Krippendorf's Tribe

5.1

/10

1h 34m 13+Drama Family Comedy

After squandering his grant money, despondent and recently widowed anthropologist James Krippendorf 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.After squandering his grant money, despondent and recently widowed anthropologist James Krippendorf must produce hard evidence of the existence of a heretofore undiscovered New Guinea tribe. Grass skirts, makeup, and staged ri... Read more

Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Jenna Elfman, Zakes Mokae, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Natasha Lyonne, Gregory Smith, Lily Tomlin, Stephen Root, Elaine Stritch, Mila Kunis

Watch "Krippendorf's Tribe" from streaming services Vudu, Amazon, Hoopla and several more released in 1998. It's a drama and family movie, and has a rating of 5.1 out of 10 from Imdb which is fairly okay for this kind of movie.