Top Ape Movie Series/Themes (chronological order by first movie in series/theme):
1. Tarzan Movies
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- Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Tarzan of the Apes (1918) and seven other silent films
- Tarzan the Ape Man (1932) and eleven other films in that series
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) and several other film series and individual films
- The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
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2. King Kong Movies
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- Merian C. Cooper’s King Kong (1933)
- The Son of Kong (1933)
- King Kong Escapes (1964)
- King Kong (1976)
- King Kong Lives (1986)
- Peter Jackson’s King Kong (2005)
- Kong: Skull Island (2017)
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3. Universal’s Cheela The Ape Woman
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- Captive Wild Woman (1943)
- Jungle Woman (1944)
- Jungle Captive (1945)
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4. Kong & Godzilla Movies
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- King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)
- Godzilla vs. Kong (2020)
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5. Classic Planet of the Apes Movies
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- Planet of the Apes (1968)
- Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
- Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
- Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)
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6. Congo Movie
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- Michael Crichton’s Congo (1995)
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7. Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes Movie
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- Planet of the Apes (2001)
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8. Rise of Planet of the Apes Movies
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- Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
- War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
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