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Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs
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Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs

Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs

2008
Comedy, Sci-fi
Direct-to-Video
1h 30m
A rift in the universe forces the planet express team to try and fix it.

Directed by:

Peter Avanzino

Screenwriter:

Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, Eric Kaplan

Starring:

Brittany Murphy, David Cross, Dan Castellaneta, Tress MacNeille, Lauren Tom, David Herman, John DiMaggio, Billy West, Stephen Hawking, Phil LaMarr, Maurice LaMarche, Katey Sagal

Franchise:

Futurama

Genres:

Comedy, Sci-fi, Animation

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs

2008
Comedy, Sci-fi
Direct-to-Video
1h 30m
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paxtonPaxton
Rated 05 Sep 2014
65
49th
Fry is lonely and wants to get away from life as he knows it. He goes to enter a rip in the universe and before entering says, "And so, to everyone and everything I've ever known, I say my last goodbye." By some fluke, Kif shows up and asks him how he's doing. His immediate response is, "Pretty good. You?" I take immense pleasure in repeating this hilariously and hopelessly depressing line EVERY SINGLE DAY OF MY LIFE.
Rated 05 Sep 2014
magbMagb
Rated 01 Jan 2010
65
30th
I wasn't feeling this one as much. The main plot is just kind of weird and I didn't like the payoff. But it still has lots of great gags and most importantly it still gives me that nice fuzzy feeling I always get from watching Futurama.
Rated 01 Jan 2010
chiefgchiefg
Rated 12 Dec 2009
60
38th
Doesn't pack the punch of the series.
Rated 12 Dec 2009
jyanJyan
Rated 28 Dec 2008
75
36th
While it's nice to see ANY Futurama, something is just wrong with the formula. It's still better than just about any animated show on TV right now, but it's lightyears from the quality found in episodes like "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings" or "The Sting".
Rated 28 Dec 2008
darkmandarkman
Rated 16 Jun 2008
70
38th
Futurama is always good but Bender's Big Score was on a higher level than this one.
Rated 16 Jun 2008
the_pirateThe Pirate
Rated 07 Feb 2013
79
55th
Not nearly as amazing as the first or third Futurama movies, but still highly enjoyable.
Rated 07 Feb 2013
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 12 Jan 2011
60
52nd
Not as good a "Big Score" in my opinion. Just doesn't come across as being as well written, and consequently just not as funny. On top of that "Big Score" plays with some great sci-fi concepts in a really entertaining way, which this movie generally skirts around. That said you'd have to be on a real downer not to get any enjoyment from this movie. It's still Futurama, so still fun.
Rated 12 Jan 2011
chemtrailschemtrails
Rated 22 Jan 2010
65
61st
It's fine
Rated 22 Jan 2010
slrsoapboxSlrSoapbox
Rated 05 Jan 2009
70
41st
The celebrity voices were quite unnecessary - Futurama already has a stellar vocal cast. Also, I couldn't help feeling grossed out by it. It's basically just tentacle porn, but sanctioned by Matt Groening. Still, it's Futurama, and I loves me some Futurama.
Rated 05 Jan 2009
zapfdingbatzapfdingbat
Rated 19 Dec 2008
40
17th
Okay Futurama just stop it.
Rated 19 Dec 2008
nesetrilnesetril
Rated 14 Dec 2008
50
28th
50 for thug-lyfe. this "internet culture" bullshit must stop.
Rated 14 Dec 2008
emtiltemtilt
Rated 07 Jul 2008
63
49th
A little better than the first movie, but the pacing for these will never work well enough for any of the movies to be great as long as they are always making sure it can be split into episodes.
Rated 07 Jul 2008
dorkovskyDorkovsky
Rated 18 Jun 2008
8
89th
Since these movies are basically 4 episodes, the pacing is off, but Futurama is still the greatest show ever.
Rated 18 Jun 2008
evilchaserevilchaser
