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War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), PG-13, 2 hr 20 min Franchise: Planet of the Apes Franchise Position #9 Movie Tagline: “For freedom. For family. For the planet.” --- Trailer   --- Main Cast Andy Serkis – Caesar Woody Harrelson – The Colonel Steve Zahn – Bad Ape Amiah Miller – Nova Karin Konoval – Maurice Terry Notary – Rocket Ty Olsson – Red Michael Adamthwaite – Luca Judy Greer – Cornelia Sara Canning – Lake --- Reviews Critics Ratings My Rating: 9.5/10 The Dove Foundation: Not Rated IMDb : 7.4/10 Rotten Tomatoes : 94% Metacritic : 82/100 --- Plot Summary In this gripping conclusion to the Caesar trilogy, the war between apes and humans reaches its peak. After suffering a devastating personal loss at the hands of a ruthless military leader known as The Colonel, Caesar embarks on a quest for justice. Struggling between his desire for vengeance and his responsibility as a leader, Caesar must lead his people to safety while facing the darkest challenges of his life. What follow...

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), PG-13, 2 hr 10 min Franchise: Planet of the Apes Franchise Position #8 Movie Tagline: “One last chance for peace.” --- Trailer --- Main Cast Andy Serkis – Caesar Jason Clarke – Malcolm Gary Oldman – Dreyfus Keri Russell – Ellie Toby Kebbell – Koba Kodi Smit-McPhee – Alexander Karin Konoval – Maurice Nick Thurston – Blue Eyes Judy Greer – Cornelia Terry Notary – Rocket Larramie Doc Shaw – Ash --- Reviews Critics Ratings My Rating: 9/10 The Dove Foundation: Not Rated IMDb : 7.6/10 Rotten Tomatoes : 91% Metacritic : 79/100 --- Plot Summary Ten years after the events of Rise, a deadly virus has wiped out most of humanity. Caesar now leads a flourishing colony of apes in the forests outside a devastated San Francisco. When a small band of human survivors reaches out in hopes of restarting a hydroelectric dam, a fragile truce is formed. But tensions escalate as distrust, betrayal, and ambition—especially from the vengeful Koba—threaten to ignite full-sc...

Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), PG-13, 1 hr 45 min Franchise: Planet of the Apes Franchise Position #7 Movie Tagline: “Evolution becomes revolution.” --- Trailer --- Main Cast James Franco – Will Rodman Andy Serkis – Caesar Freida Pinto – Caroline Aranha John Lithgow – Charles Rodman Brian Cox – John Landon Tom Felton – Dodge Landon David Oyelowo – Steven Jacobs Tyler Labine – Robert Franklin Jamie Harris – Rodney Terry Notary – Rocket (motion capture) Karin Konoval – Maurice (motion capture) --- Reviews Critics Ratings My Rating: 8.5/10 The Dove Foundation: Not Rated IMDb : 7.6/10 Rotten Tomatoes : 82% Metacritic : 68/100 --- Plot Summary Rise of the Planet of the Apes serves as an origin story for the reboot trilogy, chronicling how a genetic experiment intended to cure Alzheimer’s gives rise to Caesar, a hyper-intelligent chimpanzee. Raised by scientist Will Rodman, Caesar becomes increasingly aware of his own kind’s oppression. After being mistreated at an ape sanctuary, Cae...

Planet of the Apes (2001), PG-13, 1 hr 59 min Franchise: Planet of the Apes Franchise Position #6 Movie Tagline: “You'll be sorry you were ever born human.” "Get your stinking hands off me, you damn dirty human!" --- Trailer --- Main Cast Mark Wahlberg – Captain Leo Davidson Tim Roth – General Thade Helena Bonham Carter – Ari Michael Clarke Duncan – Attar Paul Giamatti – Limbo Estella Warren – Daena Kris Kristofferson – Karubi Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa – Krull David Warner – Senator Sandar Luke Eberl – Birn Glenn Shadix – Senator Nado --- Reviews Critics Ratings My Rating: 6/10 The Dove Foundation: Not Rated IMDb : 5.7/10  Rotten Tomatoes : 44%  Metacritic : 50/100 --- Plot Summary In this reimagining of the classic Planet of the Apes tale, astronaut Leo Davidson crash-lands on a strange planet ruled by intelligent apes who enslave humans. As he tries to survive and escape, Leo joins a rebellion with human allies and sympathetic chimpanzees. He uncovers shocking truths about t...

Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973), G, 1 hr 33 min Franchise: Planet of the Apes Franchise Position #5 Movie Tagline: “The final chapter in the incredible Apes saga.” --- Trailer   --- Main Cast Roddy McDowall – Caesar Claude Akins – General Aldo Natalie Trundy – Lisa Severn Darden – Kolp Lew Ayres – Mandemus Paul Williams – Virgil Austin Stoker – MacDonald Noah Keen – Teacher France Nuyen – Alma Richard Eastham – Mutant Captain --- Reviews Critics Ratings My Rating: 7/10 The Dove Foundation: Not Rated IMDb : 5.4/10 Rotten Tomatoes : 38% Metacritic : 40/100 --- Plot Summary Set years after the ape revolution, Battle for the Planet of the Apes follows Caesar as he struggles to maintain peace in a fragile new society where apes and humans coexist. When remnants of the human military resurface from beneath the ruins of the old cities, tensions rise. Meanwhile, internal conflict brews as the militant gorilla General Aldo seeks power. Caesar must navigate political, ethical, and m...

Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), G, 1 hr 38 min Franchise: Planet of the Apes Franchise Position #3 Movie Tagline: “Meet baby Milo... who has Washington terrified!” --- Trailer Link: YouTube Trailer:  --- Main Cast Roddy McDowall – Cornelius Kim Hunter – Zira Bradford Dillman – Dr. Lewis Dixon Natalie Trundy – Dr. Stephanie Branton Eric Braeden – Dr. Otto Hasslein William Windom – The President Sal Mineo – Milo Ricardo Montalbán – Armando John Randolph – Chairman Harry Lauter – General Winthrop --- Reviews Critics Ratings My Rating: 8/10 The Dove Foundation: Not Rated IMDb : 6.3/10 Rotten Tomatoes : 77% Metacritic .  65/100 --- Plot Summary After Earth’s destruction in Beneath the Planet of the Apes, three chimpanzees—Cornelius, Zira, and Milo—escape the devastation by salvaging Taylor’s spacecraft and traveling back through time to 20th-century Earth. Landing in modern-day Los Angeles, they become celebrities at first, but their fame quickly turns to fear as humani...

Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), G, 1 hr 35 min Franchise: Planet of the Apes Franchise Position #2 Movie Tagline: “The bizarre world you met in ‘Planet of the Apes’ was just the beginning…” --- Trailer   --- Main Cast James Franciscus – Brent Kim Hunter – Zira Maurice Evans – Dr. Zaius Linda Harrison – Nova Charlton Heston – Taylor Paul Richards – Mendez Victor Buono – Fat Man Don Pedro Colley – Ongaro David Watson – Cornelius (replacing Roddy McDowall) Gregory Sierra – Verger --- Reviews Critics Ratings My Rating: 7/10 The Dove Foundation: Not Rated IMDb : 6.0/10 Rotten Tomatoes : 45% Metacritic : 50/100 --- Plot Summary In this direct sequel to Planet of the Apes, astronaut Brent crash-lands on the same future Earth in search of Taylor. As he and Nova journey through the wastelands, they discover a hidden underground society of mutated humans who worship an ancient nuclear bomb. Meanwhile, the ape society is preparing for war. With Taylor eventually reappearing, the fate o...

Planet of the Apes (1968), G, 1 hr 52 min Franchise: Planet of the Apes Franchise Position #1 Movie Tagline: “Somewhere in the universe, there must be something better than man.” --- Trailer   --- Main Cast Charlton Heston – George Taylor Roddy McDowall – Cornelius Kim Hunter – Zira Maurice Evans – Dr. Zaius James Whitmore – President of the Assembly James Daly – Honorius Linda Harrison – Nova Robert Gunner – Landon Lou Wagner – Lucius Jeff Burton – Dodge --- Reviews Critics Ratings My Rating: 9/10 The Dove Foundation: Not Rated IMDb : 8.0/10 Rotten Tomatoes : 88% Metacritic : 79/100 --- Plot Summary In Planet of the Apes, astronaut George Taylor crash-lands on a distant planet ruled by intelligent apes who enslave primitive, speechless humans. As Taylor uncovers the bizarre and reversed society, he struggles to survive, earn the apes’ trust, and escape captivity. But the biggest revelation awaits him at the end—a shocking twist that redefines everything he thought he knew abo...