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Cunk on Life

2024 · 70 min

A deadpan comic riff on big philosophical questions, bouncing between silly gags and real experts trying gamely to keep straight faces.

Directed by
Al Campbell
Genres
Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Diane Morgan, Douglas Hedley, Rupert Sheldrake
Tagline
She's back and ready to take on life.
Overview
Pioneering documentary maker Philomena Cunk returns with her most ambitious quest to date: venturing right up the universe and everything to examine life and existence in an attempt to find out the point of it all. Along the way, she interrogates experts on subjects from the big bang to biology and art to artificial intelligence. Really get to the nub of it.

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  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Al Campbell
Genres
Comedy, Tv movie
Starring
Diane Morgan, Douglas Hedley, Rupert Sheldrake
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • science
  • faith
  • media
  • exploration
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • mockumentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action1
Horror0
Humour9
Realism5
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy, tv movie
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Runtime
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