Movies like We Bought a Zoo: 20 to watch next
If you loved We Bought a Zoo (2011) — a drama, comedy and family film directed by Cameron Crowe — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of We Bought a Zoo most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like countryside, rain and zoo. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Yearling 1946★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, Family
Jody convinces his parents to allow him to adopt a young deer, but what will happen if the deer misbehaves?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Six Pack 1982★ 6.4
Shares: Drama, Comedy, Family
Stopping briefly in a small Texas town, an itinerant race car driver finds that his stock car, on a trailer behind his motor home, has just been quickly and expertly stripped. He chases down the miscreants, who turn out to be six orphan children. He has no recourse to the law, for the corrupt local sheriff takes most of the proceeds of their thievery in exchange for not putting them in an orphanage. They are charming rogues who are in turn charmed by him. Disliking their arrangement with the sheriff, they stow away with him, and he finds himself becoming a reluctant stepfather. Thanks to their enthusiasm and incredible mechanical know-how, he begins to make a name for himself on the racing circuit. But the sheriff doesn't take kindly to losing his extra income...
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Red Dog 2011★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Comedy, Family
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Racing Stripes 2005★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Family
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 debonair thoroughbred. Once he faces the fact that his stark stripes mark him as different, he decides he'll race anyway. And with help from the young girl who raised him, he just might end up in the winner's circle.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Charlie & Boots 2009★ 6.0
Shares: Comedy, Drama
After a family tragedy, Charlie and his estranged son, Boots, try to put their differences aside and head off on the road trip of a lifetime - from regional Victoria to the Cape York Peninsula - they overcome many challenges to reach their dream - to fish off the northernmost tip of Australia.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco 1996★ 6.6
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Family
When the pets accidentally get separated from their vacationing owners, Chance, Shadow, and Sassy navigate the mean streets of San Francisco, trying to find their home across the Golden Gate Bridge. But the road is blocked by a series of hazards, both man and beast.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Animal Crackers 2018★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Family
A family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a rundown circus from being taken over by their evil uncle Horatio P. Huntington.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Hooking Up 2020★ 6.3
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Bailey and Darla embark upon a misguided and mutually deceitful form of therapy, one in which they must drive across the country, re-enacting Darla's colorful history as a sex addict. As their true motivations for the road trip come to light, the unlikely pair force one another to confront their issues, discovering that there might actually be more to love than just sex.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Dog's Perfect Christmas 2026★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama
When a medical emergency pulls the Goss family apart, determined dog Winstead will do all he can to bring his humans back together before Christmas Eve.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Because of Winn-Dixie 2005★ 6.5
Shares: Family, Comedy, Drama
A girl, abandoned by her mother when she was three, moves to a small town in Florida with her father. There, she adopts an orphaned dog she names Winn-Dixie. The bond between the girl and her special companion brings together the people in a small Florida town and heals her own troubled relationship with her father.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted 2012★ 6.7
Shares: Family, Comedy
Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europe to find the penguins and chimps who broke the bank at a Monte Carlo casino. When French animal-control officer Capitaine Chantel DuBois picks up their scent, Alex and company are forced to hide out in a traveling circus.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Ooops! Noah Is Gone... 2015★ 6.4
Shares: Comedy, Family
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, Nestrians aren't allowed. Sneaking on board with the involuntary help of Hazel and her daughter Leah, two Grymps, they think they're safe. Until the curious kids fall off the Ark. Now Finny and Leah struggle to survive the flood and hungry predators and attempt to reach the top of a mountain, while Dave and Hazel must put aside their differences, turn the Ark around and save their kids. It's definitely not going to be smooth sailing.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The One and Only Ivan 2020★ 7.3
Shares: Family, Comedy, Drama
A gorilla named Ivan who’s living in a suburban shopping mall tries to piece together his past, with the help of other animals, as they hatch a plan to escape from captivity.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bambi II 2006★ 6.5
Shares: Drama, Family
Return to the forest and join Bambi as he reunites with his father, The Great Prince, who must now raise the young fawn on his own. But in the adventure of a lifetime, the proud parent discovers there is much he can learn from his spirited young son.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Burn Your Maps 2016★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy, Drama, Family
A family in emotional turmoil is taken by surprise in this quirky adventure where an eccentric 8-year-old American boy, Wes, has an existential epiphany - He believes that he is in fact a Mongolian goat herder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Back to the Outback 2021★ 7.6
Shares: Family, Comedy
Tired of being locked in a reptile house where humans gawk at them like they are monsters, a ragtag group of Australia’s deadliest creatures plot an escape from their zoo to the Outback, a place where they’ll fit in without being judged.
Stream in India on Netflix
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My Own Love Song 2010★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy, Drama
A wheelchair-bound singer and her best friend embark on a roadtrip to Memphis.
Stream in India on Plex
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 2008★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy, Family
Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to make it to the African continent. There the New Yorkers encounter members of their own species for the first time. Africa proves to be a wild place, but Alex and company wonder if it is better than their Central Park home.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Wild Thornberrys Movie 2002★ 6.5
Shares: Family, Comedy
Eliza and Debbie are two sisters who don't always get along. But their relationship is put to the test when Debbie's life is in danger, and Eliza might have to give up her power to talk to animals....
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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A Dog Year 2009★ 6.1
Shares: Comedy, Drama
Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends him a border collie that's undisciplined because of abuse. Despite a series of mishaps, Jon decides to keep trying with the dog, and he rents a dilapidated farm house to give the dog room to run. A local handyman refers Jon to a woman who might be able to help him train the dog. Reluctantly, Jon gives her a try. Is the dog the problem, or the owner?
Stream in India on JioHotstar