Top 5 Post-Apocalyptic Movies

#3:

‘Planet of the Apes’ (1968)

A group of Astronauts led by Taylor (Charlton Heston) are awoken from deep hibernation after 2000 years when their ship crashes on a planet ruled by intelligent apes, when he finds that the only humans are primitive and slaves to the simians, Taylor escapes capture with the help of the more enlightened Apes to discover the history of this strange planet only to discover the terrible truth.

It might seem that ‘Planet of the Apes’ is a pure Sci-fi adventure but if you’ve seen it you’ll know that the ending provides perhaps the greatest reveal in movie history, SPOILER ALERT!, the planet is Earth long after a global thermonuclear war has destroyed most of humanity, making this one of the most epic and original post-apocalyptic movies ever.

As all great Sci-fi does, ‘Planet of the Apes’ reflects society as it was at the time and is a strong cautionary tale about where we’re going as a species based on where we’ve come from, a true iconic movie classic that spawned an entire franchise which continues today with the recent and surprisingly good reboots.

Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall and Kim Hunter among others.

Genre: Sci-fi, Adventure, Mystery

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