Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- irreverent
- grotesque
- absurdist
- cult movie night
- monty python marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film visually imaginative and connected to Monty Python's medieval absurdism, but divided over its humor and uneven script.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dennis Cooper is an inept young cooper whose path to prosperity and romance is framed through failed or absurd chivalric expectations.
The threatened kingdom, filthy city, strange court, and monstrous Jabberwocky are presented through Terry Gilliam's grotesque visual imagination.
Dennis seeks to make his fortune and win Griselda by demonstrating his worth through a magnificent deed against the monster.
King Bruno the Questionable and the kingdom's squires and officials embody the film's comic dismantling of medieval power structures.
Films like Jabberwocky, and why
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
medieval fantasy setting, anarchic British humor, and grotesque parody of chivalric adventure
Time Bandits
absurdist comedy, fantastical world-building, and irreverent treatment of heroic quest conventions
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
darkly comic fantasy, eccentric visual imagination, and subversion of fairy-tale storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- Terry Gilliam
- Release Date
- 1977-03-28
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (336)
Cast
- Michael Palin
- Harry H. Corbett
- John Le Mesurier
- Warren Mitchell
- Max Wall
- Rodney Bewes
- John Bird
- Bernard Bresslaw
- Deborah Fallender
- Derek Francis
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Jabberwocky about?
- An inept young cooper stumbles into a filthy medieval quest where monster-slaying, courtly romance, and royal authority become targets for grotesque absurdity.
- What is Jabberwocky like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Jabberwocky as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Jabberwocky violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Jabberwocky as moderate.
- What did critics think of Jabberwocky?
- Critics broadly found the film visually imaginative and connected to Monty Python's medieval absurdism, but divided over its humor and uneven script.
- Which films are like Jabberwocky?
- Films with a similar feel include Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Time Bandits, and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
- How long is Jabberwocky?
- Jabberwocky runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Jabberwocky?
- In United States, Jabberwocky streams on Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
