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War for the Planet of the Apes
20th Century Fox 20th Century Fox
Chernin Entertainment Chernin Entertainment
TSG Entertainment TSG Entertainment
Planet of the Apes (Reboot) Collection Planet of the Apes (Reboot) Collection

War for the Planet of the Apes

For freedom. For family. For the planet.

2017 140 min ★ 7.2 (9,928) Released
Drama Science Fiction War

Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.

Original title
War for the Planet of the Apes
Language
EN
Country
US
Budget
$150,000,000
Revenue
$490,719,763
Reviews & Ratings 5
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

Jun 7, 2023 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

The relentless battles between apes and mankind are taking their toll, and forcing Caesar and his followers into the frozen wilderness where they encounter the megalomanic "Colonel" (Woody Harrelson). Tragically, coming off the worst at this meeting, the apes end up imprisoned by their new, ruthless, human masters - aided and abetted by some gorillas too - and used as little better than slaves. Adding to their woes, both sides know that an impending visit by some heavily armed troops is not in either of their interests! It now falls to "Caesar" to come up with a plan to free his species before they are all wiped out. Whilst I did quite enjoy this, it's not as good as the "Dawn..." (2014). It takes far too long to get going and Harrelson has all the menace of a cucumber sandwich. There is just too much dialogue (and sentiment) and Matt Reeves struggles to build, let alone sustain, the pace and menace that he did so well last time out. Although it is a bit on the long side, the last hour largely makes up most of these deficiencies as the plan for vengeance takes shape and the pyrotechnics go into overdrive. Good, but not great.

r96sk

r96sk

Feb 21, 2022 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

<em>'War for the Planet of the Apes'</em> wraps up a great trilogy strongly. I enjoyed this installment just as much as its two predecessors, all three films are just supremely entertaining and are very well put together. Caesar is a terrific character and continues to look fantastic in this; the special effects are top notch, even the way the apes are shown in shot is expertly done. The additions of Bad Ape and Nova are neat, too. I'd personally rank it above <em>'Dawn'</em> but below <em>'Rise'</em>, though there isn't much between them at all. Intrigued to see where they go with the proposed spin-off(s).

Gimly

Gimly

Jan 5, 2018 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

The title _War for the Planet of the Apes_ is perhaps a misnomer, and it doesn't necessarily build the legend in the way I was expecting it to, but a worthy threequel it still makes, and blockbuster trilogy with no bad entries is a rare thing to see. _Final rating:★★★½ - I really liked it. Would strongly recommend you give it your time._

D

Dark Jedi

Dec 29, 2017 · via TMDB

★ 3.0

On this movie I have to get a couple of things out of the way straight away. First, the movie title and the blurb is hyperbole that has little to do with actual events in the movie. This is not some great war but just some silly little three way skirmish between some apes and two human factions. Second, the story for this movie is clearly written by someone who has an agenda and that agenda includes preaching how bad the white man is. Not surprisingly the result is bland, boring, frustrating and not very entertaining. I thought Dawn of the Planet of the Apes was mildly entertaining. Mostly due to the special effects. I thought Rise of the Planet of the Apes was okay. Again due to the special effects and because it had a fair amount of action. War for the Planet of the Apes do have decent special effects but nothing else. Add the obvious political agenda and the movie goes straight into a nose dive. The humans in the movie are stereotypical bad people and the apes are victims whether they are actually good apes or just asshole apes. There’s some decent action in the beginning and some at the end. In between we are “treated” to a slew of emotional scenes (or at least I suppose that’s what they were supposed to be) were Ceasars grief and the evil of man are force fed down our throats. Not surprisingly the movie ends, which it of course do not do until all humans in sight are killed off for no good reason, with the apes finding their little part of heaven all shown in warm and rosy colors. Close curtain…thank good! I was not expecting much from this movie but this was a typical Hollywood-with-an-agenda-movie. That is, not a good movie as far as I am concerned.

M

Movie Queen41

Jul 17, 2017 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

Excellent trilogy Most Hollywood remakes/reboots are failed cash grabs. They are pale imitations of the superior originals. But the new Planet of the Apes trilogy surprises in that it trumps all the previous Apes films--those from the 60's and 70's as well as the Tim Burton 2001 misfire. Caesar still leads the intelligent apes against the human forces who want to eradicate them. Caesar even shows mercy to some of his human captives, but the humans who fear the apes will not relent in their attempts to destroy them. The movie is driven largely by Andy Serkis's superb portrayal of Caesar. He is a complex and intriguing character. Woody Harrelson is also very good as the villain. His character is no generic, stock bad guy. He's layered and you may even surprisingly feel some sympathy for him. A great and thought provoking popcorn flick.

