If You Liked Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Watch These Next
Finished Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and want more of the same? These 20 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, most of them are science fiction, action, drama.
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20 titles · updated 3rd October 2026
1.War for the Planet of the Apes(2017)
7.2DramaScience FictionWarAlso drama and science fiction
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are…
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2.Rise of the Planet of the Apes(2011)
7.4ThrillerActionDramaAlso thriller and action
A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed him.
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3.Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes(2024)
7.0Science FictionAdventureActionAlso science fiction and action
Several generations following Caesar's reign, apes – now the dominant species – live harmoniously while humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all he's known about the past and to…
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4.Planet of the Apes(1968)
7.7Science FictionAdventureDramaAlso science fiction and drama
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.
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5.2012(2009)
5.9ActionAdventureScience FictionAlso action and science fiction
Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for…
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6.Star Trek(2009)
7.4Science FictionActionAdventureAlso science fiction and action
The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing…
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7.2073(2024)
6.7ThrillerScience FictionDramaAlso thriller and science fiction
Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominant police state where democracy and personal freedom have been well and truly obliterated.
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8.Outbreak(1995)
6.6ActionDramaScience FictionAlso action and drama
A deadly airborne virus finds its way into the USA and starts killing off people at an epidemic rate. Col. Sam Daniels' job is to stop the virus spreading from a small town, which must be quarantined, and to prevent an over reaction by the White House.
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9.Maze Runner: The Death Cure(2018)
7.1Science FictionActionAdventureAlso science fiction and action
Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions the Gladers have…
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10.Geostorm(2017)
6.1ActionScience FictionThrillerAlso action and science fiction
After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatened the planet, the world's leaders came together to create an intricate network of satellites to control the global climate and keep everyone safe. But now, something has gone wrong: the system built to protect Earth is attacking it, and it becomes a race…
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12.The Core(2003)
5.8Science FictionAdventureThrillerAlso science fiction and thriller
Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapidly deteriorating, our atmosphere literally starts to come apart at the seams with catastrophic consequences. To resolve the crisis, Keyes, along with a team of the…
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13.Terminator Genisys(2015)
6.0Science FictionActionThrillerAlso science fiction and action
The year is 2029. John Connor, leader of the resistance continues the war against the machines. At the Los Angeles offensive, John's fears of the unknown future begin to emerge when TECOM spies reveal a new plot by SkyNet that will attack him from both fronts; past and future, and will ultimately change warfare…
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15.The Matrix(1999)
8.3ActionScience FictionAlso action and science fiction
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
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16.Conquest of the Planet of the Apes(1972)
6.2ActionScience FictionAlso action and science fiction
In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, a chimpanzee named Caesar resurfaces after almost twenty years of hiding from the authorities, and prepares for a revolt against humanity.
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17.Gemini Man(2019)
6.3Science FictionActionAdventureAlso science fiction and action
Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict his every move. To his horror, Brogan soon learns that the man who's trying to kill him is a…
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18.The Matrix Reloaded(2003)
7.1AdventureActionThrillerAlso action and thriller
The Resistance builds in numbers as humans are freed from the Matrix and brought to the city of Zion. Neo discovers his superpowers, including the ability to see the code inside the Matrix. With machine sentinels digging to Zion in 72 hours, Neo, Morpheus and Trinity must find the Keymaker to ultimately reach the…
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19.Venom(2018)
6.8Science FictionActionAlso science fiction and action
Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of Venom, a violent, super powerful alien symbiote. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.
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