Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
Kernel Score: 83% · 2,056 ratings · Rated R
Genres: Comedy
Released: 1983-03-31
Runtime: 107 minutes
Where to watch Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
- Stream: TCM
- Rent: Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube
- Buy: Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, YouTube
US availability, updated 2026-10-23.
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.
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life parents' guide: ages 15+
Parents need to know that this R-rated Monty Python comedy uses crude, anarchic humor and gross-out gags to satirize life's big questions.
- Violence & scariness: Moderate — Sketches feature grotesque gags including a doctor claiming a liver from a still-living donor and a glutton's spectacular, vomit-filled demise.
- Language: Moderate — The R rating and the film's anarchic, crude comic style indicate strong language and coarse humor.
Fresh Kernels AI-assessed from the official R rating, publicly documented content. A guide for families, not an official rating.
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Cast
- Terry Gilliam as Various Roles
- Graham Chapman as Various Roles
- John Cleese as Various Roles
- Eric Idle as Various Roles
- Terry Jones as Various Roles
- Michael Palin as Various Roles
- Carol Cleveland as Various Roles
- Simon Jones as Cedric
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- Judy Loe as Nurse #1
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life FAQ
Is Monty Python's The Meaning of Life good?
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life has an 83% Kernel Score on Fresh Kernels from 2,056 audience ratings.
Where can I watch Monty Python's The Meaning of Life?
In the US you can stream Monty Python's The Meaning of Life on TCM and rent it from Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play and YouTube.
Is Monty Python's The Meaning of Life OK for kids?
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life is rated R. Fresh Kernels suggests ages 15+. Parents need to know that this R-rated Monty Python comedy uses crude, anarchic humor and gross-out gags to satirize life's big questions.
What movies are like Monty Python's The Meaning of Life?
If you liked Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, try Bo Burnham: Inside, In the Loop, Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin and Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones.