Storyline
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.
Directors
Cast
Andy Serkis, Terry Notary, Ty Olsson, Judy Greer, Woody Harrelson, Alessandro Juliani, Michael Adamthwaite, Toby Kebbell, Karin Konoval, Devyn Dalton, Steve Zahn, Aleks Paunovic, Roger Cross, Gabriel Chavarria, Timothy Webber, Max Lloyd-Jones, Amiah Miller, Sara Canning, Chad Rook, Mercedes de la Zerda
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Reviews
95
IGN
War for the Planet of the Apes is an excellent closing act to this rebooted trilogy, but also one that does enough world-building that the series can potentially continue from here – and it’s a rare case where, after three movies, we’re left wanting more.
83
With War for the Planet of the Apes, technological wizardry and first-rate storytelling combine into a bracing action-adventure that concludes the best science fiction trilogy since the original trio of “Star Wars” movies.
83
Brimming with emotional intelligence, the human texture Reeves delivers in Apes separates his film from the rest of the tentpole pack.
80
It’s an engrossing, forthright adventure.
80
Reeves marshals more than his fair share of battle scenes and sweeping set-pieces, but never forgets the flicker of a face can provide all the spectacle that cinema requires.
