Rotten Tomatoes

Movies / TV

    Celebrity

      No Results Found

       View All       Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes

      Krippendorf's Tribe

      PG-13 Released Feb 27, 1998 1 hr. 34 min. Comedy List
      17% 41 Reviews Tomatometer 24% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score After squandering his grant money, despondent and recently widowed anthropologist James Krippendorf (Richard Dreyfuss) must produce hard evidence of the existence of a heretofore undiscovered New Guinea tribe. Grass skirts, makeup, and staged rituals transform his three troubled children into the Shelmikedmu, a primitive culture whose habits enthrall scholars. But when a spiteful rival threatens to blow the whistle on Krippendorf's ruse, he gets into the act as well. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Feb 06 Buy Now

      Where to Watch

      Krippendorf's Tribe

      Fandango at Home Prime Video Apple TV

      Rent Krippendorf's Tribe on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV.

      Audience Reviews

      View All (107) audience reviews
      StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 34 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/19/23 Full Review Steve D uncomfortable bigoted and unfunny. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member It's a absolute travesty that I just now discovered this movie. It is beyond funny. It's been years since a comedy made me laugh this much. Please watch it, tell your friends and let's all push this rating up to where it deserves to be at! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Just another bad one. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member This film reeks with the breezy comedy odor of the '90s. It hosts a wacky set up, corn-tastic music cues and characters who are far too easily fooled... but it's not all bad. You will laugh if you don't think too hard about it. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member I don't know why anyone thought Africa was interesting, because it isn't. It also isn't funny. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

      Cast & Crew

      Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew

      More Like This

      View All Best Movies to Stream at Home
      20% 34% The Crew 33% 71% The Waterboy 48% 54% Big Trouble 12% 53% Renaissance Man TRAILER for Renaissance Man 59% 84% Noises Off Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

      Photos

      View All Krippendorf's Tribe photos

      Krippendorf's Tribe

      Krippendorf's Tribe (1998) View more photos

      Critics Reviews

      View All (41) Critics Reviews
      Mike Clark USA Today Krippendorf's Tribe, a surprisingly enjoyable piece of piffle, is pure Disney all the way, replete with a wholly preposterous plot, engaging performances and a feel-good, lesson-teaching ending. Rated: 2.5/4 Jan 9, 2018 Full Review Nell Minow Movie Mom Rated: 2/5 Aug 18, 2005 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 2/4 Apr 12, 2002 Full Review Mark Jackson Epoch Times You couldn't make this comedy today, with its long list of now-taboo subjects. The faked ethnographical research is definitely cultural misappropriation; the movie's focus is sex, lies, and videotape, and none of it can really be said to be good for kids. Rated: 3/5 Jan 29, 2024 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...an oddball premise that’s employed to sporadically watchable effect by Holland... Rated: 2/4 Nov 10, 2023 Full Review Dan DiNicola The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY) A clever and funny movie about a desperate lie that grows out of control. Rated: B Jan 19, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis After squandering his grant money, despondent and recently widowed anthropologist James Krippendorf (Richard Dreyfuss) must produce hard evidence of the existence of a heretofore undiscovered New Guinea tribe. Grass skirts, makeup, and staged rituals transform his three troubled children into the Shelmikedmu, a primitive culture whose habits enthrall scholars. But when a spiteful rival threatens to blow the whistle on Krippendorf's ruse, he gets into the act as well.
      Director
      Todd Holland
      Executive Producer
      Ross Canter, Whitney Green
      Screenwriter
      Frank Parkin, Charlie Peters
      Distributor
      Touchstone Pictures
      Production Co
      Touchstone Pictures
      Rating
      PG-13 (Sexual Humor)
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Feb 27, 1998, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jan 1, 2014
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $7.6M
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, SDDS, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.85:1)
      Most Popular at Home Now