
Movies that feel likeBeneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
If you loved Beneath the Planet of the Apes, the closest films we have are Silent Running (1972), 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and Solaris (1972). All three share Beneath the Planet of the Apes' cerebral and awe feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Total Recall (1990).
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If Beneath the Planet of the Apes hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Planet of the Apes (1968) · Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

Both are built on the same subject: dystopia
The difference: Reviewed even better

Common ground: astronaut
The difference: Lighter on bleakness

The same preoccupation in both: astronaut
The difference: Less epic, more its own thing

Both keep coming back to the same thing: mutant
The difference: Played as action first

One thread runs through both: dystopia
The difference: Made in the 2010s, in a different era of the craft

Epic where it counts, cerebral underneath

The same mix in both: twists, then awe

Science fiction with a pulse of bleakness, in both cases

Both lean on scale more than on adventure

Cerebral mystery, and it commits to that

Twisty science fiction in both cases

Adventure built on awe, twice over
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