Movies like Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
The best movies like Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) are Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1980), Planet of the Apes (1968) and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972). If Beneath the Planet of the Apes hooked you with its adventure and science fiction, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest rated2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)8.0/10 from 13,145 votes
- NewestPlanet of the Apes (2001)Released 2001
- Same seriesPlanet of the Apes (1968)Planet of the Apes (Original)
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1980)
When the astronauts Burke and Virdon, with their chimp companion Galen, are captured in a fishing village that employs human slave labor, they must prove their worth as fishermen or be sacrificed to the 'gods of the sea,' or what the men call sharks. Escaping from the forced labor camp, the trio become involved in a plot to develop a glider to drop a fragmentation bomb on the gorilla council. [The fifth of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "Tomorrow's Tide" and "Up Above the World So High"]
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & science fiction
Planet of the Apes (1968)
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.
Why it matches: Same series: Planet of the Apes (Original) · both science fiction & adventure
Worth the HypeMovies like thisConquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
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.
Why it matches: Same series: Planet of the Apes (Original) · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisEscape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans use them for research - until the apes attempt to escape.
Why it matches: Same series: Planet of the Apes (Original) · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBattle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes led by Caesar lives in harmony with a group of humans. Gorilla General Aldo tries to cause an ape civil war and a community of human mutants who live beneath a destroyed city try to conquer those whom they perceive as enemies. All leading to the finale.
Why it matches: Same series: Planet of the Apes (Original) · both science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisGenesis II (1973)
A scientist who has been preserved in suspended animation wakes up to find himself in a primitive society in the future.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes (1980)
The fugitives Burke, Virdon and Galen try to save the life of a human blacksmith and his son, whom gorilla leader Urko has threatened with death should his horse lose another race. The trio also attempt to expose a crooked gorilla by framing him in a plot to kill Urko. [The third of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "The Horse Race" and "The Tyrant"]
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & science fiction
Silent Running (1972)
After the entire flora goes extinct, ecologist Lowell maintains a greenhouse aboard a space station for the future with his android companions. However, he rebels after being ordered to destroy the greenhouse in favor of carrying cargo, a decision that puts him at odds with everyone but his mechanical companions.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisPlanet Earth (1974)
The time: the 22nd century. The place: the Confederacy, a matriarchy where men are enslaved and impotent. The hero: Dylan Hunt, a handsome, vigorous 20th-century scientist awakened from suspended animation - just the "breeder" a Confederacy dominatrix has been waiting for! Can Hunt defy the Confederacy and free his downtrodden fellow males, or is he doomed to slavery on Planet Earth? A sequel to Gene Roddenberry's Genesis II.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction
The Noah (1975)
Noah, the sole remaining survivor on our planet after a nuclear holocaust, finds himself unable to to accept his unique predicament. To cope with his loneliness, he creates an imaginary companion, then a companion for his companion and finally an entire civilization - a world of illusion in which there is no reality but Noah, no rules but those of the extinct world of his memory - our world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction
The Time Travelers (1964)
Research scientists experimenting with time warps are accidentally propelled forward into an unbearable future.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisSoylent Green (1973)
In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & mystery
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Time Machine (1960)
A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & science fiction
Worth the HypeMovies like thisDoppelgänger (1969)
A planet is discovered in the same orbit as Earth's but is located on the exact opposite side of the sun, making it not visible from Earth. The European Space Exploration Council decide to send American astronaut Glenn Ross and British scientist John Kane via spaceship to explore the other planet.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMarooned (1969)
After spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to Earth only to find their de-orbit thrusters won't activate. After initially thinking they might have to abandon them in orbit, NASA decides to launch a daring rescue. Their plans are complicated by a hurricane headed towards the launch site—and a shrinking air supply in the astronauts' capsule.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisRobinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
Stranded on Mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food and companionship on the lifeless planet.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes (1980)
Human astronauts Burke and Virdon, with their chimp companion Galen, are forced to become involved in the strange gladiatorial games of the district run by prefect Tolar. The trio escape the gorilla police and find an abandoned government research project with a computer containing a vast amount of recording information about the old human-ruled world. [The second of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "The Gladiators" and "The Legacy"]
