
Movies that feel likeEscape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
If you loved Escape from the Planet of the Apes, the closest films we have are Silent Running (1972), Logan's Run (1976) and Aniara (2019). All three share Escape from the Planet of the Apes' cerebral and bleak feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Fantastic Planet (1973).
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If Escape from 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) · Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

One thread runs through both: dystopia
The difference: Less kinetic, more its own thing

Both are built on the same subject: dystopia
The difference: Lighter on awe

Both land ideas and bleakness at once
The difference: Leans further into drama

Kinetic action in both cases

Awestruck science fiction, and it commits to that
The difference: Played as thriller first

Action with a pulse of momentum, in both cases

The same two preoccupations: chimpanzee, and time travel
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Both lean on ideas more than on science fiction

Action built on bleakness, twice over

Awestruck science fiction in both cases
The difference: Made in the 2020s, in a different era of the craft

The shared currency is ideas

Both keep coming back to the same thing: spacecraft
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