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War for the Planet of the Apes

Movie · 2017 · 140 min

A somber, snowbound war epic that weighs grief and vengeance against mercy, moving slowly toward a quiet, hard-won peace.

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2017 film directed by Matt Reeves
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Year
2017
Runtime
140 min
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • revenge
  • war
  • survival
  • morality
Places
  • wilderness
  • military
  • countryside
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, action, war, science fiction, post-apocalyptic, dystopian
Directed by
Matt Reeves
Written by
Matt Reeves, Mark Bomback
Starring
Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Judy Greer, Sara Canning, Ty Olsson, Roger Cross, Alessandro Juliani
Music
Michael Giacchino
Cinematography
Michael Seresin
Runtime
140 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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