Films with theme "Films about apes", sorted by name

, 1h37
Directed by Franck Gastambide
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, La banlieue française, Le thème des vacances, Films about apes, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Franck Gastambide, Malik Bentalha, Ramzy Bedia, Anouar Toubali, Gad Elmaleh, Sabrina Ouazani

Franky et Krimo, deux amis désireux de s'évader de la grisaille de leur quartier, rêvent de se rendre à la station balnéaire thaïlandaise de Pattaya. Afin de voyager à moindre coût, ils inscrivent le nain de leur quartier — à l'insu de ce dernier — au championnat du monde de boxe thaï des nains. Mais au lieu des vacances de rêve qu'ils envisageaient, les compères vont connaître une aventure des plus périlleuses et aller de mésaventures en mésaventures...

, 25minutes
Directed by James Gibbons Parrott
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Circus films, Films about lions, Films about apes, Buddy films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Billy Gilbert, James Finlayson, Bobby Burns, Jack Hill

The comedy duo are working at the circus. They first appear in the Pantomime horse and then as assistants to Destructo, a strongman. The circus goes bankrupt after the Big Top is destroyed when Laurel and Hardy cause Destructo's cannonball-catching act to go wrong. The circus can't pay them their wages so Oliver is given a gorilla called Ethel and Stanley a Flea Circus as a pay off. Despite the film's title Ethel isn't a chimpanzee. She is dressed in a ballet tutu and hat. Stanley and Oliver need to find a room to stay in overnight and they go to a guest house. The landlord gives them a room but refuses to let Ethel stay. A lion named MGM after the MGM lion has escaped from the circus. Stanley and Oliver try to smuggle Ethel into their room whilst avoiding MGM. They decide to leave Ethel outside for the night and go to bed. They sleep in the same bed as in all Laurel and Hardy films. Stanley falls out of bed and decides to sleep in the spare bed. Ethel climbs in through the window and gets into bed with Oliver. Ethel steals the blanket from Oliver so he decides to use the spare bed as well as Stanley. They both begin to itch and find that the flea circus has escaped into the bed. Another guest at the house puts some music on and Ethel begins to dance. The landlord has a wife called Ethel and when Oliver tells the gorilla to stop dancing the landlord thinks his wife is in the room with Stanley and Oliver. The landlord confronts Stanley and Oliver with a pistol. At the end the gorilla gets hold of the pistol and begins to shoot, scaring everyone out of the room.

, 1h45
Directed by Frederick Wiseman
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about animals, Films about apes, Mise en scène d'un mammifère

Les chercheurs du centre de recherche sur les primates de Yerkes observent le développement physique et mental des singes, et Frederick Wiseman observe ces chercheurs. Il filme en noir et blanc la réalité des expériences, sans aucun commentaire, les dialogues des scientifiques au travail, les cris des singes, le silence dans les couloirs du centre rythme le film.

, 1h48
Directed by Jonathan Kaplan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about animals, Environmental films, Medical-themed films, Comedy science fiction films, Films about apes, Films about disabilities, Political films, Sign-language films, American Sign Language films, Films about language and translation
Actors Matthew Broderick, Helen Hunt, William Sadler, Stephen Lang, Jonathan Stark, Jean Smart

The film begins with graduate student Teri MacDonald (Helen Hunt) and her work training a chimpanzee named Virgil to use American Sign Language. When her research grant is not renewed, Virgil is taken away. Teri is told that Virgil will be sent to a zoo. Instead, he is taken to an Air Force base to be used in a top-secret research project involving platforms designed to simulate the operation of aircraft.

, 1h27
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about apes, King Kong films, Giant monster films, Disaster films
Actors Robin Askwith, Rula Lenska, Valerie Leon, Roger Hammond, Linda Hayden, John Clive

Dans un monde où la femme est le sexe fort, une réalisatrice monte une expédition dans une région reculée d'Afrique pour tourner un film qui fera date dans l'histoire du cinéma, embarquant au passage un jeune homme quelque peu paumé pour en faire sa vedette. Arrivés sur place, les Européens s'aperçoivent que l'endroit est fréquenté par des animaux extraordinaires, dont un singe femelle de dimensions inusitées...

