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 has generally received very positive reviews.
Review of Planet of the Apes (1968)
By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 07 May 1981
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Review of Planet of the Apes (1968)
By Keith Phipps (1,177) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 01 Jul 1982
Review of Planet of the Apes (1968)
By Pauline Kael (368) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 04 Apr 1971
Review of Planet of the Apes (1968)
By Andrew Collins (119) for Empire (3,446) on 25 Dec 1973
Review of Planet of the Apes (1968)
By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 17 Feb 1991
Review of Planet of the Apes (1968)
Review of Planet of the Apes (1968)
Review of Planet of the Apes (1968)
Review of Planet of the Apes (1968)
By Pat Graham (71) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 08 Mar 2012
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Planet of the Apes was released in 1968 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 24 reviews, giving Planet of the Apes (1968) an average rating of 79%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 85%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 77%.
With a score of 79%, Planet of the Apes is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1968, which stands at 60%.
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