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6.8Benjamin 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.
Released: 2011-11-26124 minDir: Cameron CroweDrama, Comedy, FamilyBudget: $50.0MBox office: $120M
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- Matt Damon as Benjamin Mee
- Scarlett Johansson as Kelly Foster
- Thomas Haden Church as Duncan Mee
- Colin Ford as Dylan Mee
- Maggie Elizabeth Jones as Rosie Mee
- Angus Macfadyen as Peter MacCready
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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.
We Bought a Zoo was released in the United States on December 21, 2011, by 20th Century Fox. A critical and commercial success, the film grossed $120 million on a $50 million budget.
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