Project Nim
“The world will be a different place once you've seen it through his eyes.”
Project Nim is available to rent or buy on Google Play Movies and YouTube in Canada. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 13 June 2026.
Where to watch Project Nim
🇨🇦 Canada
Good to know
- Director
- James Marsh
- Release date
- 2011-07-08
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Language
- English
- Status
- Released
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Studio
- BBC Film
Project Nim — trailer
About Project Nim
Project Nim is a 2011 movie in the Documentary genre, directed by James Marsh, starring Bob Angelini, Bern Cohen and Reagan Leonard. It has a runtime of 1 hour 33 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.9/10 from 144 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Project Nim in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.
Synopsis
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.
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Frequently asked questions
Where can I watch Project Nim in Canada?+
In Canada, Project Nim is available to rent or buy on Google Play Movies and YouTube. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there right now.
Is Project Nim on Netflix?+
Project Nim is not on Netflix in Canada right now.
How long is Project Nim?+
Project Nim has a runtime of 1 hour 33 minutes (93 minutes).
Who stars in Project Nim?+
Project Nim stars Bob Angelini, Bern Cohen, Reagan Leonard, Nim Chimpsky and Stephanie LaFarge.
When did Project Nim come out?+
Project Nim is a 2011 movie directed by James Marsh.
What genre is Project Nim?+
Project Nim is Documentary film.
Who directed Project Nim?+
Project Nim was directed by James Marsh.
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