'GOAT' Review: Move over 'Zootopia,' there's a new king of the jungle

Move implicit "Zootopia 2," there's a caller king of the jungle — and it's a goat.

"GOAT" is the latest movie from Sony Pictures Animation starring an existent goat named Will Harris (Caleb McLaughlin of "Stranger Things" fame) who dreams of being a "roarball" subordinate — hoops but with overmuch much intensity— and wants to play successful the large leagues contempt being a tiny carnal (he considers himself "medium").

Since helium was a young kid (pun intended), Will has idolized Jett Fillmore (Gabrielle Union), an all-star achromatic panther who plays connected Vineland's hometown squad the Thorns, but they've had a dismal losing streak successful caller years.

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Will (Caleb McLaughlin) successful Columbia Pictures and Sony Picture Animation’s "GOAT" (© 2025 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved.)

Hoping to determination connected from his occupation arsenic a transportation goat for Whiskers Diner, Will steps up to situation Mane Attraction (Aaron Pierre), a stallion MVP roarball subordinate connected a rival team, for a crippled of one-on-one. Despite Mane's eventual victory, Will's valiant effort was capable to marque him spell viral and drawback the attraction of the warthog Thorns proprietor Florence Everson (Jenifer Lewis), who desperately wants to make buzz for her team. News of the caller enlistee does not beryllium good with Jett, insisting Will is excessively tiny to play portion fearing the murmurs of her glory days being down her are really true.

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Florence (Jennifer Lewis) successful Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animations’ "GOAT." (Sony Pictures Animation © 2025 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved.)

It rapidly becomes a clash of personalities betwixt Will and Jett, who are among the now-six players connected the Thorns — the different 4 being the rapping giraffe Lenny Williamson (real beingness NBA all-star Stephen Curry), the phone-obsessed ostrich Olivia Burke (Nicola Coughlan), the dedicated rhino begetter of 2 daughters Archie Everhard (David Harbour) and the off-the-wall wacky Komodo dragon Modo Olachenko (Nick Kroll). Also with them is their not-so-helpful long-nosed monkey manager Dennis (Patton Oswalt).

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(L to R) Modo (Nick Kroll), Lenny (Stephen Curry), Will (Caleb McLaughlin), Olivia (Nicola Coughlan), Jett (Gabrielle Union) and Archie (David Harbour) successful Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation's "GOAT." (Sony Pictures Animation © 2025 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved.)

Other notable members of the awesome dependable formed see Jennifer Hudson, Sherry Cola, Andrew Santino, Wayne Knight, Adam Pally, euphony superstar Jelly Roll, on with a fistful of dependable cameos from hoops giants similar Dwyane Wade, Angel Reese, Kevin Love, A'ja Wilson, and Andre Iguodala.

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Will (Caleb McLaughlin) and Jett (Gabrielle Union) successful Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation’s successful "GOAT." (Sony Pictures Animation © 2025 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved.)

Sony Pictures Animation is inactive licking its wounds for selling is movie rights of "KPop Demon Hunters" to Netflix. Fortunately for the studio, they person different high-quality franchise connected its hands with "GOAT." Not lone is it genuinely funny, it's besides got a batch of bosom too.

Hats disconnected to the comparatively caller endowment who pb "GOAT," which was directed by Tyree Dillihay, co-directed by Adam Rosette with Nicolas Curcio and Peter Chiarelli who've developed the communicative arsenic good arsenic Aaron Buchsbaum and Teddy Riley who wrote the screenplay. Stephen Curry is notably among the credited producers.

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Will (Caleb McLaughlin) successful Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation’s "GOAT." (Sony Pictures Animation © 2025 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved.)

The Verdict

"GOAT" whitethorn not beryllium the top of each time, but it's an aboriginal contender to beryllium among the stronger animated offerings of 2026. With plentifulness of laughs and a feel-good story, it's a amusive clip for the full family.

★★★ ½ — SEE IT NOW

"GOAT" is rated PG for immoderate rude wit and little mild language. Running time: 1 hour, 40 minutes. In theaters now.

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