We Bought a Zoo (2011)
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Duration: 124 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Cameron Crowe
Stars: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson and Thomas Haden Church
IMDb score:
7,0 (159.787)
Releasedate: 8 December 2011
We Bought a Zoo plot
"A True Zoo Story"
'We Bought a Zoo' is based on the true story of former Guardian journalist Benjamin Mee (Matt Damon) who, after the death of his wife, buys a dilapidated zoo in the American countryside with his last savings. Refurbishing the zoo is accompanied by some obstacles and privately there are also a few things to consider.
Actors and actresses
Benjamin Mee
Kelly Foster
Duncan Mee
Robin Jones
Dylan Mee
Lily Miska
Rosie Mee
Walter Ferris
Peter MacCready
Delbert McGinty
Reviews & comments
IH88
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- 9761 messages
- 3190 votes
“I like the animals. I love the people.”
Another great movie from Cameron Crowe. The man can sometimes go a bit too far in his stories drenched in melancholy, but when everything is perfectly balanced, it produces gems of films. The greatest strength of We Bought a Zoo is in the casting anyway. Who cast Scarlett Johansson and Elle Fanning together in a film can do little wrong with me, and Matt Damon is of course also a sympathetic guy who fits perfectly in these kinds of films. But the MVP is the endearing Maggie Elizabeth Jones as Damon's daughter. She steals every scene.
The story has enough drama in it and buying a zoo also provides enough humor, but Crowe doesn't wallow in melancholy and melodrama. It's also heartfelt and lifelike at times, and the down-to-earth approach does the film well. In the end, Crowe goes completely overboard again, but it is well deserved this time.
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LOTR-lover
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- 937 messages
- 908 votes
Every once in a while you just feel like a feel-good movie. One where you don't mind that it is full of clichés, and where you are not really challenged as a viewer. 'We Bought A Zoo' is one such movie. If you expect the above, then that is exactly what you get. Great snack and of course always +1 for Scarlett Johansson... ?
3.5*
7/10 (IMDB)
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Brix
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- 19695 messages
- 5132 votes
Too sweet American for me.
Maybe nice enough for a snack.
But I had already seen this > Our Zoo (2014); and that is qualitatively something different, although the story is very similar.
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