Rated 15 Jun 2008
70
53rd
not as good as the previous one.
Rated 15 Jun 2008
greyspartanGreySpartan
Rated 25 Dec 2022
100
63rd
Great movie
Rated 25 Dec 2022
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 11 Dec 2020
52
53rd
Seen: 2. It is hit or miss, and doesn't cohere entirely, but it is fun and packed with jokes.
Rated 11 Dec 2020
daigoroDaigoro
Rated 30 Dec 2018
5
29th
Well at least it's better than the last movie, but I'm still not convinced if Futurama can work as a film.
Rated 30 Dec 2018
batmantisBatmantis
Rated 24 Jun 2018
75
68th
Some funny jokes early on in the film. I thought the last half where everyone was in love with the tentacle creature was kind of stupid, though.
Rated 24 Jun 2018
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 24 May 2017
70
56th
The tentacle religion is less crazy than Scientology.
Rated 24 May 2017
bratingsbratings
Rated 20 Nov 2016
69
47th
It's not as inventive as its predecessor, nor as funny, but Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs is still reasonably entertaining.
Rated 20 Nov 2016
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 16 Feb 2014
73
64th
More plot-heavy than usual, but still brings the funny.
Rated 16 Feb 2014
neonmanNeonman
Rated 30 Dec 2013
75
51st
With Futurama un-cancelled (thanks to the horde of die-hard fans), it seems the show's main focus (for these movies and the next season) was to cram as much of a wacky story in as possible. This just kills the pacing of this movie (and subsequent episodes), with the last third feeling especially rushed. Still, it's really funny and has lots of great comedy/sci-fi animated scenes.
Rated 30 Dec 2013
ytadelYtadel
Rated 23 Oct 2013
4
44th
I really liked the first hour or so of the movie, and the tentacle monster taking over the entire world/universe made for a great bad guy. However, once Yivo revealed shkerself as basically a joke, the rest of the movie was less compelling. Lots of great Zoidberg jokes, though.
Rated 23 Oct 2013
walkearthwalkearth
Rated 22 Jun 2013
45
30th
Started more promisingly than 'Bender's Big Score' but ended up even more chaotic and fragmented. Not worth watching.
Rated 22 Jun 2013
misterlizardmisterlizard
Rated 27 Jan 2013
50
52nd
Would have been an OK episode, but the increased runtime of a film stretches it out a bit too far - especially when the joke quota isn't upped accordingly. Probably the weakest of the 4 movies.
Rated 27 Jan 2013
unusedfutureUnusedFuture
Rated 06 Jan 2013
69
61st
For all its missteps, Beast remains funny and clever throughout.
Rated 06 Jan 2013
ag0stomesmerAg0stoMesmer
Rated 29 Dec 2012
3
73rd
Lower gags/minute than the tv but still alright.
Rated 29 Dec 2012
mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 05 Mar 2011
66
44th
Futurama does Arthur C Clarke's 'Childhood's End': and that ode to classic science fiction wrapped in reverted-manchild-sex-jokes is what makes Futurama good. A bit overwrought but worthwhile.
Rated 05 Mar 2011
frederikaFrederikA
Rated 28 Jan 2011
50
33rd
The problems with the feature-length storylines becomes obvious in this 2nd instalment, that opts for a misguided sentimental tone circling around relationship-topics. That said: Bender, Hedonism Bot and Zoidberg makes up for a lot...
Rated 28 Jan 2011
1qw3er51qw3er5
Rated 10 Jan 2011
5
45th
some funny jokes here and there, but there's a nagging feeling that it's just not good.
Rated 10 Jan 2011
ununniliumUnunnilium
Rated 15 Dec 2010
52
32nd
Every time I think about this movie's attitude towards polyamory, I move it down a little. Uggggggh. (And it's just rather flat in general, though there are some interesting Weird SF ideas.)
Rated 15 Dec 2010
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 12 Dec 2010
67
57th
Not ideal, but I will take some Futurama anywhere I can.
Rated 12 Dec 2010
rednightmarerednightmare
Rated 21 Sep 2010
62
47th
