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We Bought a Zoo is a 2011 American biographical family 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 ...
Dec 23, 2011 · We Bought a Zoo: Directed by Cameron Crowe. With Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford. Set in Southern California, a father moves his young family to the countryside to renovate and re-open a struggling zoo.
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- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Cameron Crowe
- 2011-12-23
Dec 23, 2011 · Following his wife's untimely death, Los Angeles journalist Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon) decides to make a fresh start by quitting his job and moving his children (Colin Ford, Maggie Elizabeth Jones...
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- Cameron Crowe
- PG
- Matt Damon
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Oct 5, 2011 · This holiday season, acclaimed filmmaker Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous) directs an amazing and true story about a single dad who decides his family needs a fresh...
- 2 min
- 1.3M
- Fox Family Entertainment
Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson in “We Bought a Zoo." Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. There really is a Benjamin Mee, and he and his family really did buy a zoo. The Dartmoor Zoological Park in Devon, England, was opened in 1968, closed in 2006 and then was purchased by the Mee family.
Set in Southern California, a father moves his young family to the countryside to renovate and re-open a struggling zoo. Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon) and his children struggle to move forward in life after the death of their dear wife and mother.
