American movies about zoos

List of the best American movies about zoos, selected by visitors to our site: The Speed of Thought, Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run, Deliver Us from Evil, In Secret, The Zookeeper's Wife, Bringing Up Baby, Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts, We Bought a Zoo, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Ticking Clock.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 4.8
Genrefantastic, thriller
CountryUSA

Joshua Lazarus (Nick Stahl) is a telepath who has been raised in a NSA foster home. Lazarus helps the government by using his abilities. He is told by the agency that the telepathy is a side effect of Widmann's Disease, and that he will become insane in time and eventually die from the illness. However, Lazarus meets a woman with similar powers (Taryn Manning) who does not have any sign of the disease, launching Lazarus to confront the lies he has been told

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrecomedy, musical, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA

Lola Bunny invents a perfume with the adverse effect of turning people invisible, sending her and cab driver Bugs Bunny on the run from the FBI, while another shady group seeks the formula.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrehorror, thriller, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:58

    When a frightening wave of violence sweeps through New York City, troubled cop Sarchie fails to find a rational explanation for the bizarre crimes. However, his eyes are opened to a frightening alternate reality when renegade Jesuit priest, Mendoza convinces him that demonic possession may be to blame for the gruesome murders. Together, they wage a valiant supernatural struggle to rid the city of an otherworldly evil.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountrySerbia, Hungary, USA
    Duration01:47

    In 1860s Paris, a young woman, Therese, is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille by her domineering aunt, Madame Raquin. She spends her days behind the counter of a small shop and her evenings watching Madame play dominos with an eclectic group. After she meets her husband’s alluring friend, Laurent, she embarks on an illicit affair that leads to tragic consequences. Based on Emile Zola’s novel, Thérèse Raquin.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genredrama, military, biography, history
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Czech Republic
    Duration02:23

    The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series of misadventures which include a leopard called Baby.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrefantastic, action, adventure, cartoon
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:27

    Gotham City is under siege by a series of bizarre crimes and only the world's greatest detective, Batman, can unravel the mystery! The trail leads to none other than the Penguin and his Animilitia, an animal-inspired squad of villains including Silverback, Cheetah, Killer Croc and the monstrous Man-Bat.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:04

    Benjamin has lost his wife and, in a bid to start his life over, purchases a large house that has a zoo – welcome news for his daughter, but his son is not happy about it. The zoo is in need of renovation and Benjamin sets about the work with the head keeper and the rest of the staff, but, the zoo soon runs into financial trouble.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrefantasy, comedy, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    Jim Carrey stars as Tom Popper, a successful businessman who’s clueless when it comes to the really important things in life...until he inherits six “adorable” penguins, each with its own unique personality. Soon Tom’s rambunctious roommates turn his swank New York apartment into a snowy winter wonderland — and the rest of his world upside-down.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

    A reporter stumbles upon the journal of a murderer replete with plans to butcher specific people, and investigates on his own, finding that every trail leads to a 9-year-old orphan living in a group home.

    Markimdb: 3.3
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA

    When a strange virus quickly spreads through a safari park and turns all the zoo animals undead, those left in the park must stop the creatures before they escape and zombify the whole city.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    "SNL" star Michael Che takes on hot-button topics like inequality, homophobia and gentrification in this stand-up set filmed live in Brooklyn.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA, Mexico

    The story of best friends Barb and Star, who leave their small midwestern town for the first time to go on vacation in Vista Del Mar, Florida, where they soon find themselves tangled up in adventure, love, and a villain’s evil plot to kill everyone in town.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredrama, short
    CountryUSA

    The story of a middle aged woman with small children whose life is shaken up when two free-spirited twenty-somethings move in across the street.