, 1h47
Directed by Brad Peyton
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Films about computing, Jeu, Wolves in film, Films about apes, Films about video games, Films based on video games, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Reptile
Actors Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Åkerman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Joe Manganiello, Marley Shelton

Davis Okoye est un primatologue qui préfère se tenir à l'écart des hommes. Il partage un lien inébranlable avec George, un gorille albinos extraordinairement intelligent, qu'il côtoie depuis la naissance de l'animal. Leur relation va cependant être perturbée par une expérience génétique ratée (CRISPR) qui transforme George en un monstre furieux. Deux autres prédateurs (un loup et un crocodile) ont également subi les modifications génétiques. Ces créatures vont alors tout ravager sur leur passage dans la ville de Chicago. Davis va alors faire équipe avec un ingénieur génétique pour administrer un antidote aux animaux. Il va tenter d'arrêter cette catastrophe mondiale en essayant de sauver George.

, 1h41
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, Tom Leetch
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about animals, Films about apes, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Maurice Chevalier, Yvette Mimieux, Dean Jones, Bernard Woringer, Clément Harari, Yvonne Constant

Hank Dussard est le nouveau propriétaire d'une oliveraie. Il décide d'employer des chimpanzés pour la récolte ce qui provoque la colère des autres travailleurs. Hank parvient à gagner la confiance de la ville avec l'aide du Père Sylvain et de sa voisine Maria Riserau.

Directed by Anurag Kashyap
Origin Inde
Genres Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films based on mythology, Films about religion, Films about apes, Mythologie hindoue, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Pinky Pal Rajput, Rajendra Gupta, Sudesh Bhonsle

Devas are ’busy’ in their Swarglok (heaven). Technology has crossed boundaries of earth and even non-mortal devas have become techno-geeks. They converse in Hinglish.

, 1h34
Directed by Marco Ferreri, Laurent Ferrier
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about apes, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Gérard Depardieu, Marcello Mastroianni, James Coco, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Gail Lawrence, Stefania Casini

Lafayette (Gérard Depardieu) est un jeune électricien qui vit à New York, mais il n’en fréquente que trois repères : le Musée de Cire de la Rome Antique, de Flaxman (James Coco) où il travaille, un petit théâtre géré par des féministes, son appartement en sous-sol infesté de rats. Un matin, il remarque dans la rue des individus vêtus de combinaisons blanches, il prend peur alors que ce ne sont que des dératisateurs. Au théâtre, les femmes préparent un spectacle dans lequel il est question du viol d’un homme. Lafayette, mal à l’aise durant ces répétitions, provoque quelque peu les comédiennes qui décident de le violer réellement. Cet acte de violence est accompli par Angélica (Gail Lawrence) qui par ailleurs est amoureuse de lui.

, 1h30
Directed by Carlos Saldanha
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Environmental films, Films about dogs, Films about birds, Films about apes, Musical films, Political films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Leslie Mann, Tracy Morgan, Jane Lynch, Jemaine Clement

In Brazil, various exotic birds are smuggled out of the country. In Moose Lake, Minnesota, a crate with a male Spix's macaw hatchling falls out of a truck and is found by a little girl named Linda Gunderson, who names him Blu. Over the next 15 years, Linda owns a bookstore. Highly domesticated and unable to fly, Blu is ridiculed frequently by the Canada geese that come by outside of Linda's bookstore.

