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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.

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#1
Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

2016★ 7.6

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...

#2
The Yearling

The Yearling

1946★ 6.6

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?...

#3
Ooops! Noah Is Gone...

Ooops! Noah Is Gone...

2015★ 6.4

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...

#4
Red Dog

Red Dog

2011★ 7.3

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....

#5
Racing Stripes

Racing Stripes

2005★ 5.9

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...

#6
A Dog's Purpose

A Dog's Purpose

2017★ 7.6

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....

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