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Cannibal! The Musical

1996·Movie
1h 37min·NR
68
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Good for date night · friends night · party vibe

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All Singing! All Dancing! All Flesh Eating!

Heading through Colorado Territory in search of gold and women, Alferd Packer and his group of bemused companions find themselves lost, starving and musically inspired by the obstacles they confront along the way, including a die-hard Confederate cyclops, a trio of surly trappers, a tribe of Japanese-speaking "Indians," and ultimately, each other.
Darkly Humorous MusicalCampy & Over-the-TopHistorical SatireLow-Budget Cult ClassicPastiche of Musical TheatreSelf-Aware & IronicGory & AbsurdCult Film

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Where can I stream Cannibal! The Musical?

In the United States, Cannibal! The Musical streams on Prime, Philo, Fandor, Screambox, and Troma NOW, and it is free with ads on Kanopy, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Fawesome, Tubi TV, and Amazon MX Player. You can rent or buy it from Fandango At Home. It also streams in 6 other countries.

Is Cannibal! The Musical worth watching?

68
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Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 68 (IMDb 6.9 and Rotten Tomatoes 65%). Audiences rate it higher (76 out of 100) than critics (65).

Will Cannibal! The Musical make me laugh?

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Yes: the humor is mostly dark humor (9 of 10) and slapstick (8 of 10).

Can I half-watch Cannibal! The Musical?

Easy watchDemanding

Yes: it's easy to follow, with complexity at only 5 of 10, and the viewing guide calls it good for background watching.

What tropes does Cannibal! The Musical use?

Fake NationalityBlack ComedySo Bad, It's GoodChekhov's GunmanPet the DogOff with His Head!Winter of StarvationThose Two GuysThat Reminds Me of a SongThe CameoAerith and BobNo Party Like a Donner Partyand 72 more

TV Tropes lists 84 tropes for it, including Fake Nationality, Black Comedy, and So Bad, It's Good.