Movies like Life of Brian
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Life of Brian (1979)
433K
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.
Style:
hilarious, funny, humorous, cult classic, parody, black comedy, spoof, satirical, surreal, dark comedy ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
religion, monty python, satire, mistaken identity, absurdism, ancient rome, medieval, dark humor, ancient, roman empire, god, atheism, sarcasm, christmas, irony, irreverence, female pubic hair, mission, jesus christ, controversy, male nudity, philosophy, social commentary, stoner, atheist ...
Time:
1st century, ancient times, year 1979, 20th century, biblical epic, 1930s, 30s
Place:
jerusalem, palestine, ancient greece, greece, middle east, holy land
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Most similar movies to Life of Brian
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, absurd, funny and clever films with plots about satire, storytelling, runaway, disorder, dialogue, culture clash and catastrophe mostly in Comedy, Adventure and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Life of Brian: Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969), History of the World: Part I (1981), Year One (2009), Airplane! (1980), Brüno (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black ...
Style:
humorous, absurd, parody, spoof, surreal ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens
Plot:
monty python, medieval, knight, holy grail, satire, king arthur, arthurian legend, sword fight, surrealism, monk, absurd humor, camelot ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 10th century, year 1975, 20th century ...
Place:
arizona, britain, europe, england, xian ...
Similarity:
94%
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
parody, funny, philosophical, surreal, cult classic ...
Plot:
satire, monty python, philosophy, dark humor, surrealism, atheism, existentialism, atheist, humour, social commentary, death, life ...
Time:
year 1983, medieval times, 20th century, 19th century, 80s ...
Place:
london, england, europe, africa, northern england ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Monty Python’s Flying Circus is a British sketch comedy series created by the comedy group Monty Python and broadcast by the BBC from 1969 to 1974. The shows were composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and ...
Style:
sketch comedy, surreal, sitcom, parody, hilarious ...
Plot:
satire, monty python, sketch, stupidity, absurdism, surrealism, transvestism, absurd humor, serial killer, fandom, humour, communism ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s
Place:
britain, europe, england, seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, History, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, slapstick, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
roman empire, spanish inquisition, satire, marijuana, inquisition, empress, torture, ancient, caveman, peplum, revolution, farce ...
Time:
18th century, 20th century, 1st century, year 1981, future ...
Place:
rome italy, france, ancient greece, arizona, greece ...
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100%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
And Now for Something Completely Different is a film spin-off from the television comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus featuring favourite sketches from the first two seasons.
Style:
surreal, funny, spoof, sketch comedy, absurd ...
Plot:
satire, monty python, absurdism, social commentary, obstacle course, surrealism, british police, embarrassment, social satire, migration, buddies, serial killer ...
Time:
year 1971, 20th century, 70s
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
100%
108K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.
Style:
parody, humorous, biblical, satirical, absurd ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
caveman, stupidity, satire, chosen one, slavery, road trip, sarcasm, farce, dumb, destiny, buddies, profanity ...
Time:
prehistory, prehistoric times, stone age, year 2009
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Alcoholic pilot, Ted Striker has developed a fear of flying due to wartime trauma, but nevertheless boards a passenger jet in an attempt to woo back his stewardess girlfriend. Food poisoning decimates the passengers and crew, leaving it up to ...
Style:
parody, spoof, absurd, slapstick, funny ...
Audience:
teens, date night, kids
Plot:
airplane, airport, satire, pilot, food poisoning, absurd humor, aviation, stewardess, passenger, disaster, flight attendant, deadpan ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1980, 70s
Place:
los angeles, chicago
Similarity:
100%
158K
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Flamboyantly gay Austrian television reporter Bruno stirs up trouble with unsuspecting guests and large crowds through brutally frank interviews and painfully hilarious public displays of homosexuality.
Style:
mockumentary, funny, parody, satirical, humorous ...
Plot:
gay, gender, gay slur, satire, lgbt, gay marriage, social satire, gay lead character, fame, nudity, homosexuality, sex ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
usa, europe, austria, los angeles, vienna ...
Similarity:
100%
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. ...
