Where to watch Project Nim(2011)
In the United States, you can watch Project Nim for free on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it on Google Play and YouTube.
Where to stream Project Nim
Availability in United States
Free
Kanopy
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- Google Play
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Data updated on October 10, 2026. Availability data from JustWatch.
Project Nim plot summary
The world will be a different place once you've seen it through his eyes.
From the 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 human child. Following Nim's extraordinary journey through human society, and the enduring impact he makes on the people he meets along the way, the film is an unflinching and unsentimental biography of an animal we tried to make human. What we learn about his true nature - and indeed our own - is comic, revealing and profoundly unsettling.
Details
- Release date
- July 8, 2011
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Directed by
- James Marsh
- Country
- United Kingdom
- TMDB rating
- 6.9 / 10 · 146 votes
Project Nim trailer
Cast
Bob AngeliniLab Tech
Bern CohenDr. William Lemmon
Reagan LeonardStephanie LaFarge- Nim ChimpskySelf (archive footage)
- Stephanie LaFargeSelf
- Herbert TerraceSelf
- Wer LaFargeSelf (archive footage)
- Jenny LeeSelf
- Laura-Ann PetittoSelf
- Bill TynanSelf
FAQ
Where can I watch Project Nim?
In the United States, you can watch Project Nim for free on Kanopy. You can also rent or buy it on Google Play and YouTube.
Can I rent or buy Project Nim?
Yes. In the United States you can rent or buy it on Google Play and YouTube.
How long is Project Nim?
Project Nim runs 1h 33m (93 minutes).
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