Goats (2012)
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20% of critics liked it
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41% of users liked it
(1,562 ratings)
In Goats, Ellis (Graham Phillips) is the most adult member of his eccentric family at 15 years old. His mom (Vera Farmiga) is a New Age hippie that spends all of her time working on self-help rituals with her hustler boyfriend (Justin Kirk). His dad (Ty Burrell) left home years ago and is more… More In Goats, Ellis (Graham Phillips) is the most adult member of his eccentric family at 15 years old. His mom (Vera Farmiga) is a New Age hippie that spends all of her time working on self-help rituals with her hustler boyfriend (Justin Kirk). His dad (Ty Burrell) left home years ago and is more focused on his new wife (Keri Russell) and family. And then there's Goat Man (David Duchovny), the goat-herding sage who has lived in their pool house since Ellis was a child, teaching him the meaning of stability, commitment, and expanding one's mind. When Ellis decides to leave Tucson to go to the same East Coast prep school that his father went to, he easily assimilates to his new environment - even gaining the attention of a local girl (Dakota Johnson). But as he re‐connects with his estranged father, he finds Goat Man's influence and his life out West thrown into stark contrast. -- (C) Image
- Directed By
- Christopher Neil
- Written By
- Mark Jude Poirier
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Aug 10, 2012 Limited
- Studio
- Image Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Nibbles on a lot of stuff it never gets around to digesting.
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Sara Stewart, New York Post
If I were Holden Caulfield, I might call it lousy.
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Stephen Holden, New York Times
If Mr. Neil had the tonal mastery of Wes Anderson, "Goats" could have been so much more than an episodic sequence of whimsical little psychodramas.
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Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
"Goats" is just b-a-a-a-aad.
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James Rocchi, MSN Movies
... a stubborn, mangy, tangled-haired mutt of a movie -- one that could have used a little more guidance and construction and a little less free-range 'quirkiness.'
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Cast
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David Duchovny
as Goat Man
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Vera Farmiga
as Wendy
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Graham Phillips
as Ellis
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Justin Kirk
as Bennet, Bennett
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Ty Burrell
as Frank
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Keri Russell
as Judy
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Dakota Johnson
as Minnie
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Anthony Anderson
as Coach
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Adelaide Kane
as Aubrey
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Nicholas Lobue
as Barney
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Ronnie Rubalcaba
as Rosenberg
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Alan Ruck
as Dr. Eldridge
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Tommee May
as Fiona
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Musashi Alexander
as Mr. Lin
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Ann Auther
as Lilly
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Olga Segura
as Serena
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Geoff Ellsworth
as Jonathan the Mailman
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Evan Boymel
as Aubrey's Boyfriend
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Jake Duran
as Toothless Man
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Tony Ford
as Freshman
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Caleb Horst
as Bike Thief
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Steve Alzman
as Jesus
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Jacqui Getty
as Barney's Mother
