War for the Planet of the Apes
“For freedom. For family. For the planet.”
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.
How War for the Planet of the Apes compares
Every figure below is calculated across the whole of Planet of the Apes (Reboot), not taken from this film’s own record.
- #3 of 4
- Rank in the series by rating
- 3 years
- Wait since the previous film
- 25%
- Share of the series audience
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) ranks 3rd of the 4 rated films in the Planet of the Apes (Reboot) series, at 7.2/10 on TMDB against a series average of 7.2/10.
It arrived 3 years after Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014).
Its 9,943 TMDB ratings are 25% of the 39,923 cast across the series.
Computed by Movies in Order from The Movie Database (TMDB) collection data for Planet of the Apes (Reboot), comparing all 4 released films in the series. Last recalculated September 2026.
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War for the Planet of the Apes is film 3 of 4. See the complete watch order.