Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
A brisk, darkly comic, and campy journey answers life's questions through outrageous, satirical vignettes.
Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.
How intense is Monty Python's The Meaning of Life?
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life has light gore and some violence. Emotionally it carries some weight. The pace is brisk, and it is a late-night trip and a full-attention watch. The humor runs absurdist and dry. Rated R.
What Monty Python's The Meaning of Life feels like
- Tone
- absurdistsatiricalcampydarkly comic
- Pace
- Brisk
- Humor
- absurdist, dry and witty
- Best for
- Late nightFull attention
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Is Monty Python's The Meaning of Life scary?
No. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life is not a scary watch (scare level 0 of 3).
Is Monty Python's The Meaning of Life gory or violent?
Light gore (1 of 3) and some violence (1 of 3).
Is Monty Python's The Meaning of Life sad or heavy?
A little. There is some emotional weight (1 of 3), but it is not a heavy watch.
Is Monty Python's The Meaning of Life OK for kids?
It is rated R, so it is made for adults. Intensity: scare 0, gore 1, violence 1, each out of 3.
How long is Monty Python's The Meaning of Life?
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life runs 1h 47m.
Where can I stream Monty Python's The Meaning of Life?
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life is not on a US subscription service right now (rent or buy may still be an option).
Does Monty Python's The Meaning of Life have a happy ending? spoiler-safe answer
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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