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1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
PG | 91 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table embark on a surreal, low-budget search for the Holy Grail, encountering many, very silly obstacles.
Directors: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam
Votes: 570,104 | Gross: $1.23M
2. Life of Brian (1979)
R | 94 min | Comedy
Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.
Director: Terry Jones | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam
Votes: 421,782 | Gross: $20.05M
3. Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969–1974)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
The original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe.
Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle
Votes: 78,772
4. The Meaning of Life (1983)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Musical
The comedy team takes a look at life in all of its stages in their own uniquely silly way.
Director: Terry Jones | Stars: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones
Votes: 125,301 | Gross: $14.93M
5. Monty Python's and Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
PG | 88 min | Comedy
An anthology of the best sketches from the first and second seasons of Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969).
Director: Ian MacNaughton | Stars: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam
Votes: 31,496
6. Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
R | 77 min | Documentary, Comedy, Musical
The Monty Python troupe perform a combination of classic sketches and new material at the Hollywood Bowl.
Directors: Terry Hughes, Ian MacNaughton | Stars: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman
Votes: 15,768 | Gross: $0.33M
7. Spamalot (2004)
Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Musical based on "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"
Director: Casey Nicholaw
Votes: 37
8. Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)
Not Rated | 162 min | Documentary, Comedy, Musical
The reunion of the Monty Python team on stage for the first time in over 30 years, and for the very last time ever.
Directors: Eric Idle, Aubrey Powell | Stars: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones
Votes: 2,786
9. A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012)
R | 85 min | Animation, Comedy
An animated, factually incorrect biography of Graham Arthur Chapman, one of the founding members of the comedy group Monty Python.
Directors: Bill Jones, Jeff Simpson, Ben Timlett | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
Votes: 1,833 | Gross: $0.01M
10. Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut (2009)
54 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary on the history on British comedy group Monty Python. Features interviews with the five surviving members plus other comedians and artists whose careers they have influenced.
Stars: Eric Idle, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam
Votes: 1,900
11. Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972)
TV-MA | 87 min | Comedy
A two-part Monty Python German television comedy special.
Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones
Votes: 2,283
12. Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (2014 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary
Uniquely intimate documentary following the stars of Monty Python as they reunite for a final time to stage a marathon ten shows of Monty Python Live (mostly) - One Down Five to Go at The O2, London in July 2014.
Directors: Roger Graef, James Rogan | Stars: Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin
Votes: 775
13. Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (1999 TV Movie)
125 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Series of new sketches performed by the Monty Python team, linking programmes to celebrate their 30th Anniversary.
Directors: Terry Jones, Elaine Shepherd | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle
Votes: 967
14. The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977 TV Movie)
56 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
The grandson of the world's first and foremost consulting detective and his bumbling, bionic sidekick attempt to catch the only living descendant of Professor Moriarty.
Director: Joseph McGrath | Stars: John Cleese, Arthur Lowe, Ron Moody, Holly Palance
Votes: 730
15. Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail (1996 Video Game)
M | Comedy, Musical
A parody of computer games, mainly CD-ROM ones, in which King Arthur must search for the Holy Grail.
Directors: Steve Martino, Terry Jones | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle
Votes: 1,972
16. The Secret Life of Brian (2007 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary
A documentary about the making of the controversial Life of Brian (1979) and the surrounding accusations of blasphemy.
Director: Will Yapp | Stars: Richard Dillane, Jonathan Benson, John Beyer, Inayat Bunglawala
Votes: 392
17. Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy (2010)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
A comic oratorio inspired by Life of Brian (1979) filmed at its only European performance at the Royal Albert Hall in October 2009 to celebrate forty years of Monty Python.
