Monty Python's The Meaning of Life Poster

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)

R 03/31/1983 Comedy 1h 47m
73%
User
Score
7.5/10
86%
72/100

It took God six days to create the heavens and the earth...and Monty Python ninety minutes to screw it up.

Overview

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.

Graham Chapman

Screenplay

John Cleese

Screenplay

Terry Gilliam

Screenplay

Eric Idle

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam

Various Roles

Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman

Various Roles

John Cleese

John Cleese

Various Roles

Eric Idle

Eric Idle

Various Roles

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Various Roles

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Various Roles

Carol Cleveland

Carol Cleveland

Various Roles

Simon Jones

Simon Jones

Cedric

Patricia Quinn

Patricia Quinn

Mrs. Williams

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Media

The Meaning of Life (1983) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HQ]

The Meaning of Life (1983) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HQ]

Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life in 4K Ultra HD | The Gift of War | Extended Preview

Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life in 4K Ultra HD | The Gift of War | Extended Preview

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | The Miracle of Birth

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life | The Miracle of Birth

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Reviews

A review by Gimly

Written on April 12, 2019

Doesn't hold up as well as some of Monty Python's other work, but there's enough classic moments in here to make it worthwhile watching.

_Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go._...

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A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

Written on May 8, 2023

**I expected much more: this film is a shadow of what it should have been.**

I think it's redundant to say what everyone already knows: the Monty Python represents the pinnacle of British humor, and if each of those comedians is excellent alone, seeing them together is always an added bonus. This film, however, is a late work by the group, when each of them was starting to have a solo career and the group's notoriety was consolidated. There are incredible partnerships in the artistic world, and if we think about it, we will think of huge music bands, television series or troupes of actors that worked incredibly well and were successful for a certain time. The issue is that many of them did not know how to harmonize a joint existence with the growing commitments of individual agendas. An...

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on February 25, 2025

Well, I suppose if anyone was ever going to be able to get to grips with the meaning of life, it was going to be the “Monty Python” lads but for me their brand of comedy never really worked. This starts with it’s equivalent of a B-reel: a bunch of geriatric insurance processors who react with unexpected violence when one of their number is fired. Next thing their building is a weapon of war wreaking havoc on the glittering world of a-personal commercialism! It’s quite entertaining how these folks intermingle “Spartacus” into the plot as they cannibalise everything from the ceiling fan to the filing cabinet to arm themselves. Thence to the main feature - and that starts with a stinging swing at the monetisation of life, right from the process of birth followed by a sarcastic cri...

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