Movies Like Koko: A Talking Gorilla

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

General Idi Amin Dada

1974·1h 30m·★ 7.3·Barbet Schroeder

2 shared crewDir. Barbet SchroederDP: Néstor Almendros

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1969·1h 57m·★ 6.4·Barbet Schroeder

2 shared crewDir. Barbet SchroederDP: Néstor Almendros

The Valley

1972·1h 45m·★ 6.3·Barbet Schroeder

2 shared crewDir. Barbet SchroederDP: Néstor Almendros

Maîtresse

1976·1h 52m·★ 6.5·Barbet Schroeder

2 shared crewDir. Barbet SchroederDP: Néstor Almendros

Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People

2016·58m·★ 7.5·Jonathan Taylor

Themes: animal intelligence, gorilla, zooBoth star Koko & Penny Patterson

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

2011·1h 45m·★ 7.6·Rupert Wyatt

Themes: animal human friendship, gorilla, zoo

Virunga

2014·1h 40m·★ 8.1·Orlando von Einsiedel

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

2014·2h 10m·★ 7.6·Matt Reeves

Themes: animal human friendship, gorilla

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017·2h 20m·★ 7.4·Matt Reeves

Themes: animal human friendship, gorilla

Misha and the Wolves

2021·1h 30m·★ 6.6·Sam Hobkinson

TMDB recommends

Zookeeper

2011·1h 42m·★ 5.2·Frank Coraci

Themes: gorilla, zoo

How Good Is Koko: A Talking Gorilla?

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