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Goat
Reeling from a terrifying assault, a 19 year-old boy enrolls into college with his brother and pledges the same fraternity. At first, it's all parties and girls, but as Brad enters into the final stretch of the pledging ritual-known as hell week, things take a violent, humiliating turn.
30 November 1990, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
18 April 1995, Sacramento, California, USA
10 April 1985, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
19 April 1978, Palo Alto, California, USA
16 September 1992, Dallas, Texas, USA
1958, Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky, USA
October 06, 2016
Saved primarily by a first act that stuns and a leading man that captivates, Goat needed to go further into its excoriating of this lifestyle to be more than a blip on the cinematic radar.
September 30, 2016
Most are already keenly aware of how disgusting and deplorable hazing is, but Neel's film serves as a wake-up call for those who still perpetuate the tradition or don't view it as a deadly serious issue.
September 22, 2016
With the masterful final shot, Neel wisely leaves the character in a fragile place, uncertain of his next steps.
December 20, 2016
Whatever the second half's flaws, Goat's final sequence is at once plangent, hopeful, and instructive.
September 23, 2016
Though the movie aims for the gravity and psychological horror of Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, the film is essentially the dark flip side of a Seth Rogen comedy ...
October 04, 2016
Unflinching look at frat culture has sex, drugs, violence.
February 07, 2017
The barbaric practice of hazing... turns out to be a toxic brew of sadomasochism and machismo, which makes this unflinching American indie drama at times tough to watch.
September 22, 2016
A fact-based fratboy movie it might be helpful to think of as Animal House minus the laughs.
September 23, 2016
Any discussion of toxic masculinity, or the ways in which brotherhood in all its forms can get twisted, is likely to be muted by second-guessing of the movie's methods.
September 22, 2016
The performances are conscientious and earnest; Mr. Jonas has not much to do but come off as callow, with a streak of kindness, and he does so.