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84
Viewer score based on 11 votes.

Critic Score

83
Critics' score based on 32 reviews.
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Theatrical Release Date:
07/08/2011
DVD Release Date:
02/07/2012
Run Time:
93min.
Director(s):
Distributor(s):
Roadside Attractions
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for some strong language, drug content, thematic elements and disturbing images.
Genre(s):
Documentary,Epic and Historical,Special Interest

Plot: From the Oscar-winning team behind 'Man on Wire' comes the story of Nim, the chimpanzee who in the 1970s became the focus of a landmark experiment which aimed to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a ... Read More

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The chimp-human connection is frequently subject to human arrogance, sometimes cloaked in love, other times defined by science, and often supported... y stupidity. Project Nim has it all. It makes awful reality, but a great movie! This is definitely my favorite movie of the year... ummm, decade.... ahhh, how about so far this century? See it. Full Review

July 14,2011
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A fantastic movie. no scripted drama could do this story justice. HErt renching and hopeful a triumph. i

July 13,2011
mulder630

A 40 year old story that really comes across as silly by today's standards. Very poor directing. This movie looks like a cut-and-paste job, really.... here was nothing to be learned, nothing that sheds a new light on today's mistreatment of animals, for example. Silly staff sexual inter-relationships get into this story and make the whole thing cheap and stupid. Full Review

May 16,2011
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