Best Movies like Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

War for the Planet of the Apes continues the story of intelligent apes struggling for survival and dominance in a post-apocalyptic world affected by a human-decimating plague, exploring evolving conflicts between apes and humans much like those faced in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

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 pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet. War for the Planet of the Apes is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 20m runtime, released in 2017 with an average rating of 7.2 by 9,846 people. The movie made an estimated total of $490,719,763 in the box office.

Children of Men presents a desperate human struggle amid a collapsing society caused by a global catastrophe, paralleling Dawn of the Planet of the Apes through its post-apocalyptic setting, societal breakdown, and focus on the survival and resilience of a dwindling human population.

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind. Children of Men is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 49m runtime, released in 2006 with an average rating of 7.6 by 7,987 people. The movie made an estimated total of $70,595,464 in the box office.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes depicts the origins of Caesar and the rise of intelligent apes following a breakthrough in science that leads to humanity's downfall, serving as a direct narrative precursor to the events that unfold in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

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. Rise of the Planet of the Apes is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 45m runtime, released in 2011 with an average rating of 7.4 by 12,920 people. The movie made an estimated total of $481,800,873 in the box office.

District 9 explores themes of segregation, societal upheaval, and the clash between different communities in a science fiction setting, mirroring the human-ape tensions and the aftermath of a transformative event highlighted in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9. District 9 is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 52m runtime, released in 2009 with an average rating of 7.5 by 10,501 people. The movie made an estimated total of $210,888,950 in the box office.

I Am Legend follows the survival of its protagonist in a post-pandemic landscape overrun by altered beings, sharing Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ focus on the remnants of humanity trying to endure after a devastating plague.

Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone. I Am Legend is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 41m runtime, released in 2007 with an average rating of 7.2 by 17,101 people. The movie made an estimated total of $585,410,052 in the box office.

The Road portrays a bleak world where a catastrophic event has disrupted civilization, centering on survival and the fragile bonds within scattered groups, closely aligning with the post-apocalyptic struggle for community in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones and, when the snow falls, it is gray. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. The Road is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 51m runtime, released in 2009 with an average rating of 7.0 by 4,351 people. The movie made an estimated total of $27,635,305 in the box office.

Twelve Monkeys centers on the aftermath of a global epidemic, diving into how humanity copes with near-extinction and chaotic societal changes, comparable to the post-plague environment faced by survivors and apes in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly and the son of a famous virus expert who may hold the key to the Army of the 12 Monkeys; thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease. Twelve Monkeys is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 9m runtime, released in 1995 with an average rating of 7.6 by 9,260 people. The movie made an estimated total of $168,841,459 in the box office.

A Quiet Place involves a family’s efforts to stay alive following humanity’s decimation by a new predator, emphasizing survival in a perilous, changed world reminiscent of the challenges facing humans and apes in the landscape of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound. A Quiet Place is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 31m runtime, released in 2018 with an average rating of 7.4 by 15,544 people. The movie made an estimated total of $340,955,294 in the box office.

The Book of Eli features a lone survivor traversing a devastated world while protecting his values amidst hostile factions, paralleling the fractured societies and solitary struggles seen after societal collapse in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. The Book of Eli is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 58m runtime, released in 2010 with an average rating of 6.8 by 6,793 people. The movie made an estimated total of $157,107,755 in the box office.

Mad Max: Fury Road depicts battling factions vying for survival and power in a harsh, post-apocalyptic wasteland, offering a setting and conflict structure similar to the resource-driven tensions found in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order. Mad Max: Fury Road is a movie from Australia in English, with a total 2h 1m runtime, released in 2015 with an average rating of 7.6 by 24,347 people. The movie made an estimated total of $378,858,340 in the box office.

Mad Max 2 showcases the breakdown of civilization and the violent fight for dominance among survivors after a global disaster, echoing Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ depiction of post-apocalyptic conflict and shifting leadership.

Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre warriors commanded by the charismatic Lord Humungus, a violent leader whose scruples are as barren as the surrounding landscape. Mad Max 2 is a movie from Australia in English, with a total 1h 36m runtime, released in 1981 with an average rating of 7.4 by 4,238 people. The movie made an estimated total of $24,600,832 in the box office.

The Girl with All the Gifts presents a world struck by a pandemic leading to a new intelligent species and a divided humanity, aligning with the human-ape divide and questions of coexistence central to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

In the future, a strange fungus has changed nearly everyone into thoughtless, flesh-eating monsters. When a scientist and a teacher find a girl who seems to be immune to the fungus, they all begin a journey to save humanity. The Girl with All the Gifts is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 51m runtime, released in 2016 with an average rating of 6.6 by 2,198 people.

Blindness examines societal collapse triggered by an overwhelming epidemic, portraying the desperate measures and shifting social dynamics that arise in the aftermath, a thematic match for the plague-driven chaos of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine. Blindness is a movie from Canada in English, with a total 2h 1m runtime, released in 2008 with an average rating of 6.5 by 1,402 people. The movie made an estimated total of $19,844,979 in the box office.

