| Overall: | B+ |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B |
| Sexual Content: | B |
| Language: | C+ |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C+ |
| Run Time: | 124 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 03 Apr 2012 |
| MPAA Rating: | |
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We Bought A Zoo is rated PG: for language and some thematic elements.
Director: Cameron Crowe
Cast: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church
Studio: 2011 Twentieth Century Fox
Website: Official site for We Bought A Zoo.
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Kerry Bennett is interested in media from both a journalist and parent perspective. Along with authoring articles for several family-oriented publications, she has written for Parent Previews for nearly 10 years. She serves as Vice President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness. She and her husband Garry have four sons.
