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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
dawn of the Planet of the apes movie
PG-13
Action
Documentary
Sci-Fi
Thriller

Release Date
June 26, 2014
Director
Matt Reeves
Runtime
130
Main Genre
Action
Writers
Mark Bomback , Rick Jaffa , Amanda Silver , Pierre Boulle
Tagline
One last chance for peace.

Summary

A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth's dominant species.

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