diff --git a/runtime/builtin_types.go b/runtime/builtin_types.go
index 620316bf..4cef6bca 100644
--- a/runtime/builtin_types.go
+++ b/runtime/builtin_types.go
@@ -194,25 +194,36 @@ func builtinAll(f *Frame, args Args, _ KWArgs) (*Object, *BaseException) {
 	if raised := checkFunctionArgs(f, "all", args, ObjectType); raised != nil {
 		return nil, raised
 	}
-	iter, raised := Iter(f, args[0])
+	pred := func(o *Object) (bool, *BaseException) {
+		ret, raised := IsTrue(f, o)
+		if raised != nil {
+			return false, raised
+		}
+		return !ret, nil
+	}
+	foundFalseItem, raised := seqFindFirst(f, args[0], pred)
 	if raised != nil {
 		return nil, raised
 	}
-	o, raised := Next(f, iter)
-	for ; raised == nil; o, raised = Next(f, iter) {
+	return GetBool(!foundFalseItem).ToObject(), raised
+}
+
+func builtinAny(f *Frame, args Args, _ KWArgs) (*Object, *BaseException) {
+	if raised := checkFunctionArgs(f, "any", args, ObjectType); raised != nil {
+		return nil, raised
+	}
+	pred := func(o *Object) (bool, *BaseException) {
 		ret, raised := IsTrue(f, o)
 		if raised != nil {
-			return nil, raised
-		}
-		if !ret {
-			return False.ToObject(), nil
+			return false, raised
 		}
+		return ret, nil
 	}
-	if !raised.isInstance(StopIterationType) {
+	foundTrueItem, raised := seqFindFirst(f, args[0], pred)
+	if raised != nil {
 		return nil, raised
 	}
-	f.RestoreExc(nil, nil)
-	return True.ToObject(), nil
+	return GetBool(foundTrueItem).ToObject(), raised
 }
 
 func builtinBin(f *Frame, args Args, _ KWArgs) (*Object, *BaseException) {
@@ -509,6 +520,7 @@ func init() {
 		"__frame__":      newBuiltinFunction("__frame__", builtinFrame).ToObject(),
 		"abs":            newBuiltinFunction("abs", builtinAbs).ToObject(),
 		"all":            newBuiltinFunction("all", builtinAll).ToObject(),
+		"any":            newBuiltinFunction("any", builtinAny).ToObject(),
 		"bin":            newBuiltinFunction("bin", builtinBin).ToObject(),
 		"callable":       newBuiltinFunction("callable", builtinCallable).ToObject(),
 		"chr":            newBuiltinFunction("chr", builtinChr).ToObject(),
diff --git a/runtime/builtin_types_test.go b/runtime/builtin_types_test.go
index 0bcf36e2..91f543e5 100644
--- a/runtime/builtin_types_test.go
+++ b/runtime/builtin_types_test.go
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ func TestBuiltinFuncs(t *testing.T) {
 		{f: "all", args: wrapArgs(13), wantExc: mustCreateException(TypeErrorType, "'int' object is not iterable")},
 		{f: "all", args: wrapArgs(newTestList(newObject(badNonZeroType))), wantExc: mustCreateException(RuntimeErrorType, "foo")},
 		{f: "all", args: wrapArgs(newObject(badIterType)), wantExc: mustCreateException(RuntimeErrorType, "foo")},
+		{f: "any", args: wrapArgs(newTestList()), want: False.ToObject()},
+		{f: "any", args: wrapArgs(newTestList(1, 2, 3)), want: True.ToObject()},
+		{f: "any", args: wrapArgs(newTestList(1, 0, 1)), want: True.ToObject()},
+		{f: "any", args: wrapArgs(newTestList(0, 0, 0)), want: False.ToObject()},
+		{f: "any", args: wrapArgs(newTestList(False.ToObject(), False.ToObject())), want: False.ToObject()},
+		{f: "any", args: wrapArgs(13), wantExc: mustCreateException(TypeErrorType, "'int' object is not iterable")},
+		{f: "any", args: wrapArgs(newTestList(newObject(badNonZeroType))), wantExc: mustCreateException(RuntimeErrorType, "foo")},
+		{f: "any", args: wrapArgs(newObject(badIterType)), wantExc: mustCreateException(RuntimeErrorType, "foo")},
 		{f: "bin", args: wrapArgs(64 + 8 + 1), want: NewStr("0b1001001").ToObject()},
 		{f: "bin", args: wrapArgs(MinInt), want: NewStr(fmt.Sprintf("-0b%b0", -(MinInt >> 1))).ToObject()},
 		{f: "bin", args: wrapArgs(0), want: NewStr("0b0").ToObject()},
diff --git a/runtime/list.go b/runtime/list.go
index 47bb1685..f357a2c9 100644
--- a/runtime/list.go
+++ b/runtime/list.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func listAppend(f *Frame, args Args, kwargs KWArgs) (*Object, *BaseException) {
 }
 
