Caesar, a chimpanzee, gains human-like intelligence and emotions after being treated with an experimental drug. Raised by his creator and a primatologist, Caesar is taken from his human family and imprisoned, leading him to seek justice for his fellow apes by giving them the same drug.

Rise of the Planet of the Apes
A groundbreaking serum imbues a chimpanzee with extraordinary intelligence, sparking a primate insurrection that threatens to upend the established order of human dominance.