| Overall: | B- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | C- |
| Sexual Content: | A- |
| Language: | B- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | B- |
| Run Time: | 105 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 13 Dec 2011 |
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| How We Determine Our Grades | |
Rise of the Planet of the Apes is rated PG-13: for intense and frightening sequences of action and violence.
Director: Rupert Wyatt
Cast: James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto
Studio: 2011 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Website: Official site for Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
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Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.
