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
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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.
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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 In the Land of Blood and Honey, Pina and Don 2.
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Set the MPAA rating to PG for language and some thematic elements
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