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & adventure
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & mystery
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisPlanet of the Apes (2001)
After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisNo Blade of Grass (1970)
A strange new virus has appeared, which only attacks strains of grasses such as wheat and rice, and the world is descending into famine and chaos. Architect John, along with his family and friends, is making his way from London to his brother's farm in northern England where there will hopefully be food and safety for all of them.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisWorld Without End (1956)
Four astronauts returning from man's first mission to Mars enter a time warp and crash on a 26th-century Earth devastated by atomic war. At first unaware where they are, but finding the atmosphere safe to breathe, they start exploring and find themselves in a divided future where disfigured mutants living like cavemen inhabit the surface, while the normals live comfortably below the surface but are dying as a race from lack of natural water, air and sunlight.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Omega Man (1971)
Due to an experimental vaccine, Dr. Robert Neville is the only human survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. Besides him, only a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people remain; sensitive to light, and homicidally psychotic.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLogan's Run (1976)
In the 23rd century, inhabitants of a domed city freely experience all of life's pleasures — but no one is allowed to live past 30. Citizens can try for a chance at being "renewed" in a civic ceremony on their 30th birthday. Escape is the only other option.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisLife, Liberty and Pursuit on the Planet of the Apes (1980)
When fugitive human astronaut Virdon is shot, his chimp companion Galen must charm an old flame into accepting that a book on human surgery is no hoax. Meanwhile, their friend Burke is captured by the ape authorities and is to be brainwashed by a brilliant ape scientist named Wanda. [The fourth of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "The Surgeon" and "The Interrogation"]
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & science fiction
Fantastic Voyage (1966)
In order to save an assassinated scientist, a submarine and its crew are shrunk to microscopic size and injected into his bloodstream.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & adventure
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisBack to the Planet of the Apes (1980)
Astronauts Pete Burke and Allan Virdon crash on Earth in the far future and are captured by the apes. The men befriend a chimp named Galen who helps them to escape. In the hopes of finding a way to get back to their own time, the astronauts search for a computer in an earthquake-threatened city, with which they will be able to access their flight records. [The first of five telefilms edited from episodes of the 1974 TV series; this film combines the episodes "Escape from Tomorrow" and "The Trap"]
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & science fiction
The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
A marine biologist teaches his dolphins to communicate in English but shady characters plan to kidnap the trained mammals for a more sinister purpose.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisWarlords of Atlantis (1978)
Searching for the lost world of Atlantis, Prof. Aitken, his son Charles and Greg Collinson are betrayed by the crew of their expedition's ship, attracted by the fabulous treasures of Atlantis. The diving bell disabled, a deep sea monster attacks the boat. They are all dragged to the bottom of the sea where they meet the inhabitants of the lost continent, an advanced alien race that makes sailors their slaves.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both adventure & science fiction
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
A ship-wrecked man floats ashore on an island in the Pacific Ocean. The island is inhabited by a scientist, Dr. Moreau, who in an experiment has turned beasts into human beings.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction & adventure
SnoozefestMovies like thisIdaho Transfer (1973)
During a time of waning global resources, a crew of young researchers travel into the future to escape an apocalypse before the shutdown of their time transfer project. They find that some type of disaster has de-populated the Idaho region and, by implication, the nation or perhaps the world.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both science fiction
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Beneath the Planet of the Apes?
The closest matches to Beneath the Planet of the Apes are Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1980), Planet of the Apes (1968) and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Beneath the Planet of the Apes?
People who watched Beneath the Planet of the Apes most often go on to Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1980), Genesis II (1973) and Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes (1980).
What is the highest-rated movie like Beneath the Planet of the Apes?
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), rated 8.0/10 by 13,145 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Beneath the Planet of the Apes?
Planet of the Apes (2001) is the most recent release on this list.
Is Beneath the Planet of the Apes part of a series?
Yes. It belongs to Planet of the Apes (Original), which includes Planet of the Apes (1968), Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972), Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) and Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973).
Are there English movies like Beneath the Planet of the Apes?
Yes: Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1980), Planet of the Apes (1968) and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972).
How are movies similar to Beneath the Planet of the Apes chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Beneath the Planet of the Apes, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.