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Krippendorf's Tribe

Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)

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Average Rating: 3.8/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 6

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21

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Average Rating: 2.4/5
User Ratings: 6,826

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Todd Holland directed this Charlie Peters adaptation of Frank Parkin's novel. Respected anthropologist James Krippendorf (Richard Dreyfuss) and his wife, Jennifer (Barbara Williams), bring their three children along during their failed search in New Guinea for a lost tribe. After Jennifer's death, James reaches a zero point back in the U.S., having spent all his foundation grant money raising the kids as a single parent. Scheduled to lecture at a college and fearful he could be charged with

PG-13, 1 hr. 34 min.

Comedy, Kids & Family

Charlie Peters

Jun 4, 2002

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Critic Reviews for Krippendorf's Tribe

All Critics (50) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (31) | DVD (1)

Pretty lame comedy stuff with Dreyfuss leading family misadventures. Sophomoric.

February 20, 2007 Comment
Steve Crum
Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers

The fact that people loved this movie is beyond me; the fact that it was an Oscar contender blows me away.

June 14, 2005 Comment
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

Dreyfuss deserves a whole lot better than this garbage.

April 17, 2005 Comment
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Though it settles for easy laughs, the laughs remain appreciated.

December 15, 2003 Full Review | Comment
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

In order to find Krippendorf's Tribe funny, you must agree with it on one fundamental principle: Penises are funny.

November 29, 2003 Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | Comment
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Look at Richard Dreyfuss on the poster, weep for him, and then rent something else.

August 20, 2003 Comment
Shawn Bowers
Kansas City Star
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Boy, I hope it's a good movie. Yeah, it's not.

March 10, 2008
puffchunk
Curtis Lilly

Super Reviewer

Ooga-Booga! Richard Dreyfuss is hilarious in this movie when he invents his own lost tribe. A fun comedy.

August 4, 2007
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Lafe Fredbjornson

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