Snowpiercer is set in a post-apocalyptic future where survivors inhabit a train divided by class and power struggles, paralleling the fractured communities and social hierarchies that emerge after civilization’s fall in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer; a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine. Snowpiercer is a movie from South Korea in Korean, with a total 2h 7m runtime, released in 2013 with an average rating of 6.9 by 10,549 people. The movie made an estimated total of $86,758,912 in the box office.

The Omega Man follows a survivor in a plague-ravaged world, facing conflict with new sentient beings, drawing strong connections to the disease-driven near-extinction and intelligent species rivalry in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

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. The Omega Man is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 38m runtime, released in 1971 with an average rating of 6.2 by 625 people. The movie made an estimated total of $8,720,000 in the box office.

The Host involves a confrontation between humanity and a new, intelligent threat born of scientific mishap, reflecting Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ themes of unintended consequences and interspecies conflict following scientific disruption.

A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her. The Host is a movie from South Korea in Korean, with a total 2h 0m runtime, released in 2006 with an average rating of 7.0 by 3,193 people. The movie made an estimated total of $88,489,643 in the box office.

Bird Box focuses on humanity’s struggle amid societal collapse caused by an unknown force, highlighting the desperation, adaptation, and shifting social order familiar to the world of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a survivor and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety. Bird Box is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 4m runtime, released in 2018 with an average rating of 6.8 by 10,709 people.

The Survivalist tells of isolation and resilience in a world devastated by societal breakdown, echoing the themes of post-apocalyptic living, resource scarcity, and new social structures explored in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

In a time of starvation, a survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest. When two women seeking food and shelter discover his farm, he finds his existence threatened. The Survivalist is a movie from Ireland in English, with a total 1h 44m runtime, released in 2015 with an average rating of 6.2 by 392 people.

The Postman is set in the aftermath of a global collapse, depicting survivors’ efforts to reconnect fractured communities, mirroring the attempts at finding order and rebuilding society seen among groups in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

In 2013, there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the United States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule, a knack for Shakespeare, and something yet undiscovered: the power to inspire hope. The Postman is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 58m runtime, released in 1997 with an average rating of 6.3 by 1,216 people. The movie made an estimated total of $17,626,234 in the box office.

28 Days Later portrays a devastated world following the outbreak of a deadly virus, with remnants of humanity battling for survival, making it akin to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in its depiction of a plague-altered society.

Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain. 28 Days Later is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 53m runtime, released in 2002 with an average rating of 7.2 by 8,681 people. The movie made an estimated total of $82,784,517 in the box office.

The Fountain contemplates struggles for survival and the meaning of life across changing eras, resonating with the existential themes and human perseverance in the face of loss that form a backdrop to Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Spanning over one thousand years, and three parallel stories, The Fountain is a story of love, death, spirituality, and the fragility of our existence in this world. The Fountain is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 36m runtime, released in 2006 with an average rating of 6.9 by 3,157 people. The movie made an estimated total of $15,304,890 in the box office.

The Colony features characters confronting extreme weather and social collapse in a post-apocalyptic setting, paralleling the harsh environmental challenges and complex group dynamics faced by survivors in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Forced underground by the next ice age, a struggling outpost of survivors must fight to preserve humanity against a threat even more savage than nature. The Colony is a movie from Canada in English, with a total 1h 35m runtime, released in 2013 with an average rating of 5.5 by 1,268 people.

The Stand In is not directly comparable in terms of premise or themes, as supplied metadata does not present elements of post-apocalypse, plague, or intergroup conflict featured in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

When ordered to serve a year in rehab, actress Candy hires her on-set stand-in to take her place. The unassuming woman flips the script and steals her identity, career and boyfriend in this hilarious comedy about trading places. The Stand In is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 41m runtime, released in 2020 with an average rating of 5.3 by 123 people.

Carriers is centered on a deadly pandemic and the struggles of a group navigating a world where societal norms have dissolved, drawing direct similarities to the post-plague survival narrative seen in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

A deadly virus has spread across the globe. Contagion is everywhere, no one is safe, and no one can be trusted. Four friends race through the back roads of the American West on their way to a secluded utopian beach in the Gulf of Mexico where they could peacefully wait out the pandemic. Their plans take a grim turn when their car breaks down on an isolated road starting a chain of events that will seal their fates. Carriers is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 24m runtime, released in 2009 with an average rating of 6.1 by 1,512 people. The movie made an estimated total of $5,805,279 in the box office.

The Divide examines the psychological and physical challenges survivors face when confined after a global disaster, touching on themes of power struggles and social breakdown comparable to those experienced by factions in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic. The Divide is a movie from Canada in English, with a total 2h 2m runtime, released in 2012 with an average rating of 5.9 by 763 people. The movie made an estimated total of $156,362 in the box office.

