If you loved What They Had, try Escape from the Planet of the Apes

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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What They Had

2018 · dir. Elizabeth Chomko

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Escape from the Planet of the Apes

1971 · dir. Don Taylor

What they share

Theyboth carry the bittersweet mood tag. If that's the register that drew you to What They Had, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Escape from the Planet of the Apes is

A 1970s research lab, sterile halls, chimpanzees in cages. Three intelligent apes, subjected to human experimentation, plot their breakout. This sequel sets the stage for the franchise's darker themes.

If you loved What They Had, try Escape from the Planet of the Apes

What They Had

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

What they share

What Escape from the Planet of the Apes is

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