Goats (2012): Ratings & Plot
Goats is a 2012 comedy directed by Christopher Neil. It runs 1 hour 34 minutes. Critics gave it 19% on Rotten Tomatoes and 38 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.8/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 34m (94 min)
- Director
- Christopher Neil
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Image Entertainment
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Goats About?
The premise of Goats without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A teenager named Ellis finds his life complicated by his eccentric mother and distant father. Seeking guidance, he turns to Goat Man, a charismatic and unconventional figure who has resided in the family’s pool house since Ellis's early childhood. Together, they explore life's lessons in this quirky and heartwarming comedy.
Goats Themes & Keywords
· 20 tags- prep school
- goat farmer
- coming of age
- barefoot male
- camera shot of feet
- camera shot of bare feet
- tucson arizona
- teenage boy
- new age
- roommate
- family relationships
- boy girl relationship
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- marijuana
- stepmother
- arizona
- hippie
- divorced parents
- father son relationship
- mother son relationship
- boarding school
The Director of Goats
Directed by Christopher Neil.
- Director Christopher Neil
Goats Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Goats 19% on Rotten Tomatoes and 38 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.8/10.
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IMDb 5.8 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 19% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 39%
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Metacritic 38 Metascore
User score 8.1
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TMDB 55% User score
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Movie Insider 3.7 /5
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Goats Plot Summary
What happens in Goats from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Ellis Whitman Graham Phillips is a fifteen-year-old boy who leaves his Tucson, Arizona, home to start freshman year at Gates Academy, a prestigious East Coast prep school. The move marks the start of a journey that blends awkward new freedoms with the lingering gravity of family history. He says goodbye to his mother, a flaky but loving presence in his life, Wendy, and to the man who has doubled as a father figure for him, Goat Man, a weed‑smoking botanist who lives off the grid and believes in the healing power of plants. For Ellis, Goat Man has been the only real father he has ever known, since his biological father, Frank, disappeared from his life when Ellis was a baby.
Full summary
The whole story of Goats, scene by scene
Goats Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Goats.
How Well Do You Know Goats?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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Who portrays the 15‑year‑old protagonist Ellis Whitman?
Cars in Goats
12 cars on screen, including the 1971 AM General DJ-5 Dispatcher and the 1988 Volkswagen Jetta A2 Typ 19E.
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1971 AM General DJ-5 Dispatcher Important role -
1988 Volkswagen Jetta A2 Typ 19E Important role -
1975 Chevrolet C-10 Minor role -
2006 Chevrolet Impala Minor role
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Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Artois the Goat, The Goat and Bad Lucky Goat.
Goats FAQ: Runtime, Release Date & Director
Runtime, release date, director, ratings and post-credit scenes of Goats, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Goats?
Goats runs 1 hour 34 minutes (94 minutes).
When was Goats released?
Goats was released on August 10, 2012.
Who directed Goats?
Goats was directed by Christopher Neil.
More films by Christopher Neil How is Goats rated?
Goats has 5.8/10 on IMDb, 19% on Rotten Tomatoes, 38 on Metacritic and 55% on TMDB.
Does Goats have a post-credit scene?
No. Goats has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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