The Healer vs We Bought a Zoo

The Healer has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.8/10 for We Bought a Zoo). The Healer is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 4m. We Bought a Zoo is the older of the two (2011 against 2017). Both are comedy, drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Healer posterThe Healer2017 VS We Bought a Zoo posterWe Bought a Zoo2011
The HealerWe Bought a Zoo
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 6.8/10
Year20172011
Length1h 53m2h 4m
GenresComedy, Drama, FamilyComedy, Drama, Family
Country––
DirectorPaco ArangoCameron Crowe
Main castJonathan Pryce, Jorge Garcia, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Camilla Luddington, Adrian G. GriffithsColin Ford, Patrick Fugit, Matt Damon, Kym Whitley, John Michael Higgins

Synopsis

The Healer

The film follows a man with an unwanted gift for healing who meets a teenager with cancer who helps him to find himself.

We Bought a Zoo

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.

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