MOVIE REVIEW

Life of Brian / 1979

He's not the messiah...he's just a naughty boy.

7.8 / 10 (4,890 votes)

94 minutes

DIRECTOR Terry Jones

WRITERS Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Michael Palin

CAST Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terence Bayler, Carol Cleveland, Kenneth Colley, Neil Innes, Charles McKeown, John Young, Gwen Taylor, Sue Jones-Davies, Peter Brett

PRODUCTION Handmade Films, Python (Monty) Pictures

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REVIEW & SYNOPSIS

Sinopsis

Life of Brian adalah sebuah Comedy yang dirilis pada tahun 1979. “He’s not the messiah…he’s just a naughty boy.” Film ini disutradarai oleh Terry Jones dan dibintangi oleh Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones.

Life of Brian menghadirkan cerita yang mendalam tentang perjuangan, konflik, dan resolusi yang memukau. Dengan alur yang terstruktur dengan baik, film ini berhasil membawa penonton dalam pengalaman sinematik yang tak terlupakan.

Dari segi teknis, Life of Brian menawarkan sinematografi yang memanjakan mata, tata suara yang imersif, serta akting yang meyakinkan dari para pemerannya.

Secara keseluruhan, Life of Brian adalah Comedy yang layak masuk dalam daftar tontonan Anda. Film ini tidak hanya menghibur tetapi juga memberikan pesan moral yang mendalam.

Last Updated: April 29, 2026

COMMUNITY REVIEWS FROM TMDB

drystyx 4/10

April 3, 2023

This isn't Monty Python's best. In fact, it's very ordinary humor for the most part. The story of another man living a life parallel to Jesus could have been much funnier than this. However, people who love "dry humor" may appreciate this one more. It isn't the slapstick humor that we usually get from Monty Python that leaves a person nearly dying of laughter. It's very low key humor. The only memorable scene is the suicide squad that comes to save Brian, which lasts a few seconds. It's not totally boring, but it comes close. 4/10

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Filipe Manuel Neto 7/10

October 6, 2023

**It's an excellent comic film, but much inferior to “The Holy Grail”.** There is consensus on the impact that Monty Python had on humor, and on the way comedy is seen and performed. After a bombastic television series and a highly successful first film, they decided to make this film which, in essence, is a satire on the great biblical epics of the past. In this film, we follow Brian, a man who was born a short distance from Jesus and is constantly confused with him. I'm not conservative enough to not appreciate a religious joke if it's good, and...

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misubisu 10/10

November 5, 2025

## **Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) Review: A Blasphemous, Brilliant, and Utterly Human 10/10** If *Holy Grail* was a shotgun blast of medieval absurdity, then *Life of Brian* is a precision laser guided by satirical genius. Arriving four years later amid a whirlwind of anticipation and pre-release outrage, this is not merely a follow-up; it is an evolution. It is the pinnacle of Monty Python's craft—a film so sharp, so intelligent, and so uproariously funny that it doesn't just earn a perfect score; it defines what a perfect satire can be. ### The Plot: A Case of Mistaken Messiah-ship...

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