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Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)

Comedy
Rated PG-13
94 min.
Release Date
February 27, 1998
Director
Todd Holland
Writer
Charlie Peters, Frank Parkin
Cast
Susan Ruttan, Siobhan Fallon, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Doris Belack, Lily Tomlin, David Ogden Stiers, Tom Poston, Elaine Stritch, Stephen Root, Carl Michael Lindner, Gregory Smith, Natasha Lyonne, Jenna Elfman, Richard Dreyfuss
Running Time
94 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for sexual humor

James Krippendorf is a well-renowned anthropologist who's been struggling to support his three children, alone. For the last two years, he has been living off grant money from the university to find a lost tribe in New Guinea. Now, they want him to give a presentation of his findings; unfortunately, he has found nothing. There is no tribe, there is no money, and soon, for him, there will be no job. So, he lies about... Full synopsis »

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Krippendorf's Tribe is neither funny nor amusing. It consists of the same bland formula that has been played out countless times, featuring the idiotic charade of creating false characters to be comical. Krippendorf's Tribe is about the least-intriguing of them all, despite having Richard Dreyfuss. Yawn you will while watching this boring film and never again will you rent it. The same formula has been used countless times in the past; Mrs. Doubtfire, The Associate, and now Krippendorf's Tribe prove that the genre is dead. Full movie review »
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