# Movies like Planet of the Apes

> Films most similar to Planet of the Apes (1968) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/planet-of-the-apes-1968/>

## 10 films in this list

- **[The Great Escape](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-great-escape-1963/)** (1963) — ★ 7.9 · 2,828 votes · cozy, epic, uplifting
- **[Beneath the Planet of the Apes](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/beneath-the-planet-of-the-apes-1970/)** (1970) — ★ 6.1 · 1,462 votes · dread, unhinged
- **[Planet of the Apes](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/planet-of-the-apes-2001/)** (2001) — ★ 5.8 · 4,398 votes · epic, neon-soaked, raw
- **[Papillon](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/papillon-1973/)** (1973) — ★ 7.8 · 2,110 votes · bittersweet, raw
- **[Patton](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/patton-1970/)** (1970) — ★ 7.5 · 1,208 votes · cerebral, epic
- **[The Guns of Navarone](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-guns-of-navarone-1961/)** (1961) — ★ 7.3 · 862 votes · epic, raw
- **[Dawn of the Planet of the Apes](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/dawn-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-2014/)** (2014) — ★ 7.3 · 12,190 votes · bittersweet, dread, epic
- **[Rise of the Planet of the Apes](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-2011/)** (2011) — ★ 7.3 · 12,708 votes · cerebral, epic, raw
- **[The Dirty Dozen](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-dirty-dozen-1967/)** (1967) — ★ 7.6 · 1,308 votes · epic, raw
- **[War for the Planet of the Apes](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes-2017/)** (2017) — ★ 7.2 · 9,688 votes · epic, gut-punch, tender

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