We Bought a Zoo
Benjamin 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. From TMDB
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60 of 99 · most liked firstWe Bought A Zoo is funny because it’s based on a true story and in the movie the responsibility of owning a zoo is a metaphor for reluctantly overcoming grief and matt damon buys the zoo to heal his trauma but in real life they bought the zoo because they just felt like owning a zoo
unlabelledView post →i know most of you havent seen the 2011 film We Bought A Zoo, because if you had there would be way more discussion about how the film ends with matt damon telling a story so good that he’s able to conjure the spirit of his dead wife in front of his awestruck children
unlabelledView post →(visiting the universe where everyone talks like yoda) (watching their version of the 2011 film We Bought A Zoo) matt damon: bought a zoo we did me: ahahaha fuck yes ahahaha fuckkk
unlabelledView post →met @benstiller.redhour.com yesterday and it took every bone in my body not to ask him what it was like working with Crystal the monkey (star of the 2011 film We Bought A Zoo) on the sets of the Night at the Museum movies
unlabelledView post →once again my favorite movie of 2024 was We Bought A Zoo (2011)
unlabelledView post →i did this for an article called "I Bought a Witches Prison" a couple years ago and the title always makes me giggle. like a We Bought A Zoo style movie
unlabelledView post →I hope everyone has a happy and healthy 7/7 — the day they opened the zoo in the 2011 film We Bought A Zoo.
unlabelledView post →congrats to jeff bezos on being the only billionaire to be engaged to an actress from the 2011 film We Bought A Zoo!
unlabelledView post →hi @benstiller.redhour.com. if you see this: what was it like working with Crystal the monkey (star of the 2011 film We Bought A Zoo) on the sets of the Night at the Museum movies?
unlabelledView post →good news buddy if you were looking for someone to mention the 2011 film We Bought A Zoo, checking out a post about the 2011 film We Bought A Zoo was a good idea
unlabelledView post →yeah its like a metaphor for how to process and carry grief but also it really is a wild way to end the movie We Bought A Zoo
unlabelledView post →We Bought A Zoo made $120 million dollars on a $50 million dollar budget Today it would be a Netflix movie that 10 people see in theaters and then 100,000 people half listen to while vacuuming and doing their taxes
unlabelledView post →hey @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social what is your position on the 2011 film We Bought A Zoo
unlabelledView post →My not-very-online wife suggested we watch a movie she just heard of called We Bought a Zoo
unlabelledView post →we should make a We Bought a Zoo movie that's set in space, oop, no I just made deep space nine again
unlabelledView post →We Bought A Zoo movie poster but it’s Ben and The Onion
unlabelledView post →I like every single one of your We Bought a Zoo posts, but somehow still haven't seen the movie
unlabelledView post →Song as we go off to watch a movie that is is one of Jude's favorite, We Bought A Zoo starring Matt Damon. OK, not my favorite at all but watching Jude's smile as we watch it makes me smile and that is what life is all about. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pHR...
unlabelledView post →Grogu will make a full-length movie of We Bought a Zoo that is historically accurate by the end of this year.
unlabelledView post →#lastfourwatched Carrie and We Bought A Zoo I just watched because they were free on YouTube and I had nothing else to watch (plus I wanted to see why Carrie was such an iconic horror film) Leo and Hundreds of Beavers I watched because of other people’s recommendations
unlabelledView post →hey buddy i think you replied to the wrong post. this is about the 2011 film We Bought A Zoo
unlabelledView post →Watched the movie "We Bought a Zoo" on telly tonight. Matt Damon, animals, a killer soundtrack, and JOY. Perfect for the soul. -E #HighlyRecommend
unlabelledView post →people were right to criticize her casting in the live action movie for the obvious reasons, but clearly the story about how many wrecked suspensions there were on the set of We Bought a Zoo isn't very well known
unlabelledView post →Please pretend I have photoshopped (Krita'd?) me and Char onto the movie poster for We Bought A Zoo, and changed Zoo to Switch 2. Because we bought a Switch 2.
unlabelledView post →Our daughter is named after a character in this movie, what’s your most embarrassing WE BOUGHT A ZOO fact
unlabelledView post →#BlindGuess category for Final #Jeopardy is "Movie Titles" What's We Bought A Zoo?
unlabelledView post →it's not bad! rob delaney is great. plus the titular monkey is played by crystal the capuchin, star of the 2011 film We Bought A Zoo
unlabelledView post →We Bought a Zoo is the most tortured and bleak film I've ever seen
unlabelledView post →I’ve never seen the movie “We Bought a Zoo” but I like to assume it has this scene in it: Daughter: We can’t just solve all our problems by buying a zoo, daddy. Matt Damon: Or maybe – just maybe – we can!
unlabelledView post →Last Movie you saw 🎬 *We Bought A Zoo Last Game You Played 🎲 *Chess Last Show you Watched 🖥 *Warrior Last song you listened to 🎶 "Free" Rumi & Jinu (KPop: Demon Hunters) The words to this song hits deep!
