Release Date
December 23, 2011
DVD Release Date
April 3, 2012 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Cameron Crowe
Writer
Aline Brosh McKenna
Cast
Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford, Angus MacFadyen, John Michael Higgins
Studio
Running Time
124 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG for language and some thematic elements
What is We Bought a Zoo about?
This holiday season, acclaimed filmmaker Cameron Crowe ("Jerry Maguire," "Almost Famous") directs an amazing and true story about a single dad who decides his family needs a fresh start, so he and his two children move to the most unlikely of places: a zoo. With the help of an eclectic staff, and with many misadventures along the way, the family works to return the dilapidated zoo to its former wonder and glory.... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
In We Bought a Zoo, a man grieving the loss of his wife and his children's mother decides to move out of the city and buy a zoo, because studies show that the best way to get over the death of a loved one is to buy a multi-acre property full of expensive and dangerous exotic animals. Cameron Crowe's first theatrical movie in six years and his best since Almost Famous, We Bought a Zoo is an uplifting, moving and entertaining drama that hits all the right emotional chords. Full movie review »
