Zookeeper

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Zookeeper

PG

2011

1h 41m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Fantasy

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Kindhearted Griffin Keyes is one of the best-loved caretakers at the Franklin Park Zoo, but since he is more comfortable with the animals than with females of his own species, his love life is lacking. When Griffin decides that the only way to get a girlfriend is to find a more glamorous career, the animals panic. To keep him from leaving, they reveal their secret ability to talk and offer to teach him the rules of courtship, animal style.

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Critics Consensus

Zookeeper smothers Kevin James's with a sodden script and a surfeit of jokes inappropriate for the young viewers who would be intrigued by its juvenile storyline.

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

Sep 14, 2011

3/5

From the unstoppable Adam Sandler hit factory comes this pleasant, kid-friendly, ultra-formulaic shlub-does-good comedy.

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Matt Singer

Time Out Chicago

Sep 14, 2011

1/5

Fans of the sight of James falling over will get a big kick out of Zookeeper, but this deranged comedy will leave everyone else scratching their heads.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

Sep 7, 2011

.5/5

To produce something as emphatically unfunny as this, the script's five-man team must have whipped themselves into a state of mutual delusion.

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

Dec 12, 2020

Kevin James's zoo man shovels up a steaming pile of ordure.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 27, 2020

2.5/4.0

Likely contains enough humor to be a decent outing for most families with smaller kids.

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Charlie Jane Anders

io9.com

May 19, 2018

A hell paradigm - two brain-scrapingly terrible genres are mashed up into one ultimate torment of the soul.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 22, 2026

All ages admitted. The worldwide gross is $169,852,759.00 over a production budget of $80,000,000.00. Difference of $89,852,759.00. Starring Sylvester Stallone as the voice of Joe the Lion.

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Eamon A

@EamonTheChicken2 Mar 17, 2026

why such a low rating?

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Manny V

@RT14932771 Mar 14, 2026

Great movie always a good watch at whatever age!

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Yash B

@yashbansal Feb 21, 2026

"Zookeeper" is a somewhat bizarre movie because it never feels like it fully commits to being a movie for adults or children. There are some jokes that are funny, and the romantic element of the story is sweet, but the movie just isn't engaging. I feel like there is potential for a better movie here if more work were put into the script and it were committed to being primarily for one audience. I think there is a sweetness presented here that is common in Kevin James' body of work that I didn't hate, but there isn't enough to say it is worth watching. Overall, it's a PG movie that isn't hurting anyone, but it also feels like there are better options available, even within Kevin James' library.

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The Cursed Legion T

@GAVINSISEMORE Dec 23, 2025

Seen this movie 10+ times it would be an amazing watch for a family movie night!

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Ed R

@JustcallmeER Nov 18, 2025

This movie had high expectations with bizarre animal antics.

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Synopsis

Kindhearted Griffin Keyes is one of the best-loved caretakers at the Franklin Park Zoo, but since he is more comfortable with the animals than with females of his own species, his love life is lacking. When Griffin decides that the only way to get a girlfriend is to find a more glamorous career, the animals panic. To keep him from leaving, they reveal their secret ability to talk and offer to teach him the rules of courtship, animal style.

Director: Frank Coraci
Producer: Todd Garner, Kevin James, Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, Walt Becker
Screenwriter: Nick Bakay, Rock Reuben, Kevin James, Jay Scherick, David Ronn
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Happy Madison Productions, Hey Eddie, Broken Road
Rating: PG (Some Rude/Suggestive Humor|Language)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 8, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 8, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $80.4M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS

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