
10 Best Movies Like We Bought a Zoo
If you loved We Bought a Zoo, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to We Bought a Zoo for fans of Drama & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to...

The Yearling
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to We Bought a Zoo for fans of Drama & Family. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?...

Ooops! Noah Is Gone...
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to We Bought a Zoo for fans of Comedy & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
It's the end of the world. A flood is coming. Luckily for Dave and his son Finny, a couple of clumsy Nestrians, an Ark has been built to save all animals. But as it turns out, Nest...

Red Dog
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to We Bought a Zoo for fans of Drama & Comedy & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
The legendary true story of the Red Dog who united a disparate local community while roaming the Australian outback in search of his long lost master....

Racing Stripes
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to We Bought a Zoo for fans of Comedy & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
Shattered illusions are hard to repair -- especially for a good-hearted zebra named Stripes who's spent his life on a Kentucky farm amidst the sorely mistaken notion that he's a de...

A Dog's Purpose
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to We Bought a Zoo for fans of Drama & Comedy & Family. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners....