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10 Best Movies Like The Ivory Ape

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

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#1
Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

1949★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ivory Ape for fans of Action & Adventure & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A young woman, Jill Young, grew up on her father's ranch in Africa, raising a large gorilla named Joe from an infant. Years later, she brings him to Hollywood to become a star....

#2
Mighty Joe Young

Mighty Joe Young

1998★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ivory Ape for fans of Action & Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

As a child living in Africa, Jill Young saw her mother killed while protecting wild gorillas from poachers led by Andrei Strasser. Now an adult, Jill cares for an orphaned gorilla ...

#3
Ape vs. Monster

Ape vs. Monster

2021★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ivory Ape for fans of Action & Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An ape crash-lands on Earth, which creates a sludge that makes him and a passing lizard grow to giant-size, resulting in a fight for dominance....

#4
Hatari!

Hatari!

1962★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ivory Ape for fans of Action & Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A female wildlife photographer arrives on an East African reservation where a group of men trap wild animals for zoos and circuses....

#5
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

2024★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ivory Ape for fans of Action & Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

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 l...

#6
Beast

Beast

2022★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Ivory Ape for fans of Action & Adventure. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

A recently widowed man and his two teenage daughters travel to a game reserve in South Africa. However, their journey of healing soon turns into a fight for survival when a bloodth...

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