Life of Brian for a 13 year old?

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Suitable or not? So long since I watched it that I can't remember!

13? Yes! Absolutely.

Fine.

You might find the BBFC summary useful - includes details of strong language/sexual content etc.

https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/monty-pythons-life-of-brian-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0yotc5odc

It's rated 12A - personally I would think it fine for a 13 year old.

Totally fine. I think I was about that age when we saw it at the cinema.

There is a nude shot and a quite rude sex joke I think (although might be getting mixed up with The Holy Grail) My 12 year old loves Monty Python so I fast-forward those three seconds as he is rather prudish.

I suppose it depends on your religious beliefs, some still find it offensive, personally think it’s a great film and would happily let 13 year old watch it, there’s much much worse that they could be watching

It hasn’t aged well, at all.

Oh has it not?

Oh - just seen it's on Netflix. Excellent. Yeah, I think it's suitable, op. Enjoy.

I completely disagree.

I rewatched it a year or two ago and it seemed that being female was the punchline to many jokes, often literally!

I saw it when I was about 12, and me and my parents almost pissed ourselves (laughing) collectively - on the Christmas Eve we watched it.

I hope he enjoys it. he will!

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Yes. The rude bits aren't too bad. It's aged pretty well imo.

The last time I watched it, I thought of Mumsnet FWR board when I saw this scene 😃

We took my 12 year old to see it at the cinema at Easter, it’s fine.

I thinks it’s great!

Yes of course it is fine and in my opinion it's as relevant now as it ever was.

I think its aged remarkably well, all things considered. Poking fun at people who consider themselves religious but fail to act in the actual spirit of their religion will never stop being funny.

Also, the "people called Romani they go the house" scene cracks me up every time. My Latin teacher was exactly like that!

My ds loves it and first saw it at about 11, definitely fine. I think it's aged well and some of it very relevant for today's identity politics

"Conjugate the verb...."

What absolute bollocks!

Yes, fine for 13, unless they are unusually sensitive.

Lots of endless sexual innuendo and done full frontal nudity....... I think more suited to 15s

My 13yo DS laughed a lot when we watched it last year. The nudity might have made him a bit uncomfortable but it only lasted a minute. "It was the 70s," I told him.

There's some very dated & unpleasant racial epithets used to describe the Jews though - used by a Jewish character, still hard to hear.