 func listContains(f *Frame, l, v *Object) (*Object, *BaseException) {
-	return seqContains(f, toListUnsafe(l).elems, v)
+	return seqContains(f, l, v)
 }
 
 func listEq(f *Frame, v, w *Object) (*Object, *BaseException) {
diff --git a/runtime/seq.go b/runtime/seq.go
index d2da0b8c..01a25217 100644
--- a/runtime/seq.go
+++ b/runtime/seq.go
@@ -108,21 +108,45 @@ func seqClampIndex(i, seqLen int) int {
 	return i
 }
 
-func seqContains(f *Frame, elems []*Object, v *Object) (*Object, *BaseException) {
-	for _, i := range elems {
-		eq, raised := Eq(f, v, i)
+func seqContains(f *Frame, iterable *Object, v *Object) (*Object, *BaseException) {
+	pred := func(o *Object) (bool, *BaseException) {
+		eq, raised := Eq(f, v, o)
 		if raised != nil {
-			return nil, raised
+			return false, raised
 		}
 		ret, raised := IsTrue(f, eq)
 		if raised != nil {
-			return nil, raised
+			return false, raised
+		}
+		return ret, nil
+	}
+	foundEqItem, raised := seqFindFirst(f, iterable, pred)
+	if raised != nil {
+		return nil, raised
+	}
+	return GetBool(foundEqItem).ToObject(), raised
+}
+
+func seqFindFirst(f *Frame, iterable *Object, pred func(*Object) (bool, *BaseException)) (bool, *BaseException) {
+	iter, raised := Iter(f, iterable)
+	if raised != nil {
+		return false, raised
+	}
+	item, raised := Next(f, iter)
+	for ; raised == nil; item, raised = Next(f, iter) {
+		ret, raised := pred(item)
+		if raised != nil {
+			return false, raised
 		}
 		if ret {
-			return True.ToObject(), nil
+			return true, nil
 		}
 	}
-	return False.ToObject(), nil
+	if !raised.isInstance(StopIterationType) {
+		return false, raised
+	}
+	f.RestoreExc(nil, nil)
+	return false, nil
 }
 
 func seqForEach(f *Frame, iterable *Object, callback func(*Object) *BaseException) *BaseException {
diff --git a/runtime/tuple.go b/runtime/tuple.go
index f723e82c..d018c9b9 100644
--- a/runtime/tuple.go
+++ b/runtime/tuple.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func tupleAdd(f *Frame, v, w *Object) (*Object, *BaseException) {
 }
 
 func tupleContains(f *Frame, t, v *Object) (*Object, *BaseException) {
-	return seqContains(f, toTupleUnsafe(t).elems, v)
+	return seqContains(f, t, v)
 }
 
 func tupleEq(f *Frame, v, w *Object) (*Object, *BaseException) {
diff --git a/testing/builtin_test.py b/testing/builtin_test.py
index cc6b6c29..62601d7b 100644
--- a/testing/builtin_test.py
+++ b/testing/builtin_test.py
@@ -55,6 +55,29 @@
 else:
   raise AssertionError('this was supposed to raise an exception')
 
+
+# any(iterable)
+
+assert any([1, 2, 3])
+assert not any([])
+assert any([1, 1, 1, 0, 1])
+assert not any([0, 0, 0])
+
+assert any([True, True])
+assert any([False, True, True])
+assert not any([False, False, False])
+
+assert not any('')
+assert any('abc')
+
+try:
+  any(13)
+except TypeError as e:
+  assert str(e) == "'int' object is not iterable"
+else:
+  raise AssertionError('this was supposed to raise an exception')
+
+
 # callable(x)
 
 assert not callable(1)