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Krippendorf's Tribe

1998·1h 34m·PG-13
DramaAdventureActionComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 5.1/10
6,617 votes

An anthropologist creates a fictitious lost New Guinea tribe using his family members to cover up his misuse of grant monies.

Krippendorf's Tribe is a 1998 drama adventure movie directed by Todd Holland, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Jenna Elfman, Natasha Lyonne. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.1/10 from 6,617 votes and runs 1h 34m.

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Director
Todd Holland
Stars
Richard Dreyfuss
Jenna Elfman
Natasha Lyonne
Gregory Smith
Details
1998-02-27
94 min
Movie
PG-13
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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