Is Escape from the Planet of the Apes scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Escape from the Planet of the Apes violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 60% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Escape from the Planet of the Apes sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Escape from the Planet of the Apes end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Escape from the Planet of the Apes easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Name: Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Genre: Action, Science Fiction
Released: 1971
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, Eric Braeden

Meet baby Milo who has Washington terrified.

Directed by Don Taylor

Produced by APJAC Productions, 20th Century Fox

197198 min6.4 / 10

A sci-fi thriller that uses talking apes and time-travel intrigue to explore themes of captivity, exploitation, and societal fear of the unknown.

The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans use them for research - until the apes attempt to escape.

Clusters

Cold War Creatures and Paranoia Sexy Romance Films Space & Alien Movies Time Travel Movies Animal Movies

Genres

Action Science Fiction

Keywords

Spacecraft Dystopia Chimpanzee Pacifism Time Travel Politician Sequel Cage Tease Caving

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Questions people ask

Is Escape from the Planet of the Apes scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Escape from the Planet of the Apes violent? Somewhat. More violent than 60% of films.
Is Escape from the Planet of the Apes sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does Escape from the Planet of the Apes end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Escape from the Planet of the Apes easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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