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Name: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Director: Matt Reeves
Genre: action, drama, science-fiction, thriller
Released: 2014
Duration: 2 h 10 min
Rating: 7.6

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has an iRankMovies score of 80.3/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

The future is worth fighting for.

Release:2014

Runtime:2h 10m

Country:United Kingdom

Director:Matt Reeves

Language:English

Genre

ActionDramaScience Fiction

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Keywords

San Francisco CaliforniaPeaceSolidarityGorillaIntelligencedystopiaChimpanzeeHorse

iRank80

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.6/10· 509K votes

Rotten Tomatoes91%

Metacritic79%

TMDb7.338/10· 12K votes

With 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.6/10 on IMDb and 79/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.

Cast of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Andy Serkis
as Caesar
Jason Clarke
as Malcolm
Toby Kebbell
as Koba
Gary Oldman
as Dreyfus
Keri Russell
as Ellie
Kodi Smit-McPhee
as Alexander
Nick Thurston
as Blue Eyes
Karin Konoval
as Maurice
Terry Notary
as Rocket
Doc Shaw
as Ash
Judy Greer
as Cornelia
Lee Ross
as Grey

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes facts

Budget: $170M
Box office: $710.6M
Collection: Planet of the Apes (Reboot) Collection

Our take on Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Matt Reeves' 2014 science-fiction drama unfolds after a plague has decimated humanity. In and around San Francisco, a small band of surviving scientists fights to stay alive, while Caesar works to hold together his community of intelligent apes and keep the peace among his own kind. The film balances large-scale action with a somber, character-driven study of leadership, fear and the fragile line between two species. Reeves gives real weight to the apes' inner lives, making conflict feel tragic rather than merely spectacular. It suits viewers who want blockbuster sci-fi with emotional and moral seriousness, and less so those seeking pure, uncomplicated action.

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