Movies: Monty Python's Life of Brian

A hapless bloke born in the stable next door to the most famous birth in history spends his life being mistaken for the Messiah. Brian just wants to be left alone, but first-century Jerusalem has other ideas — Romans, revolutionaries, and a very devoted crowd won't let him catch a break. Monty Python's sharpest and funniest film is a brilliant skewering of blind faith, mob mentality, and the absurdity of organised religion.