
Movies that feel likePlanet of the Apes (2001)
If you loved Planet of the Apes, the closest films we have are Planet of the Apes (1968), Serenity (2005) and Pitch Black (2000). All three share 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 Sunshine (2007).
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If Planet of the Apes hit the spot, these will too

Two things both keep coming back to: space marine and gorilla
The difference: Reviewed even better

One thread runs through both: dystopia

Both keep coming back to the same thing: dystopia
The difference: Takes it somewhere less epic than Planet of the Apes does

Common ground: space travel

Both are built on the same subject: space travel

Cerebral and kinetic in the same breath
The difference: Made in the 2020s, in a different era of the craft

The same preoccupation in both: space suit

Common ground: time travel

The same two preoccupations: alien, and alien planet

The same preoccupation in both: space marine

Both keep coming back to the same thing: alien

Tense where it counts, bleak underneath
The difference: Sits closer to drama than Planet of the Apes does
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