Jane (2017)
92%RT Audience Score: 85%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Jane honors its subject’s legacy with an absorbing, beautifully filmed, and overall enlightening look at her decades of invaluable work.
Jane” is like a time machine that takes you back to the moment when Jane Goodall discovered something new and vital about our own family – the great apes. It’s a moving and fascinating documentary that will make you laugh, cry, and feel like you’re right there with Jane as she studies these incredible creatures. The vintage footage is a technicolor dream, and Phillip Glass’ score is uplifting and beautiful. It’s a small pleasure that packs an emotional punch and is easily one of the finest documentaries of the year. Plus, who doesn’t love watching adorable chimps?
Production Company(ies)
Dreamworks Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Amblin Entertainment,
Distributor
Abramorama
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
TV-14
Year of Release
2017
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 30m
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Language(s):
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Oct 20, 2017 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 25, 2018
Genre(s)
Documentary
Keyword(s)
starring Jane Goodall, directed by Brett Morgen, written by Brett Morgen, documentary, PG, box office performance $1.9M, producer Brett Morgen, Bryan Burk, Tony Gerber, reviewed by Bilge Ebiri, Kambole Campbell, Chris Harvey, Stephen Romei, J.R Jones, Tara Brady, Leigh Monson, Steven Prokopy, Sarah Knight Adamson, Cecilia Ford, Cate Marquis, genre: biography, animal behavior, natural world, chimpanzee research, female empowerment, scientific revolution, archival footage, Phillip Glass score, English language, limited release, streaming release, thematic elements, brief smoking images, Tony Gerber, Abramorama
Worldwide gross: NA
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
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US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
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US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Brett Morgen – Director, Writer, Producer
Bryan Burk – Producer
Tony Gerber – Producer
Director(s)
Brett Morgen
Writer(s)
Brett Morgen
Producer(s)
Brett Morgen, Bryan Burk, Tony Gerber
Film Festivals
Toronto
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (107) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (105) | Rotten (2)
Edited together with a fluidity and polish rare even in the best documentary films.
March 23, 2020
Bilge Ebiri
Spirituality & Health
TOP CRITIC
A moving but flawed piece of documentary that could stand to fill in a few blanks, Jane is bolstered by a powerful score, sharp editing and an abundance of fascinating archive footage.
August 25, 2018 | Rating: 3/5
Kambole Campbell
One Room With A View
TOP CRITIC
Watching Jane was like stepping back in time to a moment at which Homo sapiens learned something new and vital about its own family – the great apes. It was extraordinary.
March 13, 2018 | Rating: 5/5
Chris Harvey
Daily Telegraph (UK)
TOP CRITIC
This is documentary as beguiling storytelling.
March 9, 2018
Stephen Romei
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
Like so many women in pursuit of their studies, Goodall had to tolerate being studied herself.
January 19, 2018 | Rating: 3/4
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Goodall makes for fine company and every single tableau is breathtaking.
December 1, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
Tara Brady
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
Jane is a small pleasure, but its emotional impact is far more substantial than its modest premise would presuppose.
October 1, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
Leigh Monson
Substream Magazine
Jane is easily one of the finest documentaries of the year and should be a major contender come awards season.
May 19, 2020
Steven Prokopy
Third Coast Review
Here’s a family-friendly winner of a film…
January 27, 2020 | Rating: 4/4
Sarah Knight Adamson
Sarah’s Backstage Pass
Thrilling. Heartbreaking. Incandescently beautiful.
January 8, 2020
Cecilia Ford
Women’s Voices for Change
The beautiful vintage footage and Phillip Glass’ striving, uplifting score make the film a pleasant journey as well as a delightful, insightful one.
April 26, 2019 | Rating: 5/5
Cate Marquis
We Are Movie Geeks
…the believed-lost footage of a 26-year-old Goodall from the early 1960s is illuminating from beginning to end and a technicolour dream.
April 16, 2019
Julie Crawford
North Shore News (Vancouver, B.C.)…
Plot
Prime Suspect 1973 tells the story of 22-year-old Jane Tennison’s first days in the police force, in which she endured flagrant sexism before being thrown in at the deep end with a murder enquiry.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Jane Goodall, the subject of the documentary, is also listed as a member of the cast.
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