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Cast 32
Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis

Caesar

Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson

The Colonel

Karin Konoval

Karin Konoval

Maurice

Terry Notary

Terry Notary

Rocket

Steve Zahn

Steve Zahn

Bad Ape

Amiah Miller

Amiah Miller

Nova

Ty Olsson

Ty Olsson

Red Donkey

Michael Adamthwaite

Michael Adamthwaite

Luca

Toby Kebbell

Toby Kebbell

Koba

Gabriel Chavarria

Gabriel Chavarria

Preacher

Sara Canning

Sara Canning

Lake

Judy Greer

Judy Greer

Cornelia

Devyn Dalton

Devyn Dalton

Cornelius

Aleks Paunovic

Aleks Paunovic

Winter

Alessandro Juliani

Alessandro Juliani

Spear

Max Lloyd-Jones

Max Lloyd-Jones

Blue Eyes

Timothy Webber

Timothy Webber

Ape Elder

Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle

Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle

Look Out Ape

Shaun Omaid

Shaun Omaid

Soldier Who Sees Ape

Roger Cross

Roger Cross

Captain

Mercedes de la Zerda

Mercedes de la Zerda

Lang

Doug Chapman

Doug Chapman

AΩ Deserter

James Pizzinato

James Pizzinato

Captured Soldier

Chad Rook

Chad Rook

Boyle

Dean Redman

Dean Redman

Commanding Officer

Steve Baran

Steve Baran

Tanker Guard

Sandy Robson

Sandy Robson

Gunner

Levi Meaden

Levi Meaden

Soldier

Billy Wickman

Billy Wickman

Gasping Soldier

Albert Nicholas

Albert Nicholas

Tower Guard #1

Thomas Potter

Thomas Potter

Platoon Leader

Mathew Yanagiya

Mathew Yanagiya

Executive Officer's Man

Crew 46
James Chinlund

James Chinlund

Production Design

Michael Seresin

Michael Seresin

Director of Photography

Doane Gregory

Doane Gregory

Still Photographer

Melissa Bruning

Melissa Bruning

Costume Design

Phillip Leonhardt

Phillip Leonhardt

Sequence Supervisor

Krista Bell

Krista Bell

Stunt Double

Jeff Sanca

Jeff Sanca

Stunt Driver

Brett Armstrong

Brett Armstrong

Stunts

Cassandra Ebner

Cassandra Ebner

Stunts

Chris Webb

Chris Webb

Stunts

Clint Carleton

Clint Carleton

Stunts

Janene Carleton

Janene Carleton

Stunts

Jason Bell

Jason Bell

Stunts

Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle

Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle

Stunts

Maja Aro

Maja Aro

Stunts

Mathew Yanagiya

Mathew Yanagiya

Stunts

Owen Walstrom

Owen Walstrom

Stunts

Paul Wu

Paul Wu

Stunts

Rick Pearce

Rick Pearce

Stunts

Scott Lang

Scott Lang

Stunts

Steve Chang

Steve Chang

Stunts

Todd Scott

Todd Scott

Stunts

Matt Reeves

Matt Reeves

Director

William Hoy

William Hoy

Editor

Johnny Gidcomb

Johnny Gidcomb

ADR Voice Casting

Debra Zane

Debra Zane

Casting

Dylan Jury

Dylan Jury

Casting Associate

Amanda Silver

Amanda Silver

Producer

Dylan Clark

Dylan Clark

Producer

Peter Chernin

Peter Chernin

Producer

Rick Jaffa

Rick Jaffa

Producer

Kim Foscato

Kim Foscato

ADR Editor

R.J. Kizer

R.J. Kizer

ADR Supervisor

Michael Giacchino

Michael Giacchino

Original Music Composer

Andy Nelson

Andy Nelson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sidney Kombo

Sidney Kombo

Animation Supervisor

Ludovic Chailloleau

Ludovic Chailloleau

Lead Animator

Joe Letteri

Joe Letteri

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Jason Lei Howden

Jason Lei Howden

VFX Artist

Dan Lemmon

Dan Lemmon

Visual Effects Supervisor

Erik Winquist

Erik Winquist

Visual Effects Supervisor

Luke Millar

Luke Millar

Visual Effects Supervisor

Amanda Silver

Amanda Silver

Characters

Rick Jaffa

Rick Jaffa

Characters

Mark Bomback

Mark Bomback

Writer

Matt Reeves

Matt Reeves

Writer

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US Release Dates 3

Jul 10, 2017

New York City

PG-13 Premiere

Jul 14, 2017

PG-13 Theatrical

Oct 24, 2017

PG-13 Physical

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