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Goat

Cruelty. Brutality. Fraternity.

20165.41h 43m

Overview

Reeling from a terrifying assault, a nineteen year old enrolls into college with his brother and pledges the same fraternity. What happens there, in the name of 'brotherhood,' tests him and his loyalty in brutal ways.

Directed by Andrew Neel
Written by Brad Land, Mike Roberts, Andrew Neel
Produced by James Franco, David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon
Box Office0Revenue: $23K

Top Cast

Ben Schnetzer

Ben Schnetzer

Brad Land

Nick Jonas

Nick Jonas

Brett Land

Austin Lyon

Austin Lyon

Dave Reed

Virginia Gardner

Virginia Gardner

Leah

Danny Flaherty

Danny Flaherty

Will

Jake Picking

Jake Picking

Dixon Rowley

Patrick Murney

Patrick Murney

Jason

James Franco

James Franco

Mitch

Will Pullen

Will Pullen

The Smile

Brock Yurich

Brock Yurich

Wes

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipassaultcollegebased on true storyhazingfraternityrandom act of violence

About Goat

Goat is a drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of sibling relationship, assault, college, based on true story, hazing, fraternity. Directed by Andrew Neel, it stars Ben Schnetzer, Nick Jonas, Austin Lyon. Reeling from a terrifying assault, a nineteen year old enrolls into college with his brother and pledges the same fraternity. What happens there, in the name of 'brotherhood,' tests him and his loyalty in brutal ways.

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