We Bought a Zoo

We Bought a Zoo (2011) is Cameron Crowe's family drama, and you can watch it online on iFILM. A widowed father of two tries to restart his life by buying a house that happens to come with a run-down zoo.

Benjamin Mee, played by Matt Damon, is drowning in grief. His teenage son has shut down; his little daughter just wants something to change. The old Southern California menagerie needs repairs and a grand reopening before the money runs dry. Head keeper Kelly, played by Scarlett Johansson, helps hold it together. The cast also brings in Thomas Haden Church, Elle Fanning and Colin Ford.

The script grew out of the real memoir of British journalist Benjamin Mee, who genuinely bought a wildlife park. Crowe turns it into a warm story about second chances, where courage sometimes only has to last about twenty seconds. Stream We Bought a Zoo (2011) online on iFILM.