The weakest of the Futurama movies. Like the rest, it suffers from being too long for its own good. What takes place over two hours could easily have been condensed into an excellent half hour television episode.
Rated 21 Sep 2010
enthusiastEnthusiast
Rated 31 Jan 2010
65
35th
Seems really disjointed and unmemorable. Not outright bad, but probably could have been a more worthwhile outing with all the fat trimmed and re-written as a 22 minute episode.
Rated 31 Jan 2010
halfjapaneseHalfJapanese
Rated 14 Jan 2010
10
2nd
I liked Futurama, but this film is pretty awful. There's enough funny material for half of one episode, which is a real problem with the film is closer to 90 minutes than 22.
Rated 14 Jan 2010
oldgoatoldgoat
Rated 07 Jan 2010
70
51st
Probably the 2nd best of the 4 'movies'. The funniest of the 4 though.
Rated 07 Jan 2010
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 29 Nov 2009
50
35th
An extended Futurama with less funny than the average show.
Rated 29 Nov 2009
totoroTotoro.
Rated 08 Sep 2009
70
52nd
Funny.
Rated 08 Sep 2009
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 22 Aug 2009
45
33rd
Not all that shines is Bender's metal ass. It's kind of embarassing that this still has Matt Groening's name on it. It's mostly just extremely contrived and incoherent, trying to pass for funny. At its prime, somewhere around the middle of the film, it has a rate of about one funny joke per five minutes on average, and in between it's just trying.
Rated 22 Aug 2009
canadianorcanadianor
Rated 29 Jun 2009
90
90th
"Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs" one of the better Futurama flicks. Beginning right after the events in "Bender's Big Score", this film follows the Planet Express crew as they try to fix a rift created by, essentially, Bender's greed. Zapp Brannigan has to be one of my favorite characters ever and his role in this film doesn't disappoint. The title gives away the twist, if you know your Othello (or Wikipedia), but the revelation is still hilarious. Great use of the characters.
Rated 29 Jun 2009
omgfridgeomgfridge
Rated 18 Jun 2009
7
64th
Best Futurama feature.
Rated 18 Jun 2009
abunchofcatsABUNCHOFCATS
Rated 12 Jun 2009
75
39th
I just did not care for this one as much. Everything felt fairly disconnected.
Rated 12 Jun 2009
evolutionEvolution
Rated 12 May 2009
38
13th
Such a piece of shit, just a really bad long episode that resorts to Family Guy-esque jokes.
Rated 12 May 2009
gogokaingogokain
Rated 29 Apr 2009
55
56th
Very disappointing.
Rated 29 Apr 2009
easydiffeasydiff
Rated 20 Apr 2009
61
62nd
Better than the first movie. David Cross is awesome as usual.
Rated 20 Apr 2009
sweinbergs.weinberg
Rated 19 Apr 2009
80
70th
"If you're a Futurama newbie, I'd start with S1 and S2. These flicks are for the wackos who know the difference between Morbo, Calculon, and Wernstrom."
Rated 19 Apr 2009
hahaHaha
Rated 23 Mar 2009
92
86th
Futurama has officially arrived. Chock full of laughs with the most inspired story of the series.
Rated 23 Mar 2009
thesleepwalkthesleepwalk
Rated 23 Feb 2009
50
31st
I am a fan of the TV show, but the movies have all been pretty bad. This is probably the 2nd best of the movies.
Rated 23 Feb 2009
jetboyjetboy
Rated 09 Feb 2009
42
7th
Every Futurama Movie Gets a Shit Rating. Cuz they are shit. Watch the TV show for Brilliance.
Rated 09 Feb 2009
gilgameshGilgamesh
Rated 07 Feb 2009
50
19th
I hate that pink, homo-octopus!
Rated 07 Feb 2009
tma1tma1
Rated 23 Jan 2009
50
29th
I think I'm going to have to re-watch for the funny parts.
Rated 23 Jan 2009
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 09 Jan 2009
67
71st
good movie
Rated 09 Jan 2009
tathieltathiel
Rated 02 Jan 2009
80
67th
Better, but still not back to old times.
Rated 02 Jan 2009
mir17MIR17
Rated 28 Dec 2008
20
0th
Missing pretty much everything that made the show so great. Just atrocious.
Rated 28 Dec 2008
nearphotisonNearphotison
Rated 10 Dec 2008
83
66th
Not nearly as good as BBS, but still pretty good in its own right. Its at least better than I had anticipated.
