We bought a zoo: Directed by Cameron Crowe

We Bought a Zoo: Directed by Cameron Crowe. With Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford. Set in Southern California, a father moves his young family to the countryside to renovate and re-open a struggling zoo. In this adaptation of Benjamin Mee's memoir about buying and saving a run-down zoo, the locale shifts from Britain to southern California. Watch trailers & learn more. Where to watch We Bought a Zoo (2011) starring Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church and directed by Cameron Crowe. Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson co-star in this family film about a single dad who tries to give his family a fresh start by moving to a home situated in the middle of a zoo.