Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

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

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7.3/10

2,039 votes

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Cannes Film Festival

🏆 1 win

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Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix

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Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$9.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$42.7M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$33.7M

ROI: +375%

Budget Recovery475% of budget

$0|Budget: $9.0M|Revenue: $42.7M

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35.4K

Daily Avg

591

7-Day Trend

-6%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Hertfordshire

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Story Setting

Set In

England

Series & Franchise

Timeline

Prequel

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

1982

This Movie

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Roger Pratt

Film Editing

Julian Doyle

Music / Score

John Du Prez

Distributors

NetflixUniversal Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

1.85:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Available in 82 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	BritBox Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	Foxtel Now, BINGE	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaM

Germany16

FranceU

JapanR15+

Argentina18

Brazil18

+11 more countries

Production

Director

Terry Jones

Writers

Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle

Production Companies

Celandine FilmsThe Monty Python Partnership

Cast

Terry Gilliam

Various Roles

Graham Chapman

Various Roles

John Cleese

Various Roles

Eric Idle

Various Roles

Terry Jones

Various Roles

Michael Palin

Various Roles

Carol Cleveland

Various Roles

Simon Jones

Cedric

Patricia Quinn

Mrs. Williams

Judy Loe

Nurse #1

Andrew Bicknell

(Segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")

Andrew MacLachlan

Groom

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sense of lifecomediansatiresketchbreaking the fourth wallaftercreditsstingerduringcreditsstingervignettethe meaning of lifeanarchic comedy

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