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10 Best Movies Like Ape to Man

If you loved Ape to Man, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met

Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met

1986‱★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ape to Man for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In this hilarious stand up comedy, Robin Williams is energetic, witty and again hilarious. It's the number one stand up comedy of all time....

#2
Joker

Joker

2019‱★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ape to Man for fans of Crime. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#3
American Beauty

American Beauty

1999‱★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ape to Man for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend....

#4
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019‱★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ape to Man for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie indust...

#5
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023‱★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ape to Man for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story of J. Robert Oppenheimer's role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II....

#6
Sixteen Candles

Sixteen Candles

1984‱★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ape to Man for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly olde...