Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) Poster

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Certification

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MPAA Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and brief strong language
Certification

Sex & Nudity

Violence & Gore

  • An ape starts swinging around an assault rifle and then abruptly uses it to shoot a man to death. He lets out a sharp scream and blood sprays into the air. The man next to him begs to be spared but he is also shot accompanied by a spray of blood. This scene is very disturbing and scary.
  • An ape gets slashed across the chest by a bear. He is shown with bloody cuts on him for the rest of the movie.
  • Koba kills several apes with an assault rifle. Blood sprays each time an ape is shot.
  • Caesar (an ape) leaps onto Koba (an ape) and suddenly starts to strangle him. An orangutan tells Caesar to stop it and he does. Koba is still alive.
  • An ape attacks a man waiting in a car. The ape beats the man to death.
  • We see Koba jump onto a bear's back with a spear and stab the bear in the back.
  • Much of the violence here consists of gunfire where humans and apes are killed, and fistfights between apes at times.

Profanity

  • One use of "bullshit".
  • One use of "F*cking"
  • Many brief mild to moderate profanities
  • Mild. "Son of a b*tch" is used 2 times, "sh*t" is used 5 times with one used with "bullsh*t", 2 uses of "a**hole", "as*" is used twice. 1 use of the word "are you out of your fucking mind".

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

  • Mild. Two men are shown drinking alcohol from a bottle.
  • A man smokes a cigarette in a car.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • Koba has a scarred and angry face which may be frightening to children.
  • A bear suddenly bursts out of some bushes roaring.

Spoilers

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Violence & Gore

  • Caesar and Koba fight on top of a tower, Koba gets a large gash on his left side. Caesar repeatedly punches it throughout the fight to weaken Koba.
  • Koba shoots Caesar, who is presumed dead. Later on he is found alive and has surgery to remove the bullet.
  • Koba murders a young ape that questions his orders by dragging him to a balcony and throwing him over the edge while other apes watch.
  • A small-scale battle between humans and apes occurs, mostly this consists of people being shot by apes and vice versa using machine guns and rocket launchers. This is an intense battle scene with apes shown burning to death and being blown up. The scene concludes with the annihilation of the human defenders and then the apes use a tank to break in and capture the civilians.
  • A man uses a bomb try to try to blow up the apes and he kills himself and some of his friends when he detonates the bomb.

Frightening & Intense Scenes

  • It is implied that Ceasar's adopted father, Will Rodman, has died from simian flu. This can be upsetting, since Ceasar had a close bond with Will.
  • A man suddenly encounters two apes and shoots one of them on impulse. Soon he and his friends are surrounded by numerous apes armed with spears. The apes are ready to attack. After a lot of tension the apes begin shouting loudly at the humans to "Go!"
  • A baby ape uncovers a sawed off shotgun, resulting in tension.

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