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      • Yes, We Bought a Zoo is loosely based on a true story and it is inspired by the real-life experiences of Benjamin Mee. He wrote an eponymous memoir and detailed all his family adventures of purchasing and renovating the zoo.
  1. Dec 11, 2023 · Cameron Crowe’s 2011 comedy-drama film ‘We Bought a Zoo’ depicts the affecting true story of Benjamin Mee, who bought a 30-acre zoo located in Dartmoor, England. Ben’s search for a house for his family to stay in ended when he learned about Dartmoor Wildlife Park.

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  3. Jan 6, 2023 · Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson starred in We Bought A Zoo, a movie based on the true story of Dartmoor Zoo CEO Benjamin Mee's life, which he claims is '50 per cent' accurate but...

  4. Yes, We Bought a Zoo is loosely based on a true story and it is inspired by the real-life experiences of Benjamin Mee. He wrote an eponymous memoir and detailed all his family adventures of...

  5. 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 ...

  6. 10. One of last year’s best family films, We Bought A Zoo warms the heart with its tale, or rather tail, of a recently widowed father who restores a zoo while rebuilding his family....

  7. Mar 3, 2012 · The story of Benjamin Mee, a British writer who rescued a failing zoo while coming to terms with life as a widower and single father, has been made into a Hollywood film starring Matt Damon

  8. Dec 21, 2011 · Acclaimed filmmaker Cameron Crowe’s latest film, We Bought A Zoo, is based on the inspiring true story of Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon), an adventure-seeking journalist and single dad, who is...