Movies and TvShows featuring "40th-century" theme.

In the year 3978, an astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet where highly intelligent apes rule and humans are slaves. The crew members, led by Colonel George Taylor, navigate a dangerous and divided ape society as they try to survive and unravel the truth about their new world. With themes of survival, dystopia, and the struggle for freedom, Planet of the Apes (1968) is a classic sci-fi adventure that explores the dark side of human nature and the consequences of our actions.

Heavy Metal L-Gaim is an anime television series, begun in 1984, which was directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino. Its characters and mecha were designed by Mamoru Nagano, who would later go on to create The Five Star Stories. Heavy Metal L-Gaim takes place in the Pentagona System, a solar system made up of five planets. Oldna Poseidal, the legendary emperor from the planet Gastogal leads his 24 Temple Knights from planet to planet until all have fallen under his control. His final victory is on the planet Mizum in 3975 when he defeats Kamon Walha V, ruler of the Yaman Clan. Kamon hides his heir, Kamon Myroad on the planet Mizum with the legendary white mecha, L-Gaim. Fifteen years later, now grown up and known as Daba Myroad, he leads a rebellion to free the planets of Pentagona from Poseidal's grasp.

In the sequel to Planet of the Apes, an astronaut crash-lands on a planet ruled by intelligent apes. He discovers a hidden underground city inhabited by mutant humans who worship a nuclear bomb. As tensions rise between the apes and the mutants, a battle for the future of Earth ensues.

Thundarr is a barbarian who fights against evil forces in a post-apocalyptic future with the help of his horse, Ookla, and sorceress princess, Ariel.

Return To The Planet Of The Apes is a TV show set in the year 3979, where a group of astronauts travel through time to find themselves on a planet ruled by intelligent apes. They must navigate this unfamiliar and dangerous world to survive and find a way back home.