Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

The History of Future Folk

Play trailer Poster for The History of Future Folk 2013 1h 26m Comedy Sci-Fi Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
93% Tomatometer 40 Reviews 85% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
An alien general (Nils d'Aulaire) joins forces with the comrade (Jay Klaitz) sent to kill him; their goals are threefold: Save their home world, prevent mankind's destruction, and book some gigs as bluegrass musicians.
The History of Future Folk

What to Know

Critics Consensus

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.

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View More
Ann Hornaday Washington Post 04/10/2014
A delightful sci-fi adventure that simultaneously strips the genre down to its low-tech basics and infuses it with audacious new verve. Go to Full Review
Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic 07/25/2013
3.5/5
It is so charming and sweet ... and the songs are so winning that it is impossible not to fall for it. Go to Full Review
Tom Keogh Seattle Times 07/11/2013
2.5/4
The nonsense proves good, goofy fun that works well because "History" at least acts as if it takes itself seriously, going easy on obvious ironies while dishing out catchy tunes. Go to Full Review
Kip Mooney College Movie Review 09/18/2021
C+
Not very good, but earns a lot of points for its earnestness, music and charm. Go to Full Review
Lainna Fader ScreenAnarchy 06/05/2020
The History of Future Folk is a sweet and charming little story that seems destined to become a cult favorite. Go to Full Review
Sarah Ward Trespass 12/04/2018
Though competently performed and brimming with enthusiasm, the sweet but slight fable-based film that results is heavily reliant upon its idea and less cognisant of its wavering cinematic execution, however it does provide moments of heartfelt comedy. Go to Full Review
Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
Tomas K 10/29/2024 This is just a great story with great music, romance, & action. The special effects remind me of movies in the 60's but it worked perfectly. An absolute masterpiece considering the budget. If this ever comes to a theater near me I will be the guy with a red bucket on his head. See more 12/13/2022 Just wonderful. More heart than movies with 100 times greater budgets. Both main characters will pull you in along with the rest of the small cast. A real gem. Watch it before it leaves Netscape. See more Neil A 09/27/2022 Couldn't believe they still made movies with heart the way this movie is. This movie has soul and kindness... truly a lost art in Hollywood... This movie made my day and its going to be a classic I will want my children to see and all of my family to watch again someday. See more ellen j 03/24/2022 **Mild spoilers.** The best part of this movie was the music. Low, low, LOW budget film, with toothless humor and cheap, ungainly costumes. The two male leads had only to stare into the eyes of the women folk and say a few pretty words and all was forgiven–lying, cheating, assault, and kidnapping. Boys will be boys. The female lead had all the personality of a dish towel, but hey, she's beautiful so of course she's worthy whereas the old bat in the dance studio could be knocked unconscious without another thought. Sexism, ageism, and plot holes galore. See more Liam M 03/15/2022 This is a really fun movie, super unworthy of it's TV-14 rating. This makes a great family movie! highly recommend this to all audiences. See more 12/10/2021 A great little film, had me singing and smiling along the whole way See more Read all reviews
The History of Future Folk

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW
Alien Trespass 38% 31% Alien Trespass Watchlist The Watch 16% 39% The Watch Watchlist Big Ass Spider! 78% 46% Big Ass Spider! Watchlist The World's End 89% 72% The World's End Watchlist Idiocracy 71% 61% Idiocracy Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Movie Info

Synopsis An alien general (Nils d'Aulaire) joins forces with the comrade (Jay Klaitz) sent to kill him; their goals are threefold: Save their home world, prevent mankind's destruction, and book some gigs as bluegrass musicians.
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