
Movies that feel like We Bought a Zoo (2011)
If you loved We Bought a Zoo, the closest films we have are English Vinglish (2012), Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011) and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (2004). All three share We Bought a Zoo's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 6 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Peacock Premium and others, checked against today's data.
If We Bought a Zoo hit the spot, these will too

Both land stillness and wit at once

One thread runs through both: zoo
The difference: None of the stillness We Bought a Zoo is built on

Playful where it counts, warm underneath
The difference: Reviewed a good deal more coolly

Both keep coming back to the same thing: countryside
The difference: Missing the romance of We Bought a Zoo

Drama built on comfort, twice over

Common ground: love
The difference: Leans harder into animation than We Bought a Zoo does

Contemplative comedy, and it commits to that

Both are built on the same subject: a true story

Witty family in both cases

The same preoccupation in both: love

Comedy with a pulse of play, in both cases

Both lean on warmth more than on family
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