Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011, Movie)

This is a prequel to the 1968 Charlton Heston original. The tagline for the movie is "Evolution becomes revolution"; but the source for the intelligence of the apes in this film is not natural evolution, but genetic engineering intended to create a cure for Alzheimer's. Yes, the film does provide a reasonable explanation as to how apes could inherit the Earth, but overall the story focuses less on science and more on relationships, primary those between Franco and his ailing father (played fondly by Lithgow) and Franco and his pet/friend/research chimp Caesar.