Director: Aubrey Powell | Stars: Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam
Votes: 1,373
18. The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy
A series of benefit concerts to raise money for Amnesty International. Performances include comedy skits and musical numbers by a varied cast of mostly British performers. Featuring several... See full summary »
Director: Roger Graef | Stars: Paul Abrahams, Rowan Atkinson, Chris Beetles, Mike Brearley
Votes: 451
19. The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (I) (1982)
R | 91 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music
The film of an on-stage charity benefit for Amnesty International. The show includes comedy skits by the members of Monty Python, as well as noted comedians Peter Cook, Rowan Atkinson, and ... See full summary »
Director: Julien Temple | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Jeff Beck, Alan Bennett, John Bird
Votes: 539
20. Stadium Anthems (2018)
99 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A female recording artist encounters the misogyny and outdated business practices of male record label executives.
Director: Scott Douglas Brown | Stars: Kayden Kross, Toddy Walters, Aeon Cruz, Christopher Soren Kelly
Votes: 228
21. Essex Spacebin (2016)
79 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Lorraine believes there's a lost portal to another world in Essex. As she explores time and space with her friends and family will she be proven wrong or be vindicated?
Directors: David Hollinshead, Philip Thompson | Stars: Lorraine Malby, Caryl Griffith, Joerg Stadler, Iain Stuart Robertson
Votes: 92
22. Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Comedy
Pleasure At Her Majesty's (1976) The very first show in what came to be called the "Secret Policeman's Ball" series took place over three late nights in April 1976 at Her Majesty's Theatre ... See full summary »
Directors: Roger Graef, Jonathan Miller | Stars: Alan Bennett, John Bird, Eleanor Bron, Tim Brooke-Taylor
Votes: 244
23. Monty Python & the Holy Grail in Lego (2001)
2 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
This film is an American medieval comedy film, and it is a recreation of the Camelot scene from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. It follows King Arthur and several of his knights, who decide if they should got to Camelot.
Directors: Tim Drage, Tony Mines
Votes: 687
24. The Meaning of Monty Python's Meaning of Life (1983 TV Movie)
29 min | Documentary
Director: Iain Johnstone | Stars: John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones
Votes: 103
25. The Meaning of Monty Python (2013 Video)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Five Pythons reflect on their creative process, politics, television and the making of their award-winning final film, "The Meaning of Life."
Director: Albert Sharpe | Stars: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones
Votes: 371
26. Magus Elgar Audio Drama (2018– )
Fantasy
Stars: Joshua Graham, Ricardo Cabral, Brian Stivale, William Violenus
28. The Secret Policeman's Private Parts (1983 TV Movie)
R | 77 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music
This video provides a retrospective of music and comedy from four Amnesty International benefit performances held in 1976, 1977, 1979, and 1981.
Directors: Roger Graef, Julien Temple | Stars: Connie Booth, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Carol Cleveland
Votes: 99
29. The Meaning of Life (1997 Video Game)
M | Comedy, Musical
The British troupe's sketches include themes of gluttony, birth control, total insignificance, and, of course, the meaning of life.
Director: Steve Martino | Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle
Votes: 1,224
30. Life of Python (1990 TV Movie)
57 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Documentary telling the history of the Python group, allowing a few glimpses at the works of its predecessors and various interviews with the group's members and other associated artists.
Director: Mark Redhead | Stars: Dan Aykroyd, Dudley Moore, Steve Martin, Chevy Chase
Votes: 215
31. The Quest (I)
Animation | Announced
Loosey, an escaped alien crook joins Clando who claims to be a king on an intergalactic quest to save his kingdom from an alien hoard. Along with Harold, a psychic bird and warrior princess Helly, alien forces chase them across the galaxy.
Director: Will Vinton | Star: John Cleese
32. The Roots of Monty Python (2005 Video)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary
Several contemporary British comedians discuss the early work of Monty Python.
Director: Rachael Griffiths | Stars: Graham McTavish, Tom Binns, Neil Innes, Kevin McCarthy
Votes: 38
33. Flock of Meese (2011)
25 min | Short, Comedy
"Flock of Meese" is a sketch comedy troupe from Las Vegas, NV. Combining the wit of "Monty Python" with the randomness of a live-action "Robot Chicken," the Meese explore the depths of ... See full synopsis »
Directors: R.J. Feher, Dee Drenta | Stars: Danielle Andrade, Lucas Conant, Eddie Deirmenjian, Dee Drenta
34. Behind the Director's Son's Cut (2007 Video)
10 min | Short, Comedy
Director/Father Terry Jones along with Editor/Son Bill Jones share their experiences in recutting the 1989 classic "Erik the Viking" for a 2007 DVD Director's (Son's) Cut.
