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  • The film opened in Los Angeles and New York on December 23, 2011.
  • AFI records a PG rating and a 124-minute theatrical runtime.
  • Cameron Crowe directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Aline Brosh McKenna.
  • The film is based on Benjamin Mee’s 2008 book We Bought a Zoo.
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We Bought a Zoo follows widowed father Benjamin Mee as he moves his children to a rural property that comes with a struggling wildlife park. With head keeper Kelly Foster and the remaining staff, the family works to repair the enclosures, care for the animals and reopen the zoo while confronting grief and financial pressure.

Cameron Crowe directed and co-wrote the screenplay with Aline Brosh McKenna, adapting Benjamin Mee’s memoir. Matt Damon plays Benjamin, alongside Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford and Elle Fanning. The film opened on December 23, 2011; Disney+ and Fubo now provide verified U.S. subscription access.

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