We Bought a Zoo (best movies of 2011, top movies, comedy movies, drama movies, family movies)

We Bought a Zoo

28Jan

For those of you who are looking for the best movies to watch as a family, you need to check out We Bought a Zoo. This is the perfect family movie. It has an interesting plot, fun characters, and animals! What more could you want. This movie, based on a true story, is fascinating. It tells the story of a man, Benjamin Mee, who is looking for a new and interesting life away from the city where he can raise his family and get past the death of his wife. He has a precious young daughter and a troubled teenage son and he just wants to be able to spend time with them. So what does he do? He buys a zoo filled with exotic animals. The zoo has not been making money and is in danger of being bankrupt and Mee almost goes bankrupt trying to save it. But in doing so, he also gets closer to his family and makes new friends that help him try to save the zoo. This movie has some great actors like Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson and Thomas Haden Church and that makes the movie even more appealing. We Bought a Zoo is fun and touching and if you like to watch movies with your family it is a great choice.