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WE BOUGHT A ZOO

Director:

  Cameron Crowe
  

Year Released:

  2011

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Thomas Haden Church
  Matt Damon
  Colin Ford
  Maggie Elizabeth Jones
  Scarlett Johansson
Movie Haiku:Warm family dramedy for the people who loved MARLEY & ME (which Jan definitely did). Feeling the walls closing in on them as they grieve, a widower (Damon) & his two young kids (Ford & Jones) look for a new home & wind up purchasing a small private zoo. Overwhelmed & then reinvigorated by new responsibilites, the film nails the best "happy ending" of 2011.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  Yes

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2011