---
title: 'We Bought a Zoo (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Cameron Crowe'
released: '2011-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 123
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/we-bought-a-zoo-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1389137/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# We Bought a Zoo (2011)

2011 · PG · 123 min · Drama, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

We Bought a Zoo is a 2011 American biographical comedy drama film loosely based on the 2008 memoir of the same name by Benjamin Mee. It was co-written and directed by Cameron Crowe and stars Matt Damon as widowed father Benjamin Mee, who purchases a dilapidated zoo with his family and takes on the challenge of preparing the zoo for its reopening to the public. The film also stars Scarlett Johansson, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, Thomas Haden Church, Patrick Fugit, Elle Fanning, Colin Ford, and John Michael Higgins. The film is based on the Dartmoor Zoological Park, which is a 33-acre zoological garden located near the village of Sparkwell, Devon, England.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Cameron Crowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/cameron-crowe)
- **Screenplay:** [Cameron Crowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/cameron-crowe), [Aline Brosh McKenna](https://cinepixo.com/people/aline-brosh-mckenna)
- **Producer:** [Cameron Crowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/cameron-crowe)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jónsi](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonsi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Rodrigo Prieto](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodrigo-prieto)
- **Editor:** [Mark Livolsi](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-livolsi)

## Cast

- [Carla Gallo](https://cinepixo.com/people/carla-gallo)
- [Maggie Elizabeth Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/maggie-elizabeth-jones)
- [Patrick Fugit](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-fugit)
- [Kym Whitley](https://cinepixo.com/people/kym-whitley)
- [Colin Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-ford)
- [Scarlett Johansson](https://cinepixo.com/people/scarlett-johansson)
- [Matt Damon](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-damon) as Benjamin Mee
- [Thomas Haden Church](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-haden-church)
- [Angus Macfadyen](https://cinepixo.com/people/angus-macfadyen)
- [Elle Fanning](https://cinepixo.com/people/elle-fanning)
- [John Michael Higgins](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-michael-higgins)
- [Stephanie Szostak](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephanie-szostak)
- [Desi Lydic](https://cinepixo.com/people/desi-lydic)
- [J. B. Smoove](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-b-smoove)
- [Peter Riegert](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-riegert)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/we-bought-a-zoo-2011
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