We Bought a Zoo (2011)

Name: We Bought a Zoo
Director: Cameron Crowe
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Family
Released: 2011-11-26
Duration: 2 h 4 min
Cast: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford

Drama Comedy Family

Director: Cameron Crowe

Cast: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford

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64%

Runtime124 min

RatingPG

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Benjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo – welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is in need of renovation and Benjamin sets about the work with the head keeper and the rest of the staff, but, the zoo soon runs into financial trouble.

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This heartwarming family drama directed by Cameron Crowe follows a widowed father who decides to renovate and reopen a struggling zoo, exploring themes of grief, new beginnings, and the transformative power of passion and community.

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We Bought a Zoo is a 2011 American biographical comedy drama film loosely based on the 2008 memoir of the same name by Benjamin Mee. It was co-written and directed by Cameron Crowe and stars Matt Damon as widowed father Benjamin Mee, who purchases a dilapidated zoo with his family and takes on the challenge of preparing the zoo for its reopening to the public. The film also stars Scarlett Johansson, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Thomas Haden Church, Patrick Fugit, Elle Fanning, Colin Ford, and John Michael Higgins. The film is based on the Dartmoor Zoological Park, which is a 33-acre zoological garden located near the village of Sparkwell, Devon, England.