If you loved Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, try 10 to Midnight
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. 10 to Midnight has roughly 4.8× fewer votes than Conquest of the Planet of the Apes — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by J. Lee Thompson. If that's the register that drew you to Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What 10 to Midnight is
Downtown LA, winter, the hum of a fluorescent tube flickering above a parked police cruiser. A detective with coffee-stained files shadows a man who leaves no trace but gloves and silence. Feels like a Don Siegel remake someone forgot to rewrite.
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