    Markimdb: 4
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    A freak weather system turns its deadly fury on New York City, unleashing a Sharknado on the population and its most cherished, iconic sites - and only Fin and April can save the Big Apple.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genreaction, drama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:31

    The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:00

    After the bizarre death of her brother, Johana Burwood must return home after four years, to face her strange siblings, her out of touch father and her very touchy past.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA

    Quickie-mart employee Melissa and paraplegic Richie are very much in love. Supported only by Melissa’s small hourly wage, they are nevertheless thrilled to learn that Melissa is pregnant. Then their situation deteriorates, and their tenuous financial situation threatens to bring their happy life crashing down.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:06

    In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every needs. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. This unconventional love story blends science fiction and romance in a sweet tale that explores the nature of love and the ways that technology isolates and connects us all.

    Markimdb: 7.6
    Genredocumentary, history, news
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:21

    A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley Jr. Intended as commentary on the issues of their day, these vitriolic and explosive encounters came to define the modern era of public discourse in the media, marking the big bang moment of our contemporary media landscape when spectacle trumped content and argument replaced substance. Best of Enemies delves into the entangled biographies of these two great thinkers and luxuriates in the language and the theater of their debates, begging the question, 'What has television done to the way we discuss politics in our democracy today?'

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:42

    86-year-old Irving Zisman is on a journey across America with the most unlikely companion: his 8 year-old grandson, Billy.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:24

    Rebellious Mickey and good-natured Gus navigate the thrills and agonies of modern relationships.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrethriller, drama, history
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    November 22nd, 1963 was a day that changed the world forever — when young American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. This film follows, almost in real time, a handful of individuals forced to make split-second decisions after an event that would change their lives and forever alter the world’s landscape.

    Markimdb: 8.2
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:43

    Elegant, proper Grace and freewheeling, eccentric Frankie are a pair of frenemies whose lives are turned upside down - and permanently intertwined - when their husbands leave them for each other. Together, they must face starting over in their 70s in a 21st century world.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genreaction, drama, western
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:30

    Aging sidekick Lefty Brown has ridden with Eddie Johnson his entire life. But when a rustler kills Eddie, Lefty is forced from his partner’s shadow and must confront the ugly realities of frontier justice.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA, Mexico
    Duration01:36

    A troubled young woman becomes obsessed with her mysterious new neighbor, who bears a striking resemblance to the girl's dead mother.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genredocumentary
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:06

    The Xbox Originals documentary that chronicles the fall of the Atari Corporation through the lens of one of the biggest mysteries of all time, dubbed “The Great Video Game Burial of 1983.” Rumor claims that millions of returned and unsold E.T. cartridges were buried in the desert, but what really happened there?

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    A 16-year-old girl takes her parents hostage after they miss her big jump-roping competition.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    Love for the same woman causes conflict between an over-achieving blind athlete and the brother who made him that way.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:40

    Forced into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, a disgraced mixed martial arts fighter is hunted through the jungles of Southeast Asia.

    Markimdb: 4
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA

    On the morning he is set to star in a career changing blockbuster film, an Irish actor trying to live down his rocky past confronts a series of devastating events that threaten his sobriety, his loved ones, and ultimately his life.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
    CountryUSA, Philippines, Puerto Rico
    Duration01:59

    A doctor desperately tries to save his wife and their 5 year old son after their vacation in the Bahamas takes an unexpected turn.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA

    Awkward, isolated and disapproving of most of the people around her, a precocious 19-year-old genius is challenged to put her convictions to the test by venturing out on to the NYC dating scene, in this adaptation of Caren Lissner’s best-selling 2003 novel.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrethriller, drama, crime, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:01

    Based on true events, The Wannabe, a story about Thomas, a man obsessed with Mafia culture during the 1990s in New York City. When Thomas’s failed attempts to fix the trial of infamous mobster John Gotti gets him rejected by the people he idolizes most, he sets off on a drug infused crime spree with his girlfriend and longtime mob groupie, Rose, by brazenly robbing the local Mafia hangouts.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, drama, musical, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:37

    A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:49

    It's a movie for everyone whose life has been thrown off-course, out of whack, or simply not turned out the way they planned it. In other words, it's a movie for everyone, period. Set in suburban Long Island in the summer of 2002, with the psychic wounds of 9/11 still fresh, A Little Help is a story that takes a comic, searching and profoundly empathetic look at a few pivotal months in the life of dental hygienist Laura Pehlke (Jenna Fischer)-an ordinary woman whose life suddenly flies off the rails-and her heroic efforts to re-establish a sense of security and normalcy for herself and her son.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration03:03

    The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.

