We Bought a Zoo

We Bought a Zoo is a 2011 comedy-drama film based on the 2008 memoir of the same name by Benjamin Mee. The film is directed by Cameron Crowe, and stars Matt Damon as the lead character. It tells the story of Mee and his family who just moved into a dilapidated zoo and took on the challenge of preparing the zoo for its reopening to the public. We Bought a Zoo was released in the US box office on December 23, 2011. The film received mostly positive reception from film critics, and grossed a total of $110 million as of May 2012. Recently widowed Benjamin Mee , still grieving his loss, starts... life over by buying a large house with a zoo in the back. Although reluctant to take on a zoo and all of its animals, he decides to give it a try, delighting his 7-year-old daughter, Rosie , but causing his 14-year-old son, Dylan , to unhappily retreat into his artwork. The zoo staff, led by head keeper, Kelly , help Benjamin to start renovating the zoo. Benjamin soon runs into financial trouble, however, and the workers' morale sinks, fearing the property will be sold.
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