Goats

– Having a self-absorbed New Age mother and an estranged father means 15-year-old Ellis Whitman has gr..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 34 Minutes
Release Year:
2012
Goats (2012)

Having a self-absorbed New Age mother and an estranged father means 15-year-old Ellis Whitman has grown up relying on an unconventional guardian: a goat-trekking, marijuana-growing sage called Goat Man. So when Ellis decides to leave the alternative ways of his desert homestead for a stuffy East Coast prep school, major changes are in store. But not in the way you’d think. Though often stoned, the exceedingly smart and capable Ellis effortlessly aces school and excels at track. As the year progresses, it’s his relationships with the adults in his life that test him, challenging his beliefs about responsibility and trustworthiness.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Genre:
Release Date:

10 Aug 2012

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Christopher Neil

Writer:

Mark Poirier (novel), Mark Poirier (screenplay)

Main Actors:

David Duchovny, Vera Farmiga, Graham Phillips, Justin Kirk

Plot:

Fifteen-year-old Ellis is getting ready to leave his luxurious home in the foothills of Tucson for his freshman year at Gates Academy, an East Coast prep school. This means leaving behind Wendy, his flaky, new age mother and the only real father he has ever known, Goat Man.

Production:

Image Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
19%
Metacritic:
38%