We Bought a Zoo
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We Bought a Zoo

We Bought a Zoo (2011)

Genres - Comedy, Drama, Family  |   Sub-Genres - Romantic Comedy  |   Release Date - Apr 3, 2011  |   Run Time - 124 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - PG
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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.

Movie Info

Budget

$50,000,000

Box Office

$120,081,841

Themes

Family Relationships | Literary | True Stories

Tags

Almost Famous, Blocked Road, Family Relationships, Jerry Maguire, Literary, True Stories, Zoo

Attributes

Based On: We Bought a Zoo
Filming Location: California, Los Angeles
Narrative Location: California

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Avem un zoo!
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Az igazi kaland
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Comprámos um Zoo!
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Compramos Um Zoológico
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Düşler Bahçesi
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En ny start
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En Ny Start
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Koti eläintarhassa
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Koupili jsme ZOO
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Kúpili sme ZOO
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Kupili smo zivalski vrt
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Kupili smo Zoo
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La mia vita è uno zoo
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Makom lahalom alav
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Me ostsime loomaaia
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Mēs nopirkām zvērudārzu
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Mes nusipirkom zoologijos sodą
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Mua Cả Sở Thú
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Nous avons acheté un zoo
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Nouveau départ
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O zoologikos mas kipos
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Un lugar para soñar
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Un zoológico en casa
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Un Zoologico en Casa
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We Bought a Zoo
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Wir kaufen einen Zoo
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Ο ζωολογικός μας κήπος
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Купили смо зоо-врт
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Купихме си зоопарк
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Ми купили зоопарк
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Мы купили зоопарк
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幸せへのキセキ
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我們買了動物園
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我家买了动物园
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우리는 동물원을 샀다
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