
Movies that feel likeWe Bought a Zoo (2011)
If you loved We Bought a Zoo, the closest films we have are English Vinglish (2012), Alibi.com (2017) and Paper Planes (2014). All three share We Bought a Zoo's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Freaky Friday (2003).
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If We Bought a Zoo hit the spot, these will too

Both land stillness and wit at once

Playful and warm in the same breath
The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than We Bought a Zoo does

Drama built on comfort, twice over


Romantic comedy, and it commits to that
The difference: Sits closer to fantasy than We Bought a Zoo does

Witty family in both cases

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases
The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

One thread runs through both: zoo

Both lean on play more than on comedy


Cozy comedy in both cases

Family with a pulse of wit, in both cases
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