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Documentaries like Project Nim

Not everyone loves Project Nim for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Project Nim

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  1. You like a true story told by the people who lived it.

  2. You're fascinated by what animals can and can't learn from us.

  3. You like a documentary that leaves you moved and unsettled.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

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  • Three Identical Strangers2018

    • a true story told by the people who lived it

    Good for you if you like hearing the brothers tell it themselves.

  • Grizzly Man2005

    • a true story told by the people who lived it
    • you're fascinated by what animals can and can't learn from us

    Good for you if you like a portrait made from a man's own tapes.

  • Blackfish2013

    • a true story told by the people who lived it
    • you're fascinated by what animals can and can't learn from us

    Good for you if you like former trainers admitting what they didn't want to see.

  • There's Something Wrong with Aunt Diane2011

    • a true story told by the people who lived it

    Good for you if you like a careful look at a real tragedy and the people left behind.

  • One of Us2017

    • a true story told by the people who lived it

    Good for you if you want real people telling what leaving cost them.

  • Leaving Neverland2019

    • a true story told by the people who lived it

    Good for you if you want to hear two men tell their own story in their own words.

  • Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids2004

    • a true story told by the people who lived it
    • a documentary that leaves you moved and unsettled

    Good for you if you want real children from Calcutta's red light district telling their own lives.

  • One Child Nation2019

    • a true story told by the people who lived it

    Good for you if you want to hear the people who lived the policy, in their own words.

  • Seduced: Inside the NXIVM Cult2020

    • a true story told by the people who lived it

    Good for you if you want India Oxenberg telling her own story.

  • Five Broken Cameras2011

    • a true story told by the people who lived it

    Good for you if you want to see Bil'in through the eyes of a man who lives there.

  • The Look of Silence2014

    • a true story told by the people who lived it

    Good for you if you want to see a family ask the questions it was never allowed to ask.

  • Take Care of Maya2023

    • a documentary that leaves you moved and unsettled

    Good for you if you're ready to be moved by what the Kowalskis went through.

Reasons taken from Project Nim's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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