8.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.6
Overview
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 Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Overview
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 Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's broad satire targets universal human folly, unthinking adherence to authority, and the absurdity of grand quests, rather than promoting or critiquing specific political ideologies. Its primary aim is to expose the ridiculousness in all forms of unquestioning belief and power, leading to a neutral rating.
The film features a predominantly white and male cast, consistent with its production era and genre. Its narrative, a parody of Arthurian legend, satirizes character incompetence and genre tropes without engaging in explicit critiques of traditional identities or incorporating DEI themes.
Secondary
The film satirizes medieval Christian institutions, rituals, and the concept of a divine quest, portraying adherents and their beliefs as absurd, hypocritical, and often foolish. It critiques blind faith and the misuse of religious authority through comedic exaggeration, undermining any sense of reverence.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The film is a comedic parody of medieval legends, and its narrative does not include explicit or implicit representation of queer identities or relationships.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a medieval comedy that parodies the Arthurian legend. The film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative and humor focus on historical anachronisms, absurd situations, and character archetypes, without engaging with gender identity issues.
The film does not feature any female characters engaging in or winning direct physical combat against male opponents. Female roles are primarily non-combative or background characters, and no instances of women defeating men in close-quarters fights are depicted.
The film parodies Arthurian legend but does not alter the established gender of any canonical or historical characters. While male actors portray some female roles for comedic effect, these are either new characters or instances of gender disguise within the narrative, not gender swaps of pre-existing figures.
The film is an original comedic work, not an adaptation of source material with pre-established character races, nor does it depict specific historical figures whose race is documented. Therefore, no characters undergo a race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.2
7.8
Critic Ratings
9.2
9.1
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