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Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011
· Movie
· 105 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #826
- IMDb #799
- Google retired #384
- Rotten Tomatoes #1653
- Metacritic #1260
- Letterboxd #1517
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1813
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1901
- Metacritic Critics #1617
- Metacritic Audience #707
- Douban #455
- Kinopoisk #1399
- AlloCiné #322
- Trakt #580
Every rating
68–94
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 68, highest is Google on 94.
See the most agreed on films →A scientist developing a potential cure for Alzheimer's tests a new drug on a chimpanzee, who displays extraordinary intelligence. He raises the ape, named Caesar, at home. As Caesar grows and understands more about his captivity, he begins to question his place and eventually leads an uprising of intelligent apes against humanity.
Details
- Director
- Rupert Wyatt
- Writers
- Amanda Silver, Rick Jaffa
- Based on
- Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle
- Released
- 3 August 2011
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English, Sign
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $93.0M
- Box office
- $481.8M
- 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 2011 | Best Visual Effects | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2011 | Best Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Erik Winquist | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild 2011 | Best Fantasy Film | James Chinlund | Nominee |
| BAFTA Awards 2011 | Best Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett, Erik Winquist | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2011 | Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | Nominee |
| 4th AACTA International Awards 2011 | Best International Supporting Actor | Andy Serkis | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2011 | Outstanding Achievement, Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Daniel Barrett, Paul Story, Eteuati Tema, Alessandro Bonora, Dejan Momcilovic | Winner |
| Empire Awards 2011 | 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 |