Battle for the Planet of the Apes
In a shattered future, Caesar struggles to preserve peace as ape factions and human survivors contest the shape of a new civilization.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- foreboding
- earnest
- melancholic
- classic science fiction marathon
- franchise completion
What critics said
Critics generally found the film a tired, visually shabby, and thinly scripted conclusion to the original Apes series, though some acknowledged its allegorical premise, performances, and battle staging.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Caesar attempts to maintain peace and establish coexistence while ape and human communities rebuild after the destruction of human civilization.
The central conflict pits apes, surviving humans, and mutant humans against one another while directly framing their struggle as a test of peaceful society.
Caesar's leadership is challenged by Gorilla General Aldo, whose ambitions threaten to turn the ape community against itself.
Human survivors and mutant inhabitants emerge from a devastated world and contest the ape city's attempt to control its future.
Films like Battle for the Planet of the Apes, and why
Planet of the Apes
shared post-apocalyptic science fiction setting, human-ape conflict, and allegorical struggle over civilization
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
shared dystopian science fiction, anthropomorphic social conflict, and questions about rebuilding society after catastrophe
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
shared post-apocalyptic world-building, factional conflict, and science fiction allegory about social collapse
Movie Details
- Director
- J. Lee Thompson
- Release Date
- 1973-06-15
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (1103)
Cast
- Roddy McDowall
- Natalie Trundy
- Austin Stoker
- Severn Darden
- Claude Akins
- Paul Williams
- Richard Eastham
- Lew Ayres
- Bobby Porter
- Noah Keen
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Battle for the Planet of the Apes about?
- In a shattered future, Caesar struggles to preserve peace as ape factions and human survivors contest the shape of a new civilization.
- What is Battle for the Planet of the Apes like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Battle for the Planet of the Apes as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Battle for the Planet of the Apes violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Battle for the Planet of the Apes as moderate.
- What did critics think of Battle for the Planet of the Apes?
- Critics generally found the film a tired, visually shabby, and thinly scripted conclusion to the original Apes series, though some acknowledged its allegorical premise, performances, and battle staging.
- Which films are like Battle for the Planet of the Apes?
- Films with a similar feel include Planet of the Apes, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.
- How long is Battle for the Planet of the Apes?
- Battle for the Planet of the Apes runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Battle for the Planet of the Apes?
- In United States, Battle for the Planet of the Apes streams on Philo.
