Absolutely Anything

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Absolutely Anything

R

Released May 12, 2017

1h 25m

Comedy

Sci-Fi

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Some eccentric aliens give a man the power to do anything he wants to determine if Earth is worth saving.

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Given the impressive array of talent involved in Absolutely Anything -- and the near-total lack of laughs it provokes -- this Monty Python reunion can only be regarded as a disappointment.

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

Treat-sized food-for-thought from a wonderfully silly director.

Rated: 3/4

May 12, 2017

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Stephen Dalton

The Hollywood Reporter

Absolutely Anything is a good idea but is executed poorly, with a lame take-home message about great power demanding great responsibility.

May 8, 2017

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Jake Wilson

The Age (Australia)

The redeeming factor is the sheer, unabashed silliness.

Rated: 3/5

May 8, 2017

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Absolutely Anything may be a bad movie, but I laughed a lot, and really, that's what Jones and company set out to accomplish.

Rated: 3/4

Apr 4, 2022

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Phil W. Bayles

One Room With A View

Eric Idle always tells us to look on the bright side, but it's hard to see a bright side to this depressingly unfunny movie. See absolutely anything else.

Rated: 2/5

May 4, 2019

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Matthew Bond

The Mail on Sunday (UK)

Jones's cult status ensures a decent cast but the execution is messy, short of laughs and tiresome.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 30, 2017

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Stephen C

Funny in 1 hour and 25 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Language, Brief Nudity and Sexual References!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/13/25

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Audience Member

A comedy film is like choosing a shirt and my choice is better than that of anyone else. Many are not worthy of enjoying this film but I am. It made me laugh it moved me and it entertained me way way above most comedy films that other people like. Some did not appreciate this film and the reviews show this. I am glad I do not know these people as their taste is appalling.....in my opinion. Do yourself a favour and watch a start to finish brilliant film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/09/25

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Richard S

There are parts of this that I quite enjoy, but I had higher hopes. I mean, this was Robin Williams last role and I guess they did not let him be him or something. I mean, I know he's not the star, and neither are the cast from Monty Python, but FFS. There are parts when I think, god, this is so stupid, why am I watching it? Thank god I'm streaming it for free. And yes, I took a break from the movie to write this as I can't imagine its going to get any better, and I pray it won't get worse. Less Pegg and more of everyone else would likely have worked better.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/01/25

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Greg K

I found this movie very enjoyable to watch even though the plot was very predictable. The goofiness and absurdity were quite appealing to my taste.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/13/25

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Alex H

Embarrassingly dated and not remotely funny.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/11/25

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Samitha B

Wish it was a little funnier. No chemistry between the leads. It's like Rachel's trifle from Friends chemistry-wise.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/23/25

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Synopsis

Some eccentric aliens give a man the power to do anything he wants to determine if Earth is worth saving.

Director: Terry Jones
Producer: Bill Jones, Ben Timlett
Screenwriter: Terry Jones, Gavin Scott
Distributor: Atlas Distribution Company
Production Co: Media Pro Two, GFM films, Bill and Ben Productions, Premiere Picture, Media Pro One, Media Pro Four
Rating: R (Language|Brief Nudity|Sexual References)
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 12, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 27, 2017
Runtime: 1h 25m

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