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We Bought a Zoo
2011
· Movie
· 124 min
C
MEANRANK
70/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2369
- IMDb #2176
- Google retired #433
- Rotten Tomatoes #2624
- Metacritic #2598
- Letterboxd #3012
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3097
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2480
- Metacritic Critics #2605
- Metacritic Audience #2484
- Criticker #2270
- Douban #815
- Kinopoisk #857
- AlloCiné #1495
- Trakt #1791
Every rating
43–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 43, highest is Google on 94.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A recently widowed father, seeking a fresh start for his grieving family, impulsively purchases a large rural property that houses a rundown zoo. With no experience, he and his two children must work with the small remaining staff to repair the enclosures and restore the zoo to its former glory.
Details
- Director
- Cameron Crowe
- Writers
- Aline Brosh McKenna, Cameron Crowe
- Based on
- We Bought a Zoo
- Released
- 26 November 2011
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $50.0M
- Box office
- $120.1M
- Awards
- 1 win, 7 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| BMI Award 2012 | Film Music Award | Jónsi | Winner |
| Teen Choice Awards 2012 | Choice Movie Actor: Drama | Matt Damon | Nominee |
| Teen Choice Awards 2012 | Choice Movie Actress: Drama | Scarlett Johansson | Nominee |
| Teen Choice Awards 2012 | Choice Movie: Drama | We Bought a Zoo | Nominee |
| Young Artist Award 2012 | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Ten and Under | Maggie Elizabeth Jones | Nominee |
| Young Artist Award 2012 | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor | Colin Ford | Nominee |
| Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards 2011 | Best Live Action Family Film | We Bought a Zoo | Nominee |
| Satellite Award 2011 | Best Original Song | Jónsi, Cameron Crowe – "Gathering Stories" | Nominee |
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BMI Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Film Music Award | Jónsi | Winner |
Teen Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Choice Movie Actor: Drama | Matt Damon | Nominee |
| Choice Movie Actress: Drama | Scarlett Johansson | Nominee |
| Choice Movie: Drama | We Bought a Zoo | Nominee |
Young Artist Award
2 nominations
| Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor | Colin Ford | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Ten and Under | Maggie Elizabeth Jones | Nominee |
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
1 nomination
| Best Live Action Family Film | We Bought a Zoo | Nominee |
Satellite Award
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | Jónsi, Cameron Crowe – "Gathering Stories" | Nominee |