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Movies like War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) Finished War for 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 War for the Planet of the Apes, and what it does not.
What did you love about War for the Planet of the Apes? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Speciesism Leadership Coexistence Warfare Post-apocalyptic Revenge Science fiction Moral ambiguity Your best matches Ranked against what War for the Planet of the Apes is actually about, not its genre labels.
74% Reverina match Top pick 2014 · Film · Drama · Action
Good match
Why it matches Also science fiction at heart Also about moral ambiguity Shares its tense and melancholic register More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 135 candidates
Builds as slowly What's different Not about warfare or speciesism Does not promise emotional character study or visually stunning action Commitment 2h 10m
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Why it matches Built around the same coexistence Also science fiction at heart Also about moral ambiguity Shares its tense and melancholic register What's different Not about warfare or speciesism Does not promise emotional character study or visually stunning action Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against War for the Planet of the Apes.
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2011 · Film · Drama · Action
Good match
Why it matches Shares its tense and melancholic register Builds as slowly Carries the same emotional weight Asks the same amount of you What's different Not about moral ambiguity or warfare Not really science fiction or post-apocalyptic Less violent Where it streams Hulu Add to watchlist Not for me
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 · 3h 21m
Also about moral ambiguity Centres on the same reluctant leader figure The Last Ship 2014
Also post-apocalyptic at heart Shares its tense and melancholic register Falling Skies 2011
Also post-apocalyptic at heart Shares its tense and melancholic register Finch 2021 · 1h 56m
Also post-apocalyptic at heart Watched for the same thing: emotional character study
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