framethrowerSign up for free

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)

Directed by Matt Reeves · Cinematography by Michael Seresin

PG-13130 min56 frames

Science FictionActionDramaThriller

The future is worth fighting for.

IMDbWatch on Amazon

Stills, screencaps & shots from Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

16 of 56 frames — the full set is searchable by lighting, lens, shot size, color and mood with a free account.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) movie still: wide — An abandoned gas station sits surrounded by a dark and dense forest at night. Three…Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) movie still: medium — A dilapidated, concrete stairwell with exposed electrical wiring and a bright window at…Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) movie still: wide — A dark, derelict outdoor amphitheater is overgrown with vines and scattered with debris. A…Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) movie still: closeup — A chimpanzee is visible through the reflection of a vehicle's rearview mirror. The…Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) movie still: wide — A dark city street is engulfed in large, flickering flames from multiple debris piles. The…Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) movie still: closeup — A dark, dimly lit outdoor setting with industrial elements partially obscured by…Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) movie still: wide — A high vantage point overlooks a rugged encampment built from wooden sticks and debris.…Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) movie still: wide — A large mass of apes riding horses charges down a dark, rain-slicked city road.…Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) movie still: closeup — A dark, dimly lit environment with indistinct textures in the shadows behind the…Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) movie still: closeup — An extreme close-up focuses entirely on the detailed, textured skin and eyes of a…Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) movie still: closeup — A dark, textured wilderness environment at night provides minimal background detail…Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) movie still: fullbody — A group of armed individuals walks through large industrial iron gates into an open…Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) movie still: establishing — A massive tree is fortified with a ring of sharp wooden poles in a forest. Several…Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) movie still: fullbody — An outdoor construction site at night with stacked cement bags and industrial…Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) movie still: medium — A group of apes stands in the dark outdoors surrounding a single human man. The man…Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) movie still: closeup — A dark space provides a black background for the illuminated face of a chimpanzee. The…
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) — © TSG Entertainment, Chernin Entertainment

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes — official trailer

What is Dawn of the Planet of the Apes about?

A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is a 2014 American science fiction action film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Mark Bomback and the writing team of Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. The sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), it is the second installment in the Planet of the Apes reboot film series and the eighth film overall. It stars Andy Serkis as Caesar, alongside Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell and Kodi Smit-McPhee. The film takes place in 2026, 10 years after the events of Rise and follows a group of human survivors as they battle to stay alive in the wake of a deadly pandemic, while Caesar tries to maintain control over his expanding ape community which could lead to an all-out war between apes and humans.

Second paragraph from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where can you watch Dawn of the Planet of the Apes?

US availability for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014). Data by JustWatch, listings on TMDB. Availability changes — check the provider for current listings.

Who stars in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes?

Who made Dawn of the Planet of the Apes?

What does the cinematography of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes look like?

Sampled across 56 frames, the coverage of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes leans on wide compositions (32% of the sample) and medium shots (30%). Cinematographer Michael Seresin keeps 66% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 57% of the frames. Focus stays shallow in 57% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) are #2c302d, #13120f, #4a504d, #4d4935, #251b11, #2e2519 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #2c302d
  • #13120f
  • #4a504d
  • #4d4935
  • #251b11
  • #2e2519

See the full Dawn of the Planet of the Apes colour palette — every hex with its share, plus warmth, saturation and luminance.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ranks in

A reference database for filmmakers

FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 56 frames of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.

Techniques in this film

More films by Matt Reeves

More Science Fiction films

Cast, trailer and streaming data from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.