man, part-robot police officer. OmniCorp envisions a RoboCop in every city and even more billions for their shareholders, but they never counted on one thing: there is still a man inside the machine.

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Surrogates
2009 Β· dir. Jonathan Mostow
πŸ… 37%β˜… 6.3science fiction Β· action Β· thriller

A dystopia asking what people give up in order to feel safe

The difference: Slick robot-noir concept work β€” thin where Dawn is soulful

Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.

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Total Recall
2012 Β· dir. Len Wiseman
πŸ… 30%β˜… 6.2action Β· science fiction Β· thriller

A rebellion brewing under an oppressive system's polished surface

The difference: A hollow remake β€” chases in place of ideas or feeling

Factory worker Doug Quaid takes a virtual mind-trip vacation with the Rekall company, opting for implanted memories of being a spy. When the procedure goes wrong, Quaid becomes a wanted man by the police and joins forces with a rebel fighter to stop the evil Chancellor Cohaagen.

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Death Race
2008 Β· dir. Paul W. S. Anderson
πŸ… 41%β˜… 6.4action Β· thriller Β· science fictionStarz

The same mix in both: ideas, then momentum

Terminal Island, New York: 2020. Overcrowding in the US penal system has reached a breaking point. Prisons have been turned over to a monolithic Weyland Corporation, which sees jails full of thugs as an opportunity for televised sport. Adrenalized inmates, a global audience hungry for violence and a spectacular, enclosed arena come together to form the 'Death Race', the biggest, most brutal event.

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Gamer
2009 Β· dir. Brian Taylor
πŸ… 29%β˜… 5.7action Β· thriller Β· science fiction

Both land tension and bleakness at once

Mind-control technology has taken society by a storm, a multiplayer on-line game called "Slayers" allows players to control human prisoners in mass-scale. Simon controls Kable, the online champion of the game. Kable's ultimate challenge becomes regaining his identity and independence by defeating the game's mastermind.

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