Goats

2012 • 94 minutes

About this movie

Having a self-absorbed New Age mother (Vera Farmiga) and an estranged father (Ty Burrell) means Ellis (Graham Phillips) has grown up relying on an unconventional guardian: the goat-trekking sage, Goat Man (David Duchovny). So when Ellis leaves the alternative ways of his desert home for a stuffy East Coast prep school, changes are in store for everyone.

Ratings and reviews

i thought it was magical. maybe because i had felt some of the same feelings i saw portrayed in the film. it takes me to places in my life i cant remember but i can still feel inside me. i think it did exactly what it set out to do which was to show how some people actually transition and how others stay stuck in their transitions. the former being wonderful and the latter being terrifying even to watch. i and most of us have experienced both to some degree so it was like watching myself in a dream.

Poignant and funny, harmless and humane! Fun to watch.

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