We Bought A Zoo
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Adapted from a memoir by Benjamin Mee, the story of how the author, who has lost his wife, and his children cope with a dilapidated zoo, dealing with escaped tigers, raising endangered animals, working with an eclectic skeleton crew and readying the zoo for a reopening.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011
Based on the book by Benjamin Mee
Special features include It's a zoo: behind the scenes with the animals; audio commentary with director Cameron Crowe, actor JB Smoove and editor Mark Livolsi
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby 2.0 surround (French, Spanish)
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby surround (French, Spanish)
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Add a SummaryA dad, whose wife had recently died, tries to help his young kids surivie by buying a house with a zoo....and hopes he an take care of his childern...
A dad, whose wife had recently died, tries to help his young kids surivie by buying a house with a zoo....and hoping that the staff will become part of their family...
A father, whose wife recently died, desperatly tries to raise his two kids....wants a new start and decided to buy a house with a zoo on it's property, to try and help save the animals....
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"We are a family...we can accomplish anything and everything together"....
"We can help the animals and help our family, if we work together"...
“You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it.” ~Benjamin Mee
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Add a CommentWith a truly outstanding performance by the cast and a beautiful movie overall, this ones sure to please the whole family.
Waited for ages to see this. Thoroughly enjoyed the story, all the more so for being based on a true story. Maggie is totally cute!
when I saw it for the frist time, I could not wate to see it again.I love that movie. it is so nice. I just want to see it a 1000 time's. I also love to go to the zoo.My name is Janelle and I am 8 year's old.
Cheesy and gooey like a fondue, but I kind of enjoyed it. Not really wanting to see this film, I watched it reluctantly and was pleasantly surprised that I got into it.Verging on feel-good, this movie left me feeling happier and kinder. Not bad, especially good film to watch with teens.
Wonderful story about hope and love. Great family movie. A real story about how we need to always move forward in our lives. Never live in the past and never live with regret. I loved this film and highly recommend it!!!
Cheesy beyond belief
Good family movie ;) Maggie who plays Rosie is sooo cute!!
great family type movie, i wouldn't suggest any awards for it, but it was entertaining.
Good - We Bought a Zoo (2011) 124 min. Only someone as likeable as Matt Damon could pull of a film that uses emotional manipulations at every turn. Don’t get me wrong, the film is good but some of the scenes are included only to provide conflict in the plot. All the characters are well suited for their roles, especially young Maggie Elizabeth Jones, who will take your breath away on the cuteness factor. The film is a little long and though it’s marketed as a family friendly film, there are couple of objectionable phrases interspersed in the film.
Better than expected !! Feel-good fare for the whole family, and with sensitive treatment of grief issues. The children are awesome, and Damon delivers.