Style:
humorous, cult classic, sexy, talky, exciting ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
monster, satire, sword and sorcery, monty python, heroic mission, imaginary kingdom, knight, lone hero, alice in wonderland, curses spells and rituals, goofy hero, good versus evil ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, 17th century
Place:
england
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, satirical, humorous, funny, dark comedy ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
terrorism, dark humor, suicide, stupidity, sarcasm, recruit, farce, comedy of errors, islam, terrorist, religion, goofy hero ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, britain, iraq, pakistan, northern england ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal ...
Style:
humorous, surreal, light, visually stunning, absurd ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, date night, family outing, horror for children
Plot:
time travel, childhood, treasure, children, time portal, map, good versus evil, ogre, parallel universe, time, dwarf, burglary ...
Time:
regency period, 80s, year 1981
Place:
london, arizona, europe, england, ancient greece
Similarity:
100%
116K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
It's Ted the Bellhop's first night on the job...and the hotel's very unusual guests are about to place him in some outrageous predicaments. It seems that this evening's room service is serving up one unbelievable happening after ...
Style:
surreal, dark comedy, black comedy, funny, cult classic ...
Plot:
dark humor, multiple storylines, curses spells and rituals, workplace situations, couples, disorder, fish out of water, gangster, lifestyle, supernatural ability, workplace, hotel ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
america, los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order to meet high profit targets and keep the zoo open, Rollo enforces a new 'fierce creatures' policy, whereby only the most ...
Style:
satirical, humorous, black comedy, light, absurd ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
farce, zoo, greed, father son relationship, monty python, moral ambiguity, danger, obnoxious boss, workplace intrigue, businessman, sarcasm, marketing ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, europe, seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Bourgeois convention is demolished in Luis Buñuel’s surrealist gem. Featuring an elegant soiree with guests seated at toilet bowls, poker-playing monks using religious medals as chips, and police officers looking for a missing girl who is right ...
Style:
surreal, satirical, humorous, art house, dark comedy ...
Plot:
satire, surrealism, sadomasochism, monk, chaos, religion, courtroom, society, mistaken identity, greed, visceral, estrangement ...
Time:
20th century, year 1974, 70s
Place:
france, paris france, europe, spain
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A diamond advocate is attempting to steal a collection of diamonds, yet troubles arise when he realizes that he is not the only one after the diamonds.
Style:
funny, dark comedy, black comedy, raunchy comedy, dramatic ...
Plot:
heist, femme fatale, zoophilia, satire, manipulation, plan gone wrong, eternal love, psychotic, outlaw, swindle, diamond, female thief ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1988
Place:
europe, britain, tower bridge london, london, england ...
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly housekeeper. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his ...
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, horror comedy, gothic ...
Audience:
teens, horror for children
Plot:
mad scientist, castle, frankenstein, monster, experiment, satire, frankenstein's monster, farce, laboratory, hunchback, sex scene, blindness ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century, year 1974, near future ...
Place:
transylvania, arizona, europe, usa, seattle
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Notorious Baltimore criminal and underground figure Divine goes up against Connie & Raymond Marble, a sleazy married couple who make a passionate attempt to humiliate her and seize her tabloid-given title as "The Filthiest Person ...
Style:
controversial, underground film, black comedy, independent film, erotic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
nudity, lesbian, obsession, animal abuse, arson, perversion, dysfunctional family, murder, egg, transgression, controversy, sadism ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, maryland, baltimore, idaho, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev travels to America to make a documentary. As he zigzags across the nation, Borat meets real people in real situations with hysterical consequences. His backwards behavior generates strong reactions around him ...
Style:
controversial, humorous, absurd, parody, mockumentary ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
satire, dark humor, racism, stupidity, travel, culture clash, toilet humor, stereotypes, road trip, dumb, fish out of water, masturbation ...
Time:
year 2006, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, kazakhstan, usa, los angeles, washington d.c. ...
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
It is essentially the same concept as an English Monty Python's episode, but in German. The paintings by Albrecht Dürer, fall victim to silly animations. Little Red Riding Hood shows up too. A number of familiar sketches, including the ...
Style:
slapstick, dark comedy, slapstick comedy, sketch comedy, absurd ...
Plot:
monty python, sketch, satire, stereotypes, singer, joke, irreverence, comedian, singing, violence, absurdism, absurd humor ...
Place:
east germany
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Music, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) is a comic oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of Brian, which retells the tragic tale of Mandy, impregnated by a Roman soldier, giving birth to Brian, a reluctant revolutionary of the ...
Style:
parody, humorous, not serious, harsh, light ...
