What movies are similar to Apex?

Start with films such as Maze Runner: The Death Cure, I, Robot, I Am Mother, The Rundown. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Apex memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.

What should I watch if I liked Apex?

Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.

Are there movies with the same vibe as Apex?

Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.

What should I watch after Apex?

Try Maze Runner: The Death Cure, I, Robot, I Am Mother—each shares DNA with Apex while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.

Apex (2021) is best described as Action, Thriller, Science Fiction. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.

Is Apex worth revisiting?

Viewer scores sit around 5.1/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this action lane.

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Ex-cop Thomas Malone is serving a life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. He is offered a chance at freedom if he can survive a deadly game of Apex, in which six hunters pay for the pleasure of hunting another human on a remote island. He accepts, and once he arrives, all hell breaks loose. Audiences gravitate to Apex because apex works as a action movie with a point of view—fans quote moments, but they also argue about what the film is actually saying about power, desire, or survival. The action and thriller blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together. It sits broadly in Action, Thriller, Science Fiction, with action, thriller, science fiction, divisive running through its DNA—so expectations stay high for craft, character, and momentum. If you are looking for movies like Apex, the 10 picks below are chosen to echo what made the original feel special—not random genre matches, but films that chase a comparable emotional and stylistic fingerprint.

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1.Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)
★ 7.1 · Science Fiction · Action · Adventure · 2h 23m
Why it fits
Apex and Maze Runner: The Death Cure split at the plot: Ex-cop Thomas Malone is serving a life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. on one side, Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. on the other.
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2.I, Robot (2004)
★ 7.0 · Action · Science Fiction · 1h 55m
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In Apex, the spine is Ex-cop Thomas Malone is serving a life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit.; I, Robot finds its spine in In 2035, where robots are commonplace and abide by the three laws of robotics, a technophobic cop investigates. action, science fiction explain why the pairing clicks even though the scene list diverges.
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3.I Am Mother (2019)
★ 6.7 · Science Fiction · Thriller · 1h 53m
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A teenage girl is raised underground by a robot "Mother", designed to repopulate the earth following an extinction is the sharpest reason to queue I Am Mother after Apex: it refracts the same curiosity Ex-cop Thomas Malone is serving a life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. stirred, with thriller, science fiction doing quieter parallel work underneath.
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4.The Rundown (2003)
★ 6.4 · Adventure · Action · Comedy · 1h 44m
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If Ex-cop Thomas Malone is serving a life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. is what locked you into Apex, The Rundown hands you When Travis, the mouthy son of a criminal, disappears in the Amazon in search of a treasured artifact, as the next jolt of narrative curiosity. action, thriller,.
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5.Hard Target (1993)
★ 6.5 · Action · Thriller · Crime · 1h 37m
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Hard Target is pitched a dark, uncompromising tone, which is the first thing you feel beside Apex. action, thriller, crime still braid the two films, but Hard Target leans on When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. where Apex anchored itself in Ex-cop Thomas.
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6.Saw III (2006)
★ 6.4 · Horror · Thriller · Crime · 1h 48m
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thriller, horror, crime surface in both films, yet Saw III keeps the temperature a dark, uncompromising tone, not a tonal echo of Apex. Compare Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have against Ex-cop Thomas Malone is serving a life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit.
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7.Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
★ 7.5 · Drama · Thriller · Crime · 1h 50m
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The afterglow from Lucky Number Slevin is a dark, uncompromising tone: different residue than Apex, even when thriller, drama, crime read familiar. Trace the fork to Ex-cop Thomas Malone is serving a life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. versus Slevin is mistakenly put in the middle of a personal war between the city’s biggest criminal bosses..
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8.Love and Monsters (2020)
★ 7.3 · Adventure · Comedy · Fantasy · 1h 49m
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Surface texture differs—Adventure treatment of Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to survive. beside Action treatment of Ex-cop Thomas Malone is serving a life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit.—while science fiction, adventure, comedy stay legible. Love and Monsters commits to a sharp,.
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9.Re-Animator (1985)
★ 7.0 · Science Fiction · Comedy · Horror · 1h 26m
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Character pressure in Re-Animator accumulates around Conducting clandestine experiments within the morgue at Miskatonic University, scientist Herbert West reveals to a fellow graduate student, echoing how Apex tightened the screws with Ex-cop Thomas Malone is serving a life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit.. The through-line is science fiction, comedy, horror, not mirrored blocking.
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10.The Italian Job (1969)
★ 6.9 · Crime · Comedy · Thriller · 1h 39m
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A 1969 frame changes how Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one of his friends has attempted lands next to Apex (2021) and its Ex-cop Thomas Malone is serving a life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit.. thriller, crime, comedy survive the era shift without forcing the stories to match.
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Why You'll Love These Movies

Across these recommendations, you will see recurring fingerprints from Apex: thriller, science fiction, action, comedy, plus a dark through-line that keeps scenes charged even when the plots diverge. The emotional appeal is consistent—films that ask for attention, then reward it with momentum, specificity, and a clear point of view. As a viewing experience, the list is built to feel like a guided night at the movies: enough variety to stay surprising, enough overlap to feel intentional, and pacing that respects how Apex trained you to watch. If you want the same satisfaction you felt during Apex—that mix of craft, stakes, and atmosphere—these picks are meant to land in the same neighborhood without repeating the same story.

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What movies are similar to Apex?: Start with films such as Maze Runner: The Death Cure, I, Robot, I Am Mother, The Rundown. Each title on this page is chosen to mirror the vibe, themes, and style that make Apex memorable, with short explanations to help you pick where to begin.
What should I watch if I liked Apex?: Use the ranked list above: it highlights 10 close cousins—similar tension, character dynamics, and storytelling ambition—so you can queue something tonight without endless browsing.
Are there movies with the same vibe as Apex?: Yes. The recommendations here lean into overlapping moods and motifs, not just shared genre labels, so you get films that “feel” related in pacing, tone, and emotional payoff.
What should I watch after Apex?: Try Maze Runner: The Death Cure, I, Robot, I Am Mother—each shares DNA with Apex while changing the setting enough to feel fresh.
What genre is Apex?: Apex (2021) is best described as Action, Thriller, Science Fiction. Stores and algorithms use different labels, but that mix is what fans actually recognize on a rewatch.
Is Apex worth revisiting?: Viewer scores sit around 5.1/10 on TMDB—high enough that replays are common for people who like this action lane.

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1.Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)

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4.The Rundown (2003)

5.Hard Target (1993)

6.Saw III (2006)

7.Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

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9.Re-Animator (1985)

10.The Italian Job (1969)

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