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Dec 23, 2011 · Based on a true story, Matt Damon stars as a father who moves his family to a dilapidated zoo and tries to save it. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more.
- (149K)
- Comedy, Drama, Family
- Cameron Crowe
- 2011-12-23
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 ...
- $120.1 million
- Jónsi
- $50 million
- Julie Yorn, Marc Gordon, Cameron Crowe
Dec 23, 2011 · A family comedy-drama starring Matt Damon as a widowed journalist who buys a zoo and faces the challenges of running it. See the critics' and audience's ratings, photos, cast and crew, and where to watch the movie online.
- (175)
- Cameron Crowe
- PG
- Matt Damon
Find out who starred in and worked on the movie We Bought a Zoo, based on the book by Benjamin Mee. See the full list of actors, directors, writers, producers, and more on IMDb.
We Bought a Zoo. Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson co-star in this family film about a single dad who tries to give his family a fresh start by moving to a home situated in the middle of a zoo. Duration: 2h 4m. Release Date: 2011. Genre: DramaFamilyAnimals & Nature. Rating: Director: Cameron Crowe.
Widower Matt Damon comes up with a unique plan to lift his family out of their collective funk: by purchasing a ramshackle zoo. 8,725 IMDb 7.0 2 h 3 min 2011. X-Ray PG. Comedy · Drama · Charming · Dreamlike.
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Summaries. 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.