Stars: Gary Cady, John Cleese, Bill Jones, Terry Jones
Votes: 26
35. King Arthur (Le Roi Arthur) (2009 TV Movie)
PG | 112 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Henry Purcell King Arthur, a semi-opera in five acts, performed by the Concert Spirituel Ensemble conducted by Hervé Niquet, and adapted in a playful and bold performance revisited by Corinne and Gilles Benizio (a.k.a. Shirley et Dino).
Director: Olivier Simonnet | Stars: Ana Maria Labin, Chantal Santon Jeffery, Mélodie Ruvio, Mathias Vidal
36. Death Pride: the gay grim reaper (2021– )
7 min | Comedy
The gay grim reaper is sent to kill people and looks cool doing it.
Star: Jarrod A. Freeman
37. Chessmaster Theatre Presents: How to Play Chess (1994)
3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Monty Python like short film that pokes fun at the stuffy programs on the BBC that teach you the elements of the game of chess. This chess game includes cheating and mercenaries.
Director: John Wardlaw | Star: John Wardlaw
38. Benvenuto Cellini (2015 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 163 min | Drama, Music, Romance
'A mix of futurism à la Metropolis, fantasy à la Batman and quotes from Piranesi's Carceri, juxtaposed in the form of photo montages, enhanced with...robots, a helicopter, a shark and the ... See full summary »
Director: François Roussillon | Stars: Mark Elder, John Osborn, Mariangela Sicilia, Laurent Naouri
40. The Meaning of Making 'the Meaning of Life' (2003 Video)
49 min | Comedy, Documentary
Retrospective documentary on the making of The Meaning of Life (1983).
Director: David Willing | Stars: Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, John Cleese
Votes: 130
41. John Cleese & Anders Lund Madsen (1999 TV Movie)
24 min | Documentary
Comfortably lying in a deck chair on a parking lot John Cleese is being interviewed by popular Danish TV philosopher Anders Lund Madsen. Among many, topics range from hiring people to make ... See full summary »
Stars: Anders Lund Madsen, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Carol Cleveland
Votes: 25
42. John Cleeses fornemmelse for humor (1997 TV Movie)
28 min | Documentary
Stars: John Cleese, Eddie Michel
Votes: 23
43.
David Frost Presents (1968– )
Episode:
How to Irritate People
(1969)
TV-PG | 68 min | Talk-Show
In this mock-documentary, John Cleese narrates a series of sketches on irritation -- types and techniques. Included are parents irritating their children, old ladies irritating movie-goers ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Fordyce | Stars: John Cleese, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin
Votes: 2,124
44.
Comic Roots (1982–1983)
Episode:
Michael Palin
(1983)
29 min | Biography
Short biographical documentary about comedian Michael Palin and his early interest in acting and comedy. Includes his education at the Shrewsbury School and Oxford.
Stars: Michael Palin, Audrey Andrews, J.D.A. Hall, Robert Hewison
Votes: 15
45.
The Midnight Special (1972–1981)
Episode:
Hosts: The Bee Gees; guests: Chuck Berry, Apple & Appleberry, King Crimson, Barbara Mason, Lee Michaels
(1973)
Music, Talk-Show
Stars: Wolfman Jack, Apple and Appleberry, The Bee Gees, Chuck Berry
46.
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009–2014)
Episode:
Episode dated 14 October 2009
(2009)
TV-14 | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Stars: Jimmy Fallon, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle
47.
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014– )
Episode:
Chris Evans/Monty Python/LunchMoney Lewis
(2015)
TV-14 | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Chris Evans (Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)); comedy troupe Monty Python (Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (2014)). Also: LunchMoney Lewis performs with The Roots.
Director: Dave Diomedi | Stars: Jimmy Fallon, Chris Evans, LunchMoney Lewis, The Roots
Votes: 28