Goats

A quirky, warm coming-of-age story with eccentric characters and a gentle mix of humor and melancholy.

Directed by

Christopher Neil

Genres

Comedy

Starring

David Duchovny, Vera Farmiga, Graham Phillips

Tagline

You can't choose your family...or can you?

Overview

Having a self-absorbed New Age mother and an estranged father has meant 15-year-old Ellis Whitman has grown up relying on an unconventional guardian: a goat-trekking, marijuana-growing sage called 'Goat Man'. When Ellis decides to leave the alternative ways of his desert homestead for a stuffy East Coast prep school, major changes are in store.

How it feels

Whimsical, warm, melancholic and satirical. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Coming-of-age, family, identity, friendship

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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