We Bought a Zoo

Name: We Bought a Zoo
Released: 2011-12-23
Cast: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Patrick Fugit, John Michael Higgins

We Bought a Zoo

PG
2h 4m
2011

64%

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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.

Director:

Cameron Crowe

Producer:

Julie Yorn, Cameron Crowe, Rick Yorn

Writer:

Aline McKenna, Cameron Crowe

Cast:

Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Patrick Fugit, John Michael Higgins

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WE SHOT A ZOO

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THEIR HAPPY IS TOO LOUD

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

64%

Critics Consensus: We Bought a Zoo is a transparently cloying effort by director Cameron Crowe, but Matt Damon makes for a sympathetic central character.

Reviews

Deep Focus Review

Brian Eggert

Crowe’s film doesn’t love animals the way it should and never acknowledges the intangible way in which animals affect humans.

...a movie that’s full of forced sentiment and familiar themes that play out exactly as they have in countless other films.

August 21, 2022

FULL REVIEW

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Don Shanahan

The wonderful interactions and work with the animal co-stars is well done, but it's only effective window dressing to the real project.

is a sunny, lightweight, crowd-pleasing film of a kind that doesnt get made anymore

While the cynical reviewers might ponder why it couldn't have been a farm instead, Cameron Crowe's latest is a tolerable chapter in the personal life of its director.

May 5, 2021

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