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Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Rated PG-13 105 minutes 2011

Will Rodman (James Franco), a scientist in San Francisco, is experimenting with a drug that he hopes will cure his father's (John Lithgow) Alzheimer's disease. After his work is deemed a failure, Will becomes the guardian of Caesar, an infant chimp who was exposed in-utero to Will's drug. Caesar displays unusual intelligence, and Will decides to continue his experiments secretly. But as Caesar's intellect and abilities grow, he comes to represent a threat to man's dominion over Earth.

Film Credits

Official Site: www.apeswillrise.com

Director: Rupert Wyatt

Producer: Peter Chernin, Dylan Clark, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver and Thomas M. Hammel

Cast: James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, David Oyelowo, Andy Serkis, Tyler Labine, Jamie Harris, David Hewlett, Ty Olsson, Madison Bell and Makena Joy

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