### Goat 2016 % 282016 % 29 Drama , 1 h 36 min Ben Schnetzer , Nick Jonas , Gus Halper , Danny Flaherty Director Andrew NeelIMDb rating # movieguidestars # 9733 # 9733 # 9733 # 9733 # 9733 # 9733 # 9734 # 9734 # 9734 # 9734 6 . 110 325 votes Goat is a 2016 American drama film directed by Andrew Neel and written by David Gordon Green , Neel and Mike Roberts . It stars Ben Schnetzer , Nick Jonas , Gus Halper , Danny Flaherty , Jake Picking , Virginia Gardner and James Franco . The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22 , 2016 . The film was released on September 23 , 2016 , by The Film Arcade and Paramount Pictures . WikipediaCritical reception Goat has received positive reviews from critics , earning a score of 77 % on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 64 reviews , with an average rating of 6 . 410 . The site ' s critical consensus reads Goat isn ' t an easy watch , but its thoughtprovoking themes , talented cast , and allout intensity offer rewards for viewers willing to tough it out . On Metacritic the film has a score of 64 out of 100 score , based on 25 critics , indicating generally favorable reviews . WikipediaMore info at % 282016 % 29 , Goat % 20 % 282016 % 20 film % 29 , Rotten Tomatoes , , . I am a bot . Send me feedback % 2 Fr % 2 FMovieGuidesubjectRe % 3 A % 20 Confidence 0 . 63 . Data sources and other i n f ormationrMovieGuidewabout .