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We Bought a Zoo
“A true zoo story.”
68%
Movie
2h 4m
AI Analysis
We Bought a Zoo (2011) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of We Bought a Zoo (2011) — a movie tagged as Drama, Comedy, and Family with cozy, funny, and heartwarming moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Benjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo – welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is in need of renovation and Benjamin sets about the work with the head keeper and the rest of the staff, but, the zoo soon runs into fin… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for families with kids, family viewing, and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~124 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate We Bought a Zoo 68% (2,945 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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68%
from 2.9k TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Benjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo – welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is in need of renovation and Benjamin sets about the work with the head keeper and the rest of the staff, but, the zoo soon runs into financial trouble.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2011-11-26
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- TMDB rating
- 6.8
- TMDB ID
- 74465
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What is We Bought a Zoo about?
Benjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo – welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is in need of ren... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie We Bought a Zoo?
The official runtime for We Bought a Zoo is approximately 124 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Matt Damon
Benjamin Mee
Scarlett Johansson
Kelly Foster
Thomas Haden Church
Duncan Mee
Colin Ford
Dylan Mee
Maggie Elizabeth Jones
Rosie Mee
Angus Macfadyen
Peter MacCready
Elle Fanning
Lily Miska
Patrick Fugit
Robin Jones
John Michael Higgins
Walter Ferris
Carla Gallo
Rhonda Blair
JB Smoove
Mr. Stevens
Stephanie Szostak
Katherine Mee
Michael Panes
Principal
Kym Whitley
Cashier
Todd Stanton
San Diego Vet
Lauren Sánchez Bezos
TV Anchor
Peter Riegert
Delbert McGinty
Roberto Montesinos
Hugo Chavez
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