Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

PG-13

Released Jul 11, 2014

2 hr. 10 min.

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

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Ten years after simian flu wiped out much of the world's homosapiens, genetically enhanced chimpanzee Caesar (Andy Serkis) and his ever-growing band of followers have established a thriving colony just outside San Francisco in Muir Woods. Meanwhile, a small band of human survivors emerges, which forces Caesar -- as leader -- to grapple with the dual challenge of protecting his people and re-establishing a relationship with the remaining human population -- the latter being Caesar's secret wish.

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With intelligence and emotional resonance to match its stunning special effects, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes expands on its predecessor with an exciting and ambitious burst of sci-fi achievement.

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Robson C

Dez anos depois dos fatos narrados no primeiro filme, Cesar é o líder dos macacos. Enquanto isso, a maior parte da humanidade morreu na chamada gripe símia e os sobreviventes tentam viver como podem. Os humanos decidem entrar na floresta onde Cesar vive para ligar uma represa e produzir energia elétrica. O encontro entre os dois grupos dispara uma série de emoções, principalmente em Koba, que odeia os humanos. Os macacos estão estabelecidos em uma comunidade, com divisão de tarefas e estabelecimento das primeiras leis (a famosa macaco não mata macaco). O encontro entre os humanos sobreviventes e os macacos nos leva a pensar nos encontros entre exploradores europeus e os povos nativos das regiões. É claro que aqui há algumas diferenças: os dois grupos se conheciam antes e há mágoas entre eles, desde o mal trato que alguns dos macacos sofreram nas mãos de outros humanos, como os humanos culparem os macacos pela pandemia. O roteiro apresenta bem estes momentos de tensão. O elenco, tanto dos personagens humanos quanto dos macacos, está muito bem, mesmo que alguns acabem mesmo só fazendo personagens esquemáticos. A técnica de captura digital evoluiu bem, tornando cada vez mais as expressões faciais dos macacos estarem fantásticas. Serkis é o mestre nessa técnica e cada vez mais você acredita que aquele chimpanzé exista.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/21/24

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brian

it's the best live actions movie I watched

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/20/24

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Max W

Matt Reeves' unique personal style injected new vitality into the film. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes showed remarkable excellence in story, character development, and visual effects. This movie smoothly elevated the POTA series from mid-budget sci-fi to the heights of epic science fiction.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/18/24

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Michael S

Dawn was great and is worth a rewatch ever few years

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Michael V

One last chance for peace. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a 2014 American science fiction action film directed by Matt Reeves 🦍 It's good 🙂 I'd recommend it if you like this genre 👍🏼 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.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Ash P

I even gotta say, this is a better sequel than how Rise was, especially when it's set ten years prior after the first movie. Most of the human actors are much better in performance and more fine-tuned as the story goes along with them getting along with some of the apes, especially with Ceaser through their chemistry. I'll admit, the human villain, as being thrown in near the end was a little underwhelming while the ape villain was growing on me when the story drives itself. The visuals, the acting, the action, even the GC motion captured apes, especially Andy Serkis' performance, is so much better than how the last film has done. Some silly moments I find out of place, but those are pretty minor as the movie goes. Will even say, this is my number one of the Planet of the Apes Rebooted trilogy. 9/10.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/10/24

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Matt Reeves

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Andy Serkis

Caesar

Jason Clarke

Malcolm

Gary Oldman

Dreyfus

Keri Russell

Ellie

Toby Kebbell

Koba

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The fact that “Dawn of The Planet of The Apes” is a summer tent-pole with a brain and a conscience shouldn’t be this refreshing...

Sep 14, 2022

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is still the best big budget summer movie of 2014.

Mar 21, 2017

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David Sims

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Dawn is not interested in staging conflict for the sake of it, and the misunderstandings and tensions that drive the plot don't always feel like contrivances.

Sep 22, 2016

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Don Shanahan

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"Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" maintains a credible tone of seriousness over farce while operating as evocative post-apocalyptic science fiction.

Rated: 5/5

Apr 7, 2024

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Sean Axmaker

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Matt Reeves... delivers both action spectacle and character drama, and he rightfully centers the entire film on Caesar, the noble leader who understands the best and worst of humanity ...

Oct 27, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

There is some great action, awesome effects, and the performances are strong (none better than the stunning work of Andy Serkis).

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 20, 2022

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Synopsis

Ten years after simian flu wiped out much of the world's homosapiens, genetically enhanced chimpanzee Caesar (Andy Serkis) and his ever-growing band of followers have established a thriving colony just outside San Francisco in Muir Woods. Meanwhile, a small band of human survivors emerges, which forces Caesar -- as leader -- to grapple with the dual challenge of protecting his people and re-establishing a relationship with the remaining human population -- the latter being Caesar's secret wish.

Director: Matt Reeves
Executive Producer: Thomas M. Hammel, Mark Bomback
Screenwriter: Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, Mark Bomback
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Chernin Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sci-Fi Action/Violence|Brief Strong Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 11, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $208.5M
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos

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