Planet of the Apes (1968)
Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner · 112 min · Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama, Action
79.2 TOPICAL score · #390 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Planet of the Apes (1968, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner) has a TOPICAL score of 79.2 - ranked 390 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and audience. It won 1 award from 3 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 86% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 79. Audiences: TMDB 7.7/10 (4,142 ratings) · IMDb 8/10. Wikipedia covers it in 53 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics86% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 79
- AudienceTMDB 7.7/10 (4,142 ratings) · IMDb 8/10
- Awards1 win, 3 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 53 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read67,994 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 1 time
Starring: Charlton Heston (actor #136), Roddy McDowall (actor #1,082), Kim Hunter (actor #559), Maurice Evans
“Decades later, it is widely regarded as a classic.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10