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Movies like Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) Finished Rise of the Planet of the Apes and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and what it does not.
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77% Reverina match Top pick 2014 · Film · Drama · Action
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Why it matches Shares its naturalistic and stylised look Centres on the same rebel figure Shares its tense and melancholic register More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Builds as slowly What's different Not built around identity or morality Does not promise action sequences or emotional character development More violent Commitment 2h 10m
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Where it streams Hulu Why this ranked above the others
Reads closest to it overall of everything considered when ranked against Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
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1980 · Film · Adventure · Action
Good match
Why it matches Watched for the same thing: emotional character development Centres on the same rebel figure Shares its stylised look Shares its tense and melancholic register What's different Not built around identity or morality Does not promise action sequences Where it streams Disney Plus YouTube TV Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
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2016 · Series · Animation · Mystery
Good match
Why it matches Also sci-fi at heart Watched for the same thing: action sequences Built around the same identity Centres on the same rebel figure What's different Not built around morality or freedom Not about power dynamics or scientific ethics A series rather than a single film Commitment 2 seasons · ~10h
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Where it streams Netflix Netflix Standard with Ads Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 · 3h 21m
Shares its stylised look Shares its tense and melancholic register Batman 1989 · 2h 6m
Built around the same morality and identity Centres on the same outsider figure
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