Planet 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.
In Planet of the Apes, consciousness is carried by animals — a plane of “ape‑ruled planet”. The story fights on E13/E8 of the E0–E14 reality ladder, compressing prejudice, oppression, power.
Same rung, same subject
Films fighting at the same level of reality, about the same things.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)E8/E13 · rare rung · power, prejudice
Mortal Engines (2018)E8/E13 · rare rung · power, prejudice
Ratchet & Clank (2016)E8/E13 · rare rung · power
O'Dessa (2025)E8/E13 · rare rung · oppression, power
Warcraft (2016)E13 · rare rung · power, prejudice
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)E13 · rare rung · prejudiceSame subject, different rung
The same preoccupations examined at another scale — one mind versus a nation.
Blade II (2002)E4/E10 · rare rung · power, prejudice
Ultraviolet (2006)E4/E11 · rare rung · power, prejudice
A Bug's Life (1998)E6/E9 · rare rung · oppression, prejudice
X-Men: The Mutant Watch (2000)E11/E12 · rare rung · power, prejudice
X-Men (2000)E9/E10/E11 · power, prejudice
Allegiant (2016)E9/E10/E11 · power, prejudiceAlso bends a rule of reality
Other films that change a standing rule of their world — ranked first by those bending it at the same rung.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)alters at E8 · same rung · loose
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)alters at E8 · same rung · rigorous
The Witches of Eastwick (1987)alters at E8 · same rung · loose
The Stepford Wives (2004)alters at E8 · same rung · loose
Ella Enchanted (2004)alters at E8 · same rung · loose
Undercover Brother (2002)alters at E8 · same rung · looseAlso hides consciousness here
Other films that move a human interior onto the same kind of thing.
Planet of the Apes (1968)consciousness in animals · ape-ruled Earth
200% Wolf (2024)consciousness in animals · werewolf‑spirit fantasy
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)consciousness in animals · ape‑dominated Earth
Scooby-Doo (2002)consciousness in animals · haunted resort
The Lord of the Rings (1978)consciousness in animals · mythic fantasy realm
Super Mario Bros. (1993)consciousness in animals · dinosaur metropolisSame subject, different mask
The same preoccupations carried by a different kind of thing — grief told through the dead, an animal, a machine.
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)consciousness in monsters · oppression, power
Underworld: Awakening (2012)consciousness in monsters · power, prejudice
Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015)consciousness carried elsewhere · power, prejudice
No Game No Life: Zero (2017)consciousness in machines · power, prejudice
Dragon Ball: Episode of Bardock (2011)consciousness in aliens · oppression, power
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)consciousness in machines · power, prejudiceSame people
Shared director or cast.
