Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Monty Python and the Holy Grail parents guide

Heads up on light gore. That is past what the PG on the box suggests. Beyond that, mild language and nothing scary.

Scare

Not scary

Jump scares

None noted

Gore

Light gore

Some blood or injury, briefly.

Violence

Some violence

Some fighting or peril.

Sex and nudity

None flagged

It is a PG from before PG-13 existed, when a PG could carry more, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.

Language

Mild

Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

How we rate: an AI reads what is known about each title and tags it 0 to 3; we check the tags against a hand-rated set and correct them by hand when readers tell us. Estimates, not a scene-by-scene review. Spot a mistake? Tell us.

Three questions

How gory is Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

Light gore and some violence.

What is Monty Python and the Holy Grail rated, and is it OK for kids?

It is rated PG and nothing we tagged runs past mild, but a PG from 1975 could carry more than one does now. Check the guide first.

What is Monty Python and the Holy Grail about?

King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".

Cast and crew

More like Monty Python and the Holy Grail

• Regular Show (2010)Absurdist humor · whimsical · comfort watch · briskTwo groundskeepers, a blue jay and a raccoon, find their mundane jobs twisted into brisk, absurdist adventures.
• Barbie (2023)Dry wit · whimsical · date night · emotionally heavyA whimsical, absurdist adventure unfolds as two dolls discover the bittersweet joys and perils of the real world.
• Dogma (1999)Dry wit · absurdist · late-night trip · briskTwo renegade angels exploit a loophole, forcing a woman with special heritage to save all existence.
• Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)Dry wit · whimsical · family watch · strong violenceA charming thief and his whimsical crew embark on a brisk, epic adventure filled with witty humor.
• Futurama (1999)Dry wit · whimsical · comfort watch · measuredA pizza delivery boy awakens a millennium later, navigating a whimsical yet melancholic future with absurdist wit.
• One-Punch Man (2015)Absurdist humor · campy · late-night trip · strong violenceAn invincible hero finds boredom in his strength as absurd villains fall with a single punch.
• The Lego Movie (2014)Dry wit · whimsical · family watch · briskAn ordinary Lego figure becomes an unlikely hero in a whimsical, brisk adventure to save the universe.
• Life of Brian (1979)Dry wit · satirical · late-night trip · measuredA hapless man's life becomes a darkly comic, absurdist satire of messianic expectations and Roman-era politics.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail is on our Weird and surreal, Tweens (10 to 12), Martial arts, Dry and witty and Absurdist lists.

More like this feeling

Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.

• “funny but not stupid, under two hours”
• “a fun halloween movie, not too scary”
• “a movie that will make me cry”

Lists with the same feel: Comfort watches and Party.