Plot:
atheism, disorder, mistaken identity, profanity, silly humor, society, chosen one, religions or cults, artists and showbiz, theater, farce, fall in love ...
Place:
middle east
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Chevy Chase makes his film debut in this riotous collection of live skits. Directed by Ken Shapiro and featuring Chase, Richard Belzer and others, The Groove Tube mocks TV Land and its trappings by spoofing kids' shows -- from a ...
Style:
parody, humorous, not serious, witty, sketch comedy ...
Plot:
rising to stardom, showbiz, culture clash, ambition, contests and competitions, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, actor's life, buddies, rise and fall, sexual relations, workplace situations ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
usa, kentucky, new york
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into politics and in the mini-skirted flared-trousered world of 1970 Britain starts to rise through the ...
Style:
political, cynical, biting, realistic, not serious ...
Plot:
satire, monty python, politics, nude girl, nudity, manipulation, disorder, rise to the top, dishonesty, state affairs, ambition, head of state ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
england, europe
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, UK, Romania
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
14 years after making a film about his journey across the USA, Borat risks life and limb when he returns to the United States with his young daughter, and reveals more about the culture, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the political elections.
Style:
satirical, mockumentary, funny, dark comedy, humorous ...
Plot:
disguise, father daughter relationship, satire, coronavirus, masturbation, feminism, presidential election, prank, sarcasm, social satire, amazon, mockery ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
manhattan new york city, xian, new york, texas, kazakhstan
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An unemployed cartoonist moves back in with his parents and younger brother Freddy. When his parents demand he leave, he begins to spread rumors that his father is sexually abusing Freddy.
Style:
funny, sexy, humorous, dark comedy, controversial ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
satire, surrealism, stupidity, slacker, sexual abuse, goofy hero, parents and children, unsuccessful, dull life, stoner, dysfunctional family, bad taste humour ...
Time:
20th century, year 2001, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles, pakistan
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Netherlands, UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Chaos ensues when a man tries to expose a dark secret regarding a recently deceased patriarch of a dysfunctional British family.
Style:
dark comedy, humorous, black comedy, funny, light ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
dysfunctional family, funeral, dark humor, farce, secret, male nudity, sarcasm, corpse, novelist, secret lover, public nudity, blackmail ...
Time:
year 2007, 21st century
Place:
england, united kingdom, europe, london, seattle
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
At Last the 1948 Show is a satirical TV show made by David Frost's company, Paradine Productions, in association with Rediffusion London. Transmitted on Britain's ITV network during 1967 and 1968, it brought Cambridge Footlights humour to ...
Style:
sketch comedy, surreal, not serious, humorous, witty ...
Plot:
sketch, monty python, absurd humor, satire, social relations, friends, couple relations, lifestyle, performer's life, media, human nature, workplace ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1948, 1940s
Similarity:
24%
141K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Two rival politicians compete to win an election to represent their small North Carolina congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.
Style:
parody, funny, satirical, political, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
politics, satire, congressman, election, campaign, farce, campaigning, political corruption, sarcasm, election campaign, mentor, stereotypes ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars ...
Style:
humorous, witty, talky, cynical, parody ...
Plot:
filmmaking, satire, circumcision, adaptation, creativity, art, storytelling, dialogue, couples, artists and showbiz, showbiz, nosy ...
Time:
year 2005, 18th century, 21st century
Place:
england, london
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The US President and the UK Prime Minister are looking to launch a war in the Middle East. The plot follows government officials and advisers in their behind-the-scenes efforts either to promote the war or prevent it. Spinal Tap meets Strangelove. A ...
Style:
satirical, political, cynical, black comedy, humorous ...
Plot:
politics, satire, farce, intern, profanity, white house, british, new job, moral ambiguity, workplace, state affairs, politician ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., london, england, middle east, britain ...
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, France, Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Ali G unwittingly becomes a pawn in the evil Chancellor's plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britain. However, instead of bringing the Prime Minister down, Ali is embraced by the nation as the voice of youth and 'realness', ...
Style:
funny, satirical, humorous, entertaining, parody ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
satire, farce, violence, stupidity, stoner, sexual humor, sarcasm, culture clash, hip hop culture, silly humor, politics, dumb ...
Time:
2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
london, england, britain, europe, jamaica ...
Similarity:
24%
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