, 1h41
Directed by Carlos Saldanha
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical theatre, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Environmental films, Films about families, Films about dogs, Films about birds, Films about apes, Musical films, Political films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Leslie Mann, Tracy Morgan, Jemaine Clement, Jamie Foxx

Blue macaws Blu and Jewel, and their three children, are living happily in the city until Jewel realises that her children are becoming more like humans. Meanwhile, Blu's former owner, Linda Gunderson and her ornithologist husband, Tulio are on an expedition in the Amazon and eventually discover a quick-flying spix's macaw that loses one of its feathers. When word gets out about this through television, Jewel believes that they should go to the Amazon to help find the blue macaws. While the kids are ecstatic, Blu is uncertain, but is pressured into going along. Rafael, Nico and Pedro decide to come along. Luiz attempts to follow, but fails. Blu brings a fanny pack full of supplies, one of which he uses mostly is a GPS, much to Jewel's displeasure.

, 1h52
Directed by John Guillermin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Mise en scène d'un éléphant, Films about apes, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Tanya Roberts, Ted Wass, Donovan Scott, France Zobda, Clifton Jones, John Forgeham

While investigating rumors of a mystical "healing earth" whose powers are said to flow forth from the sacred Gudjara Mountain, geologists Philip and Betsy Ames (Michael Shannon and Nancy Paul) are killed in a cave-in, leaving their young daughter Janet an orphan.

, 1h26
Origin Espagne
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about apes, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Elsa Pataky, Constantino Romero, David Spade, Ariana Grande, Jennette McCurdy, Nathan Karl Kress

Flocon de Neige est l'unique gorille albinos au monde : à ce titre, il est le centre de l'attention des touristes dans le zoo où il réside. Mais il n'est pas aimé par les autres gorilles et souffre de sa particularité. Flocon a heureusement plusieurs amis : Ailur, une panthère noire bouddhiste réincarnée dans le corps d'un panda rouge, et Paula (Claudia Abate), une gentille petite fille. Avec leur complicité, il décide de s'échapper du zoo et d'aller trouver la Sorcière du Nord (Elsa Pataky), qui fait partie de l'équipe du cirque voisin, dans l'espoir qu'elle pourra l'aider à devenir un gorille normal. Mais une fois échappés du zoo, les trois amis sont confrontés à Thomas, un homme superstitieux et méchant persuadé que la dépouille de Flocon lui fournirait le parfait porte-bonheur.

Directed by Manny Gould
Genres Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about cats, Films about apes

Krazy and his spaniel girlfriend (who is wearing a blond coily wig in this short) are attending an outdoor party organized by a community of apes. The apes sing, dance, and play instruments. Krazy and the spaniel join in the activities. But the celebration of the apes gets interrupted when their master, a labrador holding a whip, shows up. It is shown that the apes are forced laborers who work on sowing and harvesting crops for little rewards.

, 1h28
Directed by Chris Buck, Kevin Lima
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Films about children, Le thème de l'enfant sauvage, Film d'animation mettant en scène un animal, Mise en scène d'un éléphant, Films about apes, L'enfance marginalisée, Musical films, Tarzan films, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Rosie O'Donnell, Glenn Close, Brian Blessed, Lance Henriksen

In the 1880s, an English couple and their infant son escape a burning ship, ending up on land near uncharted rainforests off the coast of Africa. The couple craft themselves a treehouse from their ship's wreckage, but are subsequently killed by Sabor, a rogue leopardess. Kala, a female gorilla who recently lost her own child to Sabor, hears the cries of the orphaned human infant and finds him in the ruined treehouse. Though she is attacked by Sabor, Kala and the baby manage to escape. Kala takes the baby back to the gorilla troop to raise as her own, an act of which her mate, Kerchak, disapproves. Kala raises the human child, naming him Tarzan. Though he befriends other gorillas in the troop and other animals, including the young female gorilla Terk and the paranoid male elephant Tantor, Tarzan finds himself unable to keep up with them, so he takes great efforts to improve himself. As a young man, Tarzan is able to kill Sabor with his crude spear and protect the troop, gaining Kerchak's reluctant respect.