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History of the World: Part I (1981) — Where to Watch · CriticCrunch

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History of the World: Part I

Movie1981·92 min

History of the World: Part I

Directed by Mel Brooks

A comedy film directed by Mel Brooks.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 30%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.8/10

923 ratings

About History of the World: Part I

An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Neutral (5 of 9)
Intensity: Gentle (2 of 9)
Complexity: Easy to follow (2 of 9)
Humor: Comedy-driven (9 of 9)
Scale: Epic (9 of 9)
Spirit: Light (9 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Stylized
Story Tags: faith existentialism, freedom rebellion, ambition hubris, ancient classical, historical event, religion, international, group found family, ensemble, everyman, anthology series, frame story

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Where to Watch History of the World: Part I

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How History of the World: Part I Ranks

All movies

Top 30%

1980s movies

Top 32%

Comedy movies

Top 27%

1980s Comedy movies

Top 29%

Mel Brooks films#5 of 11

Top 30% All movies.

the vibe

History of the World: Part I Vibe

What it feels like

briskneutralgentleeasy to followcomedy-drivenepiclight

playful

stylized

What it's about

anthology seriesframe storyfaith existentialismfreedom rebellionambition hubrisensembleeverymangroup found familyhistorical eventreligioninternationalancient classical

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

neutral 5/9neutral 5/9

intensity

gentle 2/9gentle 2/9

complexity

easy to follow 2/9easy 2/9

humor

comedy-driven 9/9comedy 9/9

scale

epic 9/9epic 9/9

spirit

light 9/9light 9/9

texture

playfulplayful