unlabelledView post →#AprilFilmChallenge A fave family film We Bought a Zoo (2011) If you define a family film as something enjoyed by everyone from ages 5 to 105, this one fits the bill
unlabelledView post →We Bought a Zoo is the funniest movie name of all time. they bought a zoo
unlabelledView post →This incredible piece was used in the film "We Bought a Zoo" as the Father (Matt Damon) remembered his Wife and their life together, after her passing.🥺 "Sinking Friendships" - Jonsi youtu.be/3BhO4A7Hd74?...
unlabelledView post →Cancelled my little local film club for tonight; we got to the building, but it's clear the walkways are not safe. 2nd time I cancelled WE BOUGHT A ZOO. #NowWatching, at home, JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN. It was Timothy Bottoms's first film, with LAST PICTURE SHOW coming out the same year (1971). 📽️ #FilmSky
unlabelledView post →Ok folks, I need some feel good movie recommendations - think We Bought a Zoo, Chef, Priscilla Queen of the Desert- good vibes only!
unlabelledView post →"We Bought A Zoo" would have been a much different film if the house they bought had backed onto an abbatoir.
unlabelledView post →#MatthewsMonthofMusic #MusicChallenge 2026-0509 #prompt #Movie Day 9 - movie "Sinking Friendships" - Jonsi Heard this first in the film "We Bought a Zoo." Beautiful. youtu.be/3BhO4A7Hd74?...
unlabelledView post →"That's a great movie by the way, We Bought a Zoo" is, I've just been reminded, something I have spoken into a microphone for posterity
unlabelledView post →#NowWatching We Bought a Zoo I was in the mood for cozy, feel good movie. So far it's cozy and making me feel good. Mission accomplished 📽️
unlabelledView post →Doh! I forgot to include alt text: Hank Green and Katherine Green’s faces are photoshopped onto the actors’ faces from the We Bought a Zoo theatrical poster. A red heart emoji covers the face of the child being carried on Hank’s shoulders. The movie title is edited to “We Bought a Gazoonka”.
unlabelledView post →One of my favorite movie quotes fits best here: We Bought a Zoo (2011) Benjamin Mee: You know, sometimes all you need is twenty seconds of insane courage. Just literally twenty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it.
unlabelledView post →Don’t make fun of me. My favorite movie that came out the year I was 20 is We Bought a Zoo
unlabelledView post →Add "fuck" to any movie title. I'll go first. Fuck, We Bought a Zoo (2011)
unlabelledView post →Happy birthday to me! Michael spoiled me, check out these gifts!! For context We Bought A Zoo was one of Mom's favourite movies. Michael bought me a signed copy of the true story novelization, and a copy of the movie (in case it ever leaves streaming)
unlabelledView post →We Bought a Zoo is a better movie than you'd expect But it's still not good
unlabelledView post →okay i wont fault you for not being aware but i frequently make jokes and references to the 2011 film We Bought A Zoo and use any opportunity to bring it up, in this case a facetious “best of 2024” post, because i find that to be funny. but i cant expect everyone to know my lore.
unlabelledView post →it is a reference to the film We Bought A Zoo (2011)
unlabelledView post →Combine 2 Film Titles 2 make a New Film. 28 Days Later We Bought A Zoo
unlabelledView post →Tremendous stuff. I recommend pairing this with the Cameron Crowe classic film We Bought a Zoo and drinking this cocktail every time they say the word Zoo. It’s called doing a ‘We Bought a Dew’
unlabelledView post →"Façade" is sort of like the film "We Bought a Zoo" in that sometimes it's funny to just remind someone it existed
unlabelledView post →Of the 125 movies I've seen so far in 2026, my #Letterboxd most-watched actor is Matt Damon. All bangers: SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, OCEANS ELEVEN, THE DEPARTED, and tonight's little local film club saw WE BOUGHT A ZOO.
unlabelledView post →We Bought a Zoo erasure: www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
unlabelledView post →James Cameron: "We Bought A Zoo$" Movie exec: "a zeus?"
unlabelledView post →Scarlett Johansson was also in the movie, "We Bought a Zoo." Sorry I forgot to mention that. -E
unlabelledView post →Hello sharks, I'm asking for $500,000 for 0% stake in my new business: the zoo from the movie We Bought A Zoo, combined with the beach that makes you old from the movie Old
unlabelledView post →muting the word zoo bc this one guy keeps making jokes about the We Bought a Zoo movie
unlabelledView post →We have a fish pond full of Koi and a horse stabled a mile from our house and We Bought a Zoo is a documentary film.
unlabelledView post →My ★ review of We Bought a Zoo on Letterboxd https://boxd.it/4u5kv1
unlabelledView post →We Bought a Zoo = A Was channel surfing yesterday and saw this. Had never heard of it. So I DVR'd it last night and watched it today. VERY good decision on my part I must say. Scarlett Johansson, Matt Damon, lots of animals and that cute little bugger Rosie. About as wholesome as it gets.
unlabelledView post →Well, it looks like I have at least one potential interested partner. And I may be crazy, but this could be a fun Gen X reality show. Like “We Bought a Zoo,” that movie with Matt Damon. But instead it’s “I turned 50, Aged Out of Tech, and Made a Giant Career Pivot.”
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