High on quirky smarts and low on splashy special effects, The History of Future Folk is an unusual -- and unusually fun -- slice of sci-fi.
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The History of Future Folk
Movie Info
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Director -
John Mitchell , Jeremy Kipp Walker -
Producer -
Jon Bulette , Andrew Goldman , Smokey Nelson , Jeremy Kipp Walker -
Screenwriter -
John Mitchell -
Distributor -
FilmBuff , Variance Films -
Genre -
Comedy , Sci-Fi -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 31, 2013, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 29, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$15.9K -
Runtime -
1h 26m
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