We Bought a Zoo fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, low-key.
Calm and low-key
Heartwarming and uplifting
Much of it is about family.
Some situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life and family
Standout characters
Functional look and sound
Heartwarming and uplifting
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's heartwarming, uplifting, and cathartic. Much of it is about family.
Some situational comedy
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some situational comedy.
Everyday modern life and family
Its world is built around everyday modern life and family.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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A true zoo story.
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We Bought a Zoo is included with a subscription to Disney+, fuboTV, FXNow, and HBO Max in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 64%, and Metacritic 58). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
2 h 4 min
We Bought a Zoo runs 2 h 4 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Not quite. Audiences rate We Bought a Zoo higher (70) than critics (61). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $50 million to make and earned $120 million worldwide, 2.4 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+75GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for We Bought a Zoo in 89 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 18 storytelling tropes for We Bought a Zoo, including Animal Reaction Shot, Calling the Old Man Out, Continuity Snarl.
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