Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Scientist Will Rodman is determined to find a cure for Alzheimer’s, the disease which has slowly consumed his father. Will feels certain he is close to a breakthrough and tests his latest serum on apes, noticing dramatic increases in intelligence and brain activity in the primate subjects – especially Caesar, his pet chimpanzee.
Genre: Action, Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
Director: Rupert Wyatt
Actors: Andy Serkis, Brian Cox, David Oyelowo, Freida Pinto, James Franco, John Lithgow, Tom Felton