Highest-Rated Movies about 'Ape', Sort by Popularity

The Jungle Book (2016), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), The Jennie Project (2001), Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939), Tarzan the Magnificent (1960), Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977), Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), Planet of the Apes (2001) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Ape movies.

#1. The Jungle Book (2016)

Storyline: The man-cub Mowgli flees the jungle after a threat from the tiger Shere Khan. Guided by Bagheera the panther and the bear Baloo, Mowgli embarks on a journey of self-discovery, though he also meets creatures who don't have his best interests at heart.

Plot Keywords: mowgli, panther, tiger, bear, snake, ape, charming ...

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#2. War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

Storyline: 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.

Plot Keywords: ape, leader, human, colonel, soldier, family member, brooding ...

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#4. Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939)

Storyline: A young couple die in a plane crash in the jungle. Their son is found by Tarzan and Jane who name him Boy and raise him as their own. Five years later a search party comes to find the young heir to millions of dollars. Jane agrees, against Tarzan's will, to lead them to civilization.—Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>

Plot Keywords: baby, wife, ape, animal, intense, emotional, melodramatic ...

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#5. Tarzan the Magnificent (1960)

Storyline: After the Banton family rob a store is a small village and kill the local police constable, Tarzan captures one of them, Coy Banton. He decides to return him to the authorities so that the dead policeman's family will benefit from the $5000 reward. The head of the clan, Abel Banton and his two sons have no intention of letting Tarzan deliver Coy and burn the river boat they were to use. Several of the passengers are now stranded forcing Tarzan to take them along on a trek through the jungle. Abel Banton trails them intent not only getting his son back but getting rid of Tarzan.—garykmcd

Plot Keywords: friend, poacher, ape, chimpanzee, spirited, gripping, wild ...

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#6. Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)

Storyline: Sinbad must deliver a prince transformed into a monkey to the lands of the Ademaspai to restore him to his human form in time for his coronation. On the way he must contend with the evil witch Zenobia, her son and their magic, and several nasty-looking Ray Harryhausen beasties.—Martin H. Booda <booda@datasync.com>

Plot Keywords: sinbad, prince, princess, ape, witch, sister, campy ...

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#7. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)

Storyline: In 19th Century Paris, the maniacal Dr. Mirakle abducts young women and injects them with ape blood in an attempt to prove ape-human kinship. He constantly meets failure as the abducted women die. Medical student Pierre Dupin discovers what Mirakle is doing too late to prevent the abduction of his girlfriend Camille. Now he desperately tries to enlist the help of the police to get her back.—Gary Jackson <garyjack5@cogeco.ca>

Plot Keywords: mad scientist, medical student, girlfriend, friend, mother, ape, dark ...

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#8. Planet of the Apes (2001)

Storyline: It is the year 2029: Astronaut Leo Davidson boards a pod cruiser on a Space Station for a "routine" reconnaissance mission. But an abrupt detour through a space time wormhole lands him on a strange planet where talking apes rule over the human race. With the help of a sympathetic chimpanzee activist named Ari and a small band of human rebels, Leo leads the effort to evade the advancing Gorilla Army led by General Thade and his most trusted warrior Attar. Now the race is on to reach a sacred temple within the planet's Forbidden Zone to discover the shocking secrets of mankind's past - and the key to its future.

Plot Keywords: astronaut, general, human, ape, activist, rebel, dark ...

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#9. Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)

Storyline: After conquering the oppressive humans in "Conquest for the Planet of the Apes", Caesar must now keep the peace among the humans and apes. Gorilla General Aldo views things differently, and tries to cause an ape civil war. In the meantime, other human survivors learn of the ape city, and decide they want to take back civilization for themselves, thus setting the stage of warring ape factions and humans.

Plot Keywords: slave, ape, general, captain, scientist, mutant, dark ...

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#10. MVP: Most Valuable Primate (2000)

Storyline: Jack is a three-year-old chimpanzee who has been the subject of a long-term experiment by Dr. Kendall, a researcher who been teaching Jack to communicate through sign language. Jack, however, has not been making progress fast enough for Dr. Kendall's sponsor, Dr. Peabody, who has cut off his funding and sold Jack to a medical research lab. Afraid of what could happen to his simian friend, Dr. Kendall sneaks Jack out of his home in the lab; however, Jack is accidentally sent to Canada, where he escapes and is discovered by Tara, a deaf girl who recognizes Jack's sign language. Jack has an even bigger surprise for Tara's older brother Steven; Jack scrambles onto the ice in the midst of practice for Steven's junior league hockey team, and he and his teammates discover the primate has a natural talent for the game. With Jack on the team, Steven's team is on their way to a league championship, but Jack's notoriety attracts the unfortunate attention of Dr. Peabody, who is determined to send Jack back to his new owners.—Dawkins

Plot Keywords: ape, doctor, boss, teen boy, sister, coach, lighthearted ...

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