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Buying a new large house with a zoo brings many terrible for Benjamin, a single father with two children, who struggles against losing his wife, so he buys such a house to begin a new life with his children. Although he faces many challenges and obstacles in opening the zoo to the public, he manages to overcome them all.
2 April 1963, New York, USA
2000, Alaska, USA
9 April 1998, Conyers, Georgia, USA
9 April 1969, Los Angeles, California, USA
19 April 1991, Los Angeles, California, USA
17 June 1960, Yolo, California, USA
12 September 1996, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
1971, Costa Mesa, California, USA
19 December 1969, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
19 August 1972, Cranston, Rhode Island, USA
20 April 1984, Detroit, Michigan, USA
10 July 1967, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
27 December 1979, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
July 03, 2016
One of the movie's best teachings is the concept that if one commits to '20 seconds of insane, embarrassing courage,' to attain what one desires, good things always come of it. An instant kid classic.January 05, 2012
The movie has animals, kids and fine acting from Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson, but it lacks the emotional honesty and unpredictability that made Crowe's early films so irresistible.December 30, 2011
Damon and Colin Ford as his teen son have an affecting hesitancy, their hearts hovering between the living and the dead.March 13, 2012
Crowe, to his credit, is more concerned with insights about family than romance - and some of these are heart-on-sleeve touching if you've got a sweet tooth for the stickier stuff.December 28, 2011
The picture annoys you, but it also wrings happy tears, because Crowe pulls at your heartstrings in crafty ways.June 30, 2013
Packed with too many storylines, this drama feels like a zoo indeed.October 24, 2012
...this is packed with all the warmth, heart and humanity that one has come to expect from a Cameron Crowe film.August 11, 2014
Crowe, who aims high to plant a big smile on your face, does so here more than competently.October 07, 2015
Since "We Bought a Zoo" doesn't have much on offer, it could and should have at least been a more pointed reminder for us to rediscover nature and support local zoos.October 01, 2012
A muddled focus keeps We Bought a Zoo from being a guaranteed hit with kids or a captivating adult drama but there are enough compelling moments to make it worthwhile.January 09, 2012
Nothing that happens in this movie is in the least surprising, but it's all quite pleasant and even, at times, moving.December 23, 2011
Crowe seems to be making baby steps into new territory, both stylistically and emotionally.