Rated 10 Dec 2008
gokhanincegokhanince
Rated 17 Oct 2008
78
60th
The epic story of how mankind has been exiled from heaven - or should I rather say how mankind will be exiled from heaven - either way it was fun...
Rated 17 Oct 2008
kavuKavu
Rated 07 Aug 2008
77
60th
Clearly better than the previous Futurama movie. Manages to stay funny somewhat consistently, but not on the level of the series.
Rated 07 Aug 2008
unohav1unohav_1
Rated 06 Aug 2008
80
42nd
Let's see. Kif died, Zapp has sex, a tentacle has sex with EVERYBODY. ---SHUDDER--- FAIL. It's still Futurama, so a decent score, but its not good Futurama.
Rated 06 Aug 2008
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 01 Aug 2008
75
75th
Pretty much the funniest of the Futurama direct to DVD movies for my money. David Cross is too funny as the sleazy alien creature literally trying to fuck everyone on planet Earth.
Rated 01 Aug 2008
youtellme93youtellme93
Rated 28 Jul 2008
75
54th
Not as good as the show, but not as awful as I was expecting. If you're a futurama fan, you'll enjoy it, and David Cross as the beast is EXCELLENT casting. :D
Rated 28 Jul 2008
gritGrit
Rated 15 Jul 2008
52
50th
While the second of the Futurama movie releases does have its moments, coupled with a few decent satirical references to religion, generally it comes as a let-down and ranks among the worst that the series has produced. While jokes are present they are spread around sparsely, in heavy contrast to previous installments, and while there are some good plotline ideas the script seems a little rushed. I really hope this stagnation is a blip, I'd hate to see so much future potential go to waste.
Rated 15 Jul 2008
biedronskiBiedronski
Rated 11 Jul 2008
66
37th
Bender's big score was way better than this one. I love futurama but i thought the story in this was just dumb
Rated 11 Jul 2008
johnnyzombieJohnnyZombie
Rated 10 Jul 2008
82
45th
Not as good as Bender's Big Score.
Rated 10 Jul 2008
browncoatBrowncoat
Rated 08 Jul 2008
30
6th
As a normally avid Futurama fan, I was looking forward to the second feature-length release, but I was bitterly disappointed. I found the story to be ludicrously boring and pointless (which is a shame, because that was often the strong point of many of the TV episodes), but more to the point: it wasn't funny. I may have laughed out loud once in this film and I can't even remember what the joke was. Steer clear to avoid disappointment.
Rated 08 Jul 2008
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 07 Jul 2008
54
43rd
Don't get me wrong. I liked most of the movie. But Futurama is not really my cup of tea. Neither other Groening products. They are funny to see, but I get bored with they simple humour easily; jokes for everyone. I liked here a lot the religious twist and hmmm... tentacle thing. Pretty bold text for kid animation.
Rated 07 Jul 2008
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 07 Jul 2008
67
30th
Meh, this was something of a letdown. The gags are good, except for a few scattered instances where the timing was a bit off, and a couple more that were too predictable. But the main storyline was kinda ho-hum. I hope the remaining two films show some better writing and better ideas.
Rated 07 Jul 2008
phaedrusphaedrus
Rated 24 Jun 2008
75
91st
Improved on Bender's Big Score, very funny and a better paced plot. "There's my butterscotch!"
Rated 24 Jun 2008
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 20 Jun 2008
80
74th
much better than the first futurama movie futurama does quite well translating into a full length movie and the entire thing was well entertaining. the only downside is that the plot seems to either not know when to end or does badly tieing all the events together in a more sensible manner.
Rated 20 Jun 2008
ogwogw
Rated 20 Jun 2008
80
51st
too long...
Rated 20 Jun 2008

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