Planet of the Apes (2001)

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

IMDb5.7/10· 241K votes

Rotten Tomatoes42%

Metacritic50%

TMDb5.771/10· 4K votes

With 42% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.7/10 on IMDb and 50/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Planet of the Apes

After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.

Cast of Planet of the Apes

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  Mark Wahlberg

  as Captain Leo Davidson

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  Tim Roth

  as Thade

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  Helena Bonham Carter

  as Ari

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  Michael Clarke Duncan

  as Attar

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  Paul Giamatti

  as Limbo

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  Estella Warren

  as Daena

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  Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

  as Krull

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  David Warner

  as Sandar

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  Kris Kristofferson

  as Karubi

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  Erick Avari

  as Tival

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  Luke Eberl

  as Birn

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  Evan Parke

  as Gunnar

Planet of the Apes facts

Budget

$100M

Box office

$362.2M

Our take on Planet of the Apes

Tim Burton's 2001 take on the ape-ruled premise drops astronaut Leo Davidson onto an uncharted planet after a violent crash, into a savage world where talking apes dominate humans and a ruthless general commands a seemingly unstoppable army. Desperate to get home, Leo becomes a reluctant catalyst for rebellion against the primate order. Burton brings striking creature design and a darker, more feral texture than you might expect, foregrounding spectacle, prosthetics and chase over sober allegory. Viewers who enjoy big-swing science-fiction adventure and inventive production design will find plenty to admire; those attached to the original's philosophical bite should adjust expectations. Approach it as a bold, visually rich reimagining on its own terms.