Greatest Ape Movies of All Time

The coming sequal of Planet of the Apes " another blockbuster franchise 
" War for the Planet of the Apes" will be in theatre in July. After the Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. There are more to explore about chimp intelligence. Let's see the whole list of Ape movies of all time.

Release Date
1972-06-29
  • Rate : 6.1
  • Production Companies : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, APJAC Productions
  • Director : J. Lee Thompson, Jack Stubbs, David 'Buck' Hall
  • Stars : Roddy McDowall , Don Murray , Ricardo Montalban
  • In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, a chimpanzee named Caesar resurfaces after almost twenty years of hiding from the authorities, and prepares for a revolt against humanity.
Release Date
1971-05-20
  • Rate : 6.3
  • Production Companies : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, APJAC Productions
  • Director : Don Taylor
  • Stars : Roddy McDowall , Kim Hunter , Bradford Dillman
  • The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans use them for research - until the apes attempt to escape.
Release Date
1970-05-26
  • Rate : 6
  • Production Companies : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, APJAC Productions
  • Director : Ted Post, Chuck Roberson, Fred R. Simpson
  • Stars : James Franciscus , Kim Hunter , Charlton Heston
  • The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.
Release Date
1968-02-07
  • Rate : 8
  • Production Companies : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, APJAC Productions
  • Director : Rose Steinberg, Robert Doudell, William Kissell
  • Stars : Charlton Heston , Roddy McDowall , Kim Hunter
  • Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.
Release Date
2001-07-27
  • Rate : 5.7
  • Production Companies : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Tim Burton Productions
  • Director : Tim Burton, Janna Stern, Katterli Frauenfelder
  • Stars : Mark Wahlberg , Tim Roth , Helena Bonham Carter
  • After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.
Release Date
2014-07-11
  • Rate : 7.6
  • Production Companies : Ingenious Media, Chernin Entertainment
  • Director : Matt Reeves, Jody Blose, Trisha Burton
  • Stars : Andy Serkis , Jason Clarke , Gary Oldman
  • 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.
Release Date
2011-08-05
  • Rate : 7.6
  • Production Companies : Ingenious Film Partners, Ingenious Media
  • Director : Rupert Wyatt, Jessica Clothier, Andrea Devaux
  • Stars : Andy Serkis , James Franco , Freida Pinto
  • A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed him.
Release Date
2017-07-14
  • Rate : 7.4
  • Production Companies : 20th Century Fox, Chernin Entertainment
  • Director : Trisha Burton, Ana Oparnica Sebal, Kimi Webber
  • Stars : Andy Serkis , Woody Harrelson , Karin Konoval
  • Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the Colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet.