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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014
· Movie
· 130 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #805
- IMDb #804
- Google retired #399
- Rotten Tomatoes #580
- Metacritic #468
- Letterboxd #907
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #853
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #735
- Metacritic Critics #720
- Metacritic Audience #302
- Criticker #1214
- Douban #894
- Kinopoisk #2389
- AlloCiné #817
- Trakt #763
Every rating
55–94
out of 100
A decade after a simian flu decimated the human population, a growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar lives in harmony in the Muir Woods. Their fragile peace is shattered when a small band of human survivors enters their territory. Despite efforts to maintain calm, deep distrust between the two species pushes them to the brink of a war that will determine Earth's dominant species.
Details
- Director
- Matt Reeves
- Writers
- Amanda Silver, Mark Bomback, Rick Jaffa
- Released
- 8 July 2014
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, American Sign
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $170.0M
- Box office
- $710.6M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 22 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 28 →1 major award won · 6 wins from 28 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Awards 2014 | Best Visual Effects | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2014 | Best Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild 2014 | Best Fantasy Film | James Chinlund | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2014 | Best Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Erik Winquist | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2014 | Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Nominee |
| 4th AACTA International Awards 2014 | Best International Supporting Actor | Andy Serkis | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2014 | Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Daniel Barrett, Paul Story, Eteuati Tema, Alessandro Bonora, Dejan Momcilovic | Winner |
| Empire Awards 2014 | Best Director | Matt Reeves | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Visual Effects | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Winner |
| Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination
| Best Fantasy Film | James Chinlund | Nominee |
BAFTA Awards
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Erik Winquist | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society
5 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Performance of an Animated Character in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Paul Story, Eteuati Tema, Andrea Merlo, Emiliano Padovani (for Caesar) | Winner |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in an Effects Driven Feature Motion Picture | Joe Letteri, Ryan Stafford, Matt Kutcher, Dan Lemmon, Hannah Blanchini | Winner |
| Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Christoph Salzmann, Florian Schroeder, Quentin Hema, Simone Riginelli | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance of an Animated Character in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Daniel Barrett, Alessandro Bonora, Mark Edward Allen, Masaya Suzuki (for Koba) | Nominee |
| Outstanding Virtual Cinematography in a Photoreal/Live Action Feature Motion Picture | Keith Miller, Jonathan Paquin, Alessandro Sapono, David Houghton Williams | Nominee |
Empire Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Andy Serkis | Winner |
| Best Director | Matt Reeves | Nominee |
| Best Film | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Nominee |
| Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Nominee |
Annie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Daniel Barrett, Paul Story, Eteuati Tema, Alessandro Bonora, Dejan Momcilovic | Winner |
World Soundtrack Academy
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Composer of the Year | Michael Giacchino (also for Inside Out, Jupiter Ascending, Jurassic World, Tomorrowland ) | Winner |
Saturn Awards
8 nominations
| Best Director | Matt Reeves | Nominee |
| Best Make-up | Bill Terezakis, Lisa Love | Nominee |
| Best Music | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Kodi Smit-McPhee | Nominee |
| Best Production Design | James Chinlund | Nominee |
| Best Science Fiction Film | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Erik Winquist | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Andy Serkis | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards
2 nominations
| Best Supporting Actor | Andy Serkis | Nominee |
| Technical Achievement | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Nominee |
4th AACTA International Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Supporting Actor | Andy Serkis | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor | Andy Serkis | Nominee |