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Planet of the Apes

Name: Planet of the Apes
Genre: Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Released: 2001-07-27
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Giamatti

Directed by Tim Burton · starring Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth and Helena Bonham Carter

2 h
12
Science fiction · Action · Adventure
USA
Released in the UK 16 August 2001

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5.8 Users30 votes
5.8 Critics2 reviews

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Synopsis

In 2029, on board of the United States Air Force's Oberon spacial station, Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) works training apes to fly recon spaceships. His favorite student is a chimpanzee called Pericles. When an electromagnetic storm hits de Oberon, he ships Pericles in a recon mission. When he gets into the storm's eye, he loses all communication and the spaceship disappears. Disobeying the commander's orders, Leo takes a flys a second ship in search of Pericles. He crashes into a planet in 3002. Once there, he discovers this world is ruled by humanoid apes with the capability to talk ant treat humans as slaves.

This reboot is directed by the well-know director Tim Burton ('Edward Scissorhands')

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Runtime: 120 min2 hours
Budget: $100m20th Century Studios
Rating: 12Suitable for 12 years and over

How long is Planet of the Apes?: 2 hours (120 minutes).
When was Planet of the Apes released in the UK?: It was released in the UK on 16 August 2001.
Who directed Planet of the Apes?: Tim Burton.
Who is in Planet of the Apes?: It stars Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter and Michael Clarke Duncan.
Where can I watch Planet of the Apes?: In the UK you can watch it on subscription on Disney+ and on rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
Is it part of a series?: Yes: it is film 6 of 10 in Planet of the Apes.

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Cast

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Director: Tim Burton
Writers: William Broyles Jr., Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal
Music: Danny Elfman

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Official tráiler 'Planets of the apes' (2001) 2:1621 September 2017

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What the critics say average 5.8 from 2 outlets

7.5 USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna "though he can do the action scenes pretty well. It's in the corners of the screen where you'll catch him having his way with the notion of a topsy-turvy ape society with jokey bits." Read
4.0 New York TimesElvis Motchell "'Planet' creates a tension in the audience partly because of our expectations. The first ''Planet of the Apes,'' perhaps the most ingenious sci-fi film ever made, was a landmark: the first… Read