Planet of the Apes (Original): watch order

The movies in the series, sorted by release date. Total runtime: 8 h 6 min. The original 5 classic films collection.

1. 
   Movie 1

   Planet of the Apes (1968)

   1 h 52 min · ★ 7.7

   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…

2. 
   Movie 2

   Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

   1 h 35 min · ★ 6.1

   The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission lands on the planet of the apes, and uncovers a horrible secret beneath the surface.

3. 
   Movie 3

   Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)

   1 h 38 min · ★ 6.4

   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.

4. 
   Movie 4

   Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)

   1 h 28 min · ★ 6.2

   In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, a chimpanzee named Caesar resurfaces after almost twenty years of hiding from the authorities, and prepares for a revolt against humanity.

5. 
   Movie 5

   Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973)

   1 h 33 min · ★ 5.7

   The fifth and final episode in the Planet of the Apes series. After the collapse of human civilization, a community of intelligent apes led by Caesar lives in harmony with a group of humans. Gorilla General Aldo tries…