We Bought a Zoo (2011)

We Bought a Zoo is a drama that features Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, and Thomas Hayden Church.
The movie was released in 2011.

Rating: PG for language and some thematic elements.

Length: 2 hours 4 minutes.


We Bought a Zoo (2011)

Category Severity Time Description Sentence Before
0:00:40-0:00:58 Bees are shown, discussed, & interacted with. (none)
0:26:37-0:26:49 are mentioned twice. Ben: "Woo! That is a new smell!"
0:28:31-0:28:32 are mentioned once. Ben: "...sponsors of animal greatness. OK, terrific, let's go."
0:42:14-0:42:20 are discussed. Kelly: "Make sure this gets in his food, that he eats it all."
0:44:49-0:45:13 Multiple are seen. Rosie: "...but nobody came." Ben: "Well, they will."
0:48:04-0:49:12 are seen, mentioned, and interacted with. Dylan: "I'm an idiot." Ben: "Dude."
0:49:38-0:49:40 is said once. Kelly: "I noticed your kid pushes your buttons..."
0:50:54-0:50:59 Man locked in closet tries to get out. Kelly: "This is life and death man." Ben: "OK, got it."
0:54:24-0:54:33 Man locked in closet tries to get out. Ben: "You know what, like this, 'it's our home'."
1:10:26-1:10:30 Reference to suicide (gun) is briefly shown once. Rhonda: "I don't speak Spanish." Ben: "Adios."
1:30:47-1:30:51 A drawing of a stylized is seen. Ben: "OK." Dylan: Come on, dad, let's go home."
1:30:53-1:31:11 A drawing of a stylized mosquito is seen. Ben: "OK." Dylan: Come on, dad, let's go home."
1:34:46-1:34:50 A large tortoise is shown. Ben: "You would have done the same for me."
1:36:26-1:38:28 An iguana is mentioned. Duncan: "I started questioning my entire being back there on the 405."

Reviewed May 2013; Updated April 2015

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