Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

(1945)

3/31/1983

1h 47min

Comedy

Tagline

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.

Director

Terry Jones

Screenplay

John Cleese

Screenplay

Eric Idle

Screenplay

Graham Chapman

Screenplay

Michael Palin

Screenplay

Terry Gilliam

Screenplay

Terry Jones

How To Watch

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life is currently available to rent, and buy in the United States. JustWatch makes it easy to find out where you can legally watch your favorite movies & TV shows online.

🇺🇸

United States

Rent

Buy

Status
Released
Budget
$9,000,000.00
Revenue
$15,000,000.00
Original Language
English
Homepage

Gimly 4/12/2019

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 y ...Show More

Filipe Manuel Neto 5/8/2023

**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, an ...Show More

CinemaSerf 2/25/2025

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 star ...Show More