Jane (2017 film)


Jane is a 2017 American biographical documentary film directed and written by Brett Morgen about primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist Jane Goodall.
During the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, the film's world premiere was at the Winter Garden Theatre on September 10, 2017.

Plot

Jane Goodall, a young and untrained woman, challenges the male dominated scientific consensus of her time with her chimpanzee research and revolutionizes people's understanding of the natural world.

Reception

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 98% based on 93 reviews, and an average rating of 8.4/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Jane honors its subject's legacy with an absorbing, beautifully filmed, and overall enlightening look at her decades of invaluable work." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 87 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

Awards and nominations