Absolutely Anything

"Great power. Total irresponsibility."

2015 1h 25m EN

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 1,706

ComedyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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

“Great power. Total irresponsibility.”

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Cast

Simon Pegg
Neil
Kate Beckinsale
Catherine
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Ray
Rob Riggle
Grant
Robert Bathurst
James Cleverill
Suzy Eddie Izzard
Headmaster
Joanna Lumley
Fenella
Marianne Oldham
Rosie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Terry Jones
Writers: Gavin Scott, Terry Jones
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Terry Jones, shot by Peter Hannan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by George Fenton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Julian Rodd shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Simon Pegg and Kate Beckinsale and Sanjeev Bhaskar carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Great power. Total irresponsibility.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1727770 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Terry Jones directs. Peter Hannan behind the camera. George Fenton scores. Julian Rodd cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 11 years ago.
3Directed by Terry Jones, shot by Peter Hannan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by George Fenton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Julian Rodd shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Simon Pegg and Kate Beckinsale and Sanjeev Bhaskar carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Great power. Total irresponsibility.".
8IMDB entry: tt1727770 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "london, england", "transformation", "alien", "anthropomorphism".
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Peter Hannan
Original score: George Fenton
Editing: Julian Rodd
Production design: James Acheson
Costume design: James Acheson
Makeup / hair: Jennifer Bell
Runtime: 85 min · 1h 25m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $6,303,792
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Absolutely Anything (2015)

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Gimly2018-03-11
★ 4/10
A better cast, worst scripted Bruce Almighty. The execution is severely lacking, and as much as I adore seeing Simon Pegg and Kate Beckinsale ham up the screen, it seems obvious how much better this could (and should) have gone. What we are left with in Absolutely Anything is a movie that was engaging, yet glaringly bad, the sort of thing I didn't hate watching, but will never watch again. Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.
Sierbahnn2026-05-01
★ 8/10
The premise of this movie is almost as intriguing as the all-star cast. It's amazing what talent could be assembled for this piece, and even though some of the parts are relatively minor, the talent on display still shines through easily. The directing is very solid and the story progresses at a pace that feels appropriate. It's easy to draw parallels between this movie and the Twilight Zone episode called "Mr Dingle the Strong", and I don't think they are unfair comparisons even though this is a lot more funny than the episode ever was or intended to be. This movie is still an amazing amount of fun and I highly recommend it. It is sad to have to think about the fact that some of the talents working in this movie never got to make another one.