Benjamin has lost his wife. In a bid to start his life over, he purchases a large house that has a zoo. This is 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, Kelly, and the rest of the zoo staff. But, the zoo soon runs into financial trouble. The staff must get the zoo back to its former glory, pass a zoo inspection, and get it back open to the public. 只要20秒的疯狂尴尬勇气。我家买了动物园故事原型濒临破产。要作梦，那就作个大的吧。WHY NOT。Why not?。罗曼蒂克的男孩走到奇遇的终点——他就长大了么？。我明白了。拿不出个一千七八百万，你有什么资格谈消沉？。你是那只掷骰子的手，事业只不过是骰子的一面。why not。 作家本杰明·密（马特·达蒙 Matt Damon 饰）生性喜爱冒险，然而半年前的丧妻之痛令他至今无法释怀，儿子迪伦和小女儿洛希同样不能适应失去母亲的生活，迪伦因偷窃和阴暗的美术创作导致被学校开除，本杰明没有听从哥哥邓肯的建议，拒绝从新的爱情中获取乐观心态，也放弃了专栏写 作，筹划和儿女换到全新的环境继续生活。而本杰明的新家居然是一座荒废的动物园！因为看到了洛希和动物的友好接触，本杰明决定接收这座还收留着众多动物的野生动物园，并带领管理人凯莉（斯嘉丽·约翰逊 Scarlett Johansson 饰）率领的留守团队重新修葺动物园，希望在夏季开放之前，迎来动物园的再度营业和自己家庭的新生……