Cargo portrays a father’s journey through a devastated landscape after a catastrophic event has reduced humanity’s numbers, reflecting the post-apocalyptic survival and emotional stakes highlighted in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

After being infected in the wake of a violent pandemic and with only 48 hours to live, a father struggles to find a new home for his baby daughter. Cargo is a movie from Australia in English, with a total 1h 45m runtime, released in 2017 with an average rating of 6.4 by 1,884 people. The movie made an estimated total of $56,385 in the box office.

Contagion chronicles the rapid spread of a deadly virus that threatens humanity, aligning with the central crisis in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes where a plague sets the stage for human decline and societal collapse.

As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself. Contagion is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 46m runtime, released in 2011 with an average rating of 6.7 by 6,631 people. The movie made an estimated total of $137,551,594 in the box office.

The Crazies features a town grappling with the chaos following a pandemic, with the themes of community upheaval, fear, and altered behavior strongly resonating with the breakdown depicted after the outbreak in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Four friends find themselves trapped in their small hometown after they discover their friends and neighbors going quickly and horrifically insane. The Crazies is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 41m runtime, released in 2010 with an average rating of 6.3 by 2,323 people. The movie made an estimated total of $54,956,140 in the box office.

Planet of the Apes presents a future Earth dominated by intelligent apes and subjugated humans, directly paralleling the power shifts, ideological conflicts, and world-building found in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

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. Planet of the Apes is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 52m runtime, released in 1968 with an average rating of 7.7 by 4,021 people. The movie made an estimated total of $32,589,624 in the box office.

The Quiet Earth is set after an unexplained disaster leaves the world mostly devoid of people, echoing the isolation, existential confusion, and attempts to rebuild in a changed world seen after the apocalyptic event in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world. The Quiet Earth is a movie from New Zealand in English, with a total 1h 31m runtime, released in 1985 with an average rating of 6.6 by 643 people.

The Last Man on Earth deals with the experience of isolation as one of the few survivors after a devastating plague, sharing Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ emphasis on humanity’s struggle in a post-pandemic environment.

When a disease turns all of humanity into the living dead, the last man on earth becomes a reluctant vampire hunter. The Last Man on Earth is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 27m runtime, released in 1964 with an average rating of 6.6 by 490 people.

Testament focuses on a family’s experience during the aftermath of a catastrophe that eradicates most of civilization, examining intimate responses to loss and adaptation, much like the emotional and societal impact explored in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

It's just another day in the small town of Hamlin until something disastrous happens. Suddenly, news breaks that a series of nuclear warheads has been dropped along the Eastern Seaboard and, more locally, in California. As people begin coping with the devastating aftermath of the attacks — many suffer radiation poisoning — the Wetherly family tries to survive. Testament is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 30m runtime, released in 1983 with an average rating of 6.4 by 143 people. The movie made an estimated total of $2,044,892 in the box office.

Perfect Sense explores a global outbreak that strips humanity of basic senses, examining intimate social and emotional consequences, consistent with the widespread disruption and adaptation in a changed world seen in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

In Glasgow, Scotland, while a mysterious pandemic begins to spread around the world, Susan, a brilliant epidemiologist, falls in love with Michael, a skillful cook. Perfect Sense is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 33m runtime, released in 2011 with an average rating of 6.9 by 1,271 people. The movie made an estimated total of $138,868 in the box office.

Time of the Wolf depicts the fractures within society following a sudden collapse, portraying groups coming together or turning against one another as they attempt survival in a hostile environment, echoing the community dynamics in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

A middle-class family flees an unspecified disaster that has struck the city and takes refuge in their country home. They think this will allow them to escape the chaos, but they soon realize that getting away won’t be so easy. Time of the Wolf is a movie from France in French, with a total 1h 53m runtime, released in 2003 with an average rating of 6.1 by 214 people. The movie made an estimated total of $499,149 in the box office.

The Day After focuses on people facing life in the aftermath of a cataclysmic event, highlighting the immediate impact and enduring challenges of reconstruction, paralleling the post-disaster world depicted in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

In the mid-1980s, the U.S. is poised on the brink of nuclear war. This shadow looms over the residents of a small town in Kansas as they continue their daily lives. Dr. Russell Oakes maintains his busy schedule at the hospital, Denise Dahlberg prepares for her upcoming wedding, and Stephen Klein is deep in his graduate studies. When the unthinkable happens and the bombs come down, the town's residents are thrust into the horrors of nuclear winter. The Day After is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 2h 7m runtime, released in 1983 with an average rating of 6.8 by 450 people.

Stake Land follows survivors journeying through a ruined world altered by a catastrophic event, exploring new dangers and evolving social orders that mirror the lawlessness and intergroup tensions found in the aftermath of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

Martin was a normal teenage boy before the country collapsed in an empty pit of economic and political disaster. A vampire epidemic has swept across what is left of the nation's abandoned towns and cities, and it's up to Mister, a death dealing, rogue vampire hunter, to get Martin safely north to Canada, the continent's New Eden. Stake Land is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 38m runtime, released in 2010 with an average rating of 6.2 by 885 people. The movie made an estimated total of $33,245 in the box office.