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War for the Planet of the Apes
2017
· Movie
· 140 min
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #961
- IMDb #1214
- Google retired #661
- Rotten Tomatoes #648
- Metacritic #470
- Letterboxd #1002
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #458
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1218
- Metacritic Critics #539
- Metacritic Audience #588
- Criticker #1150
- Douban #1708
- Kinopoisk #2425
- AlloCiné #569
- Trakt #765
Every rating
56–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 56, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 94. Critics average 88, everyone else 76.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After witnessing great losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. This journey leads to a final confrontation that will determine the fate of both species.
Details
- Director
- Matt Reeves
- Writers
- Mark Bomback, Matt Reeves
- Released
- 11 July 2017
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, American Sign
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $150.0M
- Box office
- $490.7M
- Awards
- 16 wins, 29 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 45 →1 major award won · 16 wins from 45 nominations across 22 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Visual Effects | War for the Planet of the Apes | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2018 | Best Visual Effects | Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon, Joe Letteri, and Joel Whist | Nominee |
| Art Directors Guild 2018 | Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | James Chinlund | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2018 | Best Action Movie | War for the Planet of the Apes | Nominee |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2018 | Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture | War for the Planet of the Apes | Nominee |
| Annie Awards 2018 | Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Daniel Barrett, Sidney Kombo-Kintombo, Emile Ghorayeb, Luisma Lavin Peredo, and Alessandro Bonora | Winner |
| British Academy Film Awards 2018 | Best Special Visual Effects | Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon, Joe Letteri, and Joel Whist | Nominee |
| Georgia Film Critics Association 2018 | Best Actor | Andy Serkis | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Critics' Choice Movie Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Visual Effects | War for the Planet of the Apes | Winner |
| Best Action Movie | War for the Planet of the Apes | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon, Joe Letteri, and Joel Whist | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a Fantasy Film | James Chinlund | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture | War for the Planet of the Apes | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
7 nominations, 4 won
| Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature | Dennis Yoo, Ludovic Chailloleau, Douglas McHale, Tim Forbes for "Caesar" | Winner |
| Outstanding Compositing in a Photoreal Feature | Christoph Salzmann, Robin Hollander, Ben Morgan, Ben Warner | Winner |
| Outstanding Effects Simulations in a Photoreal Feature | David Caeiro Cebrian, Johnathan Nixon, Chet Leavai, Gary Boyle | Winner |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature | Joe Letteri, Ryan Stafford, Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon, Joel Whist | Winner |
| Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature | Eteuati Tema, Aidan Martin, Florian Fernandez, Mathias Larserud for "Bad Ape" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature | Phillip Leonhardt, Paul Harris, Jeremy Fort, Thomas Lo for "Prison Camp" | Nominee |
| Outstanding Created Environment in a Photoreal Feature | Chris McLaughlin, Ryan Salcombe, Seungjin Woo, Francesco Dell'Anna for "Hidden Fortress" | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Association Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Original Score for a Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror Film | Michael Giacchino | Winner |
| Film Music Composition of the Year | "End Credits" from War for the Planet of the Apes by Michael Giacchino | Winner |
| Score of the Year | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Film Editing | William Hoy | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
| Best Sound | War for the Planet of the Apes | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | War for the Planet of the Apes | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Dialogue / ADR | various | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Effects / Foley | various | Nominee |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Andy Serkis | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Visual Effects | Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Dan Barrett, and Joel Whist | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Motion Capture Performance | Andy Serkis | Winner |
| Best Motion Capture Performance | Steve Zahn | Nominee |
Annie Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation in a Live Action Production | Daniel Barrett, Sidney Kombo-Kintombo, Emile Ghorayeb, Luisma Lavin Peredo, and Alessandro Bonora | Winner |
Hollywood Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Hollywood Visual Effects Award | Dan Barrett, Dan Lemmon, Joe Letteri, and Erik Winquist | Winner |
Hollywood Post Alliance
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Visual Effects - Feature Film | Dan Barrett, Anders Langlands, Dan Lemmon, Joe Letteri, Luke Millar, Erik Winquist, and Weta Digital | Winner |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Visual Effects | War for the Planet of the Apes | Winner |
Saturn Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor | Andy Serkis | Nominee |
| Best Director | Matt Reeves | Nominee |
| Best Science Fiction Film | Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, Daniel Barrett and Joel Whist | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
3 nominations
| Best Actor | Andy Serkis | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | War for the Planet of the Apes | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best Actor | Andy Serkis | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
2 nominations
| Best Motion/Title Graphics | War for the Planet of the Apes: 20th Century Fox, Wild Card | Nominee |
| Best Summer 2017 Blockbuster TV Spot | War for the Planet of the Apes: 20th Century Fox, Wild Card | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Special Visual Effects | Daniel Barrett, Dan Lemmon, Joe Letteri, and Joel Whist | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Original Score | Michael Giacchino | Nominee |
Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Choice Movie: Summer | 20th Century Fox | Nominee |