We Bought a Zoo Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Feb. 14, 2012

We Bought a Zoo

Release Date: Friday, December 23, 2011 Theaters

Director: Cameron Crowe

Starring: Matt Damon • Scarlett Johansson • Patrick Fugit • Thomas Haden Church • Colin Ford

PG Comedy N/A

4.5 / 5

88% WILL SEE 12% WON'T SEE

Coming Soon On Amazon

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: A single dad 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.

Comedy Drama Family True Story

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in We Bought a Zoo.

Matt Damon
The Odyssey, Untitled Whitey Bulger Project
Scarlett Johansson
Project Artemis, Jurassic World Rebirth
P
Patrick Fugit
Gone Girl, Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
T
Thomas Haden Church
Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2, All About Steve
C
Colin Ford
The Hill, Every Day
A
Angus MacFadyen
The Lost City of Z, Horizon: An American Saga
J
J.B. Smoove
Ice Age: Continental Drift, The Smurfs 2
J
John Michael Higgins
Status Update, The Break-Up
Elle Fanning
The Nightingale, A Complete Unknown

Crew Behind the Film

The We Bought a Zoo behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Cameron Crowe last directed Aloha and Pearl Jam Twenty. The film's writer Aline Brosh-McKenna last wrote Cinderella and Annie.

Director: Cameron Crowe
Screenwriter: Aline Brosh-McKenna
Producers: Julie Yorn
Rick Yorn

Studios: 20th Century Studios
Production Company: Julie Yorn Productions
The Mark Gordon Company
Vinyl Films

Production Details

What we know about the We Bought a Zoo movie production.

Key Facts

Based on the book "We Bought a Zoo" written by Benjamin Mee.

Production Updates for We Bought a Zoo

Nov 2011

Completed

Changed We Bought a Zoo movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Sep 2011

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jan 2011

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Sep 2010

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Production will begin January 2011 in Thousand Oaks, CA.

Feb 2009

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG Parental Guidance Suggested for language and some thematic elements
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Watch official We Bought a Zoo movie trailers and clips.

Comedy

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Video Clip: 'True Joy'

Comedy

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International Trailer

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Theatrical Trailer

Release Dates

When was the film released?

We Bought a Zoo was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, December 23, 2011. in around 3,000 theaters There were 3 other movies released on the same date, including Don 2, In the Land of Blood and Honey and Pina.