Life of Brian
Shares rank 11 of 14 comedy films by recommenders
People recommend it for its memorable scenes, its status as a treasure, and its hilarious German dubbing. No critics appear in the quotes.
People recommend it for its memorable scenes, its status as a treasure, and its hilarious German dubbing. No critics appear in the quotes.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Memorable scenes fans love
“My favorite scene in Life of Brian”
Comment from 31 Mar 2026 in “Car Seats as Contraception” Considered a treasure
“This movie is a treasure.”
Comment from 8 Nov 2025 in “Claude Is Down” Hilarious German dubbing
“The German dubbing of Monty Python's Life of Brian is hilarious too.”
Comment from 10 May 2026 in “Dark Star (Film, 1974)”
Other comedy films people recommend
The four most recommended other comedy films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idiocracy | 43 | 19 | 69% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Coyote v. Acme | 27 | 5 | 84% | 2 | — | — |
| Office Space | 23 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Don't Look Up | 14 | 7 | 67% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Life of BrianThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The German dubbing of Monty Python's Life of Brian is hilarious too.”
“My favorite scene in Life of Brian”
“This movie is a treasure.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.