    Markimdb: 2.1
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:11

    When a discredited L.A. Seismologist warns of an impending 12.7 earthquake, no one takes her seriously. Now on her own, she races desperately to get her family to safety before the earthquake breaks Los Angeles apart from the mainland.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    The normal worries of a struggling small town farmer are blown away when the world is suddenly overrun by undead monsters. How can a good man protect and provide for his family in a hostile world without becoming a monster himself?

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:23

    After being fired, Rebecca hours back to her old home town to attend her friends wedding on Christmas Eve and visit her mother. But when she tries to return home she finds she must relive Christmas Eve over and over until she gets it right.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    BOY MEETS GIRL is a funny, tender, sex positive romantic comedy that explores what it means to be a real man or woman, and how important it is to live a courageous life not letting fear stand in the way of going after your dreams.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:19

    A woman named Kit moves back to her parent's house, where she receives a mysterious invitation that would fulfill her childhood dreams.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:58

    An aimless teenager on the outer edges of Brooklyn struggles to escape his bleak home life and navigate questions of self-identity, as he balances his time between his delinquent friends, a potential new girlfriend, and older men he meets online.

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrehorror, detective
    CountryUSA

    A chilling story of terror, murder and unknown evil that shocked even experienced real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. One of the most sensational cases from their files, it starts with a fight for the soul of a young boy, then takes them beyond anything they’d ever seen before, to mark the first time in U.S. history that a murder suspect would claim demonic possession as a defense.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genreaction, documentary, military, history
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Afghanistan
    Duration01:28

    What does it mean to lead men in war? What does it mean to come home? Hell and Back Again is a cinematically revolutionary film that asks and answers these questions with a power and intimacy no previous film about the conflict in Afghanistan has been able to achieve. It is a masterpiece in the cinema of war.

    Markimdb: 4.3
    Genrehorror, comedy
    CountryUSA

    Two roommates deathly afraid of ghosts both fall in love with a girl who believes their home is haunted.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genredrama, family, biography, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:55

    A young coach turns a losing high school football program around to go undefeated for 12 consecutive seasons.

    Markimdb: 8
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:08

    Follow the lives of two very different priests tackling one family’s case of terrifying demonic possession.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredocumentary
    CountryUSA

    The 15th century. Sent to remote Parma by the Grand Prince of Moscow, prince Yermolay tells his son Mikhail about his dream: to create a grand princedom that would unite the peoples inhabiting these lands. Soon Yermolay is killed in the battle against the rebellious local tribes, the Voguls. His heir Mikhail finds himself in the middle of two worlds - the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the ancient lands of Perm populated by pagans. Mikhail marries a local girl, Tiche, a half woman, a half lamia - a witch, a living incarnation of the main pagan symbol Golden Woman, Sorni Nai. The legend has it that whoever owns Sorni Nai, has the full control over Parma. A talented diplomate, Mikhail finds allies among the local khans. He is able to bring a fragile peace but the news about the increasingly powerful Permian Prince reaches Moscow. The Grand Prince Ivan III decides to overpower Mikhail and his allies. He intends to turn disparate Rus into a uniform and strong state, realizing that the peoples can't repel the endless invasions of the Russian lands on their own. Mikhail has a difficult choice to make: to accept the will of Moscow or to stick with the local rulers who had helped him more than once in the past and many of whom became his loyal friends. Mikhail decides to listen to his heart and not the reason and ultimately loses the battle against the Grand Prince of Moscow and with his friends and allies ends up in captivity. In the meantime, Tiche is kidnapped by Mikhail's bitter enemy Assyka who wants to regain his control over Parma, believing that Tiche the lamia is his and his alone.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantastic, action, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:59

      Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.




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