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A teen (Graham Phillips) leaves his comfy home for prep school, where he joins the track team, waits for care packages from his pot-smoking buddy (David Duchovny) and falls in love with a promiscuous cafeteria worker (Dakota Johnson).
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Critics Consensus

Goats reaches for profundity but mostly offers inane bleating, with David Duchovny's beard proving the most distinguishing feature of this bland dramedy.

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Robert Abele Los Angeles Times 08/10/2012
2/5
Nibbles on a lot of stuff it never gets around to digesting. Go to Full Review Sara Stewart New York Post 08/10/2012
2/4
If I were Holden Caulfield, I might call it lousy. Go to Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times 08/09/2012
2.5/5
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. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com 07/25/2019
Bland and tepid, the passage of time will only reiterate that quirky scenarios don't provide the necessary backbone for a solid coming of age narrative. Go to Full Review Ron Wilkinson Monsters and Critics 08/23/2012
7/10
A sweet junket into the land of the new agers, and youth that refuses to grow old. Go to Full Review Shannon M. Houston Paste Magazine 08/16/2012
6.2/10
A strong cast and the sweet and simple nature of the script (based on the novel by Mark Poirier) makes Goats a charming little indie tale worth the viewing. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 06/16/2025 Unfunny in 1 hour and 34 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more 07/09/2016 Great film. The critics how hat it are assholes and the people, well...you're probably assholes too. See more 07/05/2016 really bad and bad comdey See more 05/16/2016 Another coming-of-age from a dysfunctional family comedy. See more 11/02/2015 perfect movie for passing some time. not great, not terrible. See more 10/09/2015 Loved it. Some continuity problems, i.e. tulips at thanksgiving and a "goat man" who doesn't realize goats will eat anything in sight. See more Read all reviews
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Christopher Neil

Director

David Duchovny

Goat Man

Vera Farmiga

Wendy

Graham Phillips

Ellis

Ty Burrell

Frank

Justin Kirk

Bennet

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Synopsis A teen (Graham Phillips) leaves his comfy home for prep school, where he joins the track team, waits for care packages from his pot-smoking buddy (David Duchovny) and falls in love with a promiscuous cafeteria worker (Dakota Johnson).
Director
Christopher Neil
Producer
Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Shannon Lail, Christopher Neil, Eric Kopeloff
Screenwriter
Mark Jude Poirier
Distributor
Image Entertainment
Production Co
Red Crown Productions
Rating
R (Nudity|Language|Drug Content|Sexuality|Teen Drug and Alcohol Use)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 10, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2015
Runtime
1h 34m
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