We Bought a Zoo(2011)

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Synopsis

Based on a true story, Benjamin Mee is a recently-widowed father who moves his family to a beautiful estate miles outside the city. The only catch is that the estate is also a dilapidated zoo replete with 200 animals, and the purchase of the home is conditional on the new owner keeping the zoo and its entire staff. The Mee family subsequently sets out to rebuild and refurbish the zoo to its former glory, making new friends along the way.
Based on a true story, Benjamin Mee is a recently-widowed father who moves his family to a beautiful estate miles outside the city. The only catch is that the estate is also a dilapidated zoo replete with 200 animals, and the purchase …
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In Theaters

  • December 23, 2011

MPAA Rating

PG (for language and some thematic elements)

Genres

Adaptation, Drama

Distributors

20th Century Fox Distribution

Run Time

2 hours 4 minutes

Directors

CAST

Matt Damon

Benjamin Mee

Colin Ford

Dylan Mee

Thomas Haden Church

Duncan Mee

Scarlett Johansson

Kelly Foster

Patrick Fugit

Robin Jones

Elle Fanning

Lily Miska
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