Monty python movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant monty python movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out humorous, clever, parody, absurd, cult film and funny films and TV shows about / with monty python, satire, storytelling, farce, dialogue, mentor, british, culture clash, catastrophe and runaway plots mostly in Comedy, Adventure and Fantasy genres shot in UK, USA, West Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as monty python: Life of Brian (1979), Fierce Creatures (1997), Splitting Heirs (1993), Absolutely Anything (2015), Cannibal! The Musical (1993), Yellowbeard (1983), Jabberwocky (1977), Erik the Viking (1989), Time Bandits (1981), A Fish Called Wanda (1988).

List of monty python movies

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story: King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black ...
Style: absurd, humorous, surreal, parody, funny ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: monty python, king arthur, holy grail, knight, arthurian legend, satire, medieval, sword fight, surrealism, monk, legends and myths, cult ...
Time: middle ages, 10th century
Place: england, europe, xian, scotland yard
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 8.0
 405K
Life of Brian (1979)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the ...
Style: parody, controversial, funny, humorous, satirical ...
Audience: kids, teens
Plot: religion, satire, monty python, christmas, jewish, ancient rome, ancient, absurdism, dark humor, british, male nudity, god ...
Time: biblical epic, 1st century, 1930s
Place: ancient greece, jerusalem, palestine, middle east, holy land
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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a ...
Style: parody, funny, surreal, philosophical, absurd ...
Plot: satire, surrealism, cult, monty python, philosophy, death, dark humor, existentialism, afterlife, greed, meaning of life, gluttony ...
Time: 20th century, 19th century, 1870s, 1910s, 80s
Place: england, europe, africa
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A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012)
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam pay tribute to their late Monty Python colleague Graham Chapman in this hilarious, 3-D animated adaptation of Chapman's brazenly fictionalized life story. (TIFF)
Style: not serious, humorous, realistic, witty, surreal ...
Plot: actor's life, artists and showbiz, fictional biography, writer's life, monty python, father son relationship, drinking problem, broadway, gay, gay sex, friends, gender ...
Time: 20th century, year 1942, year 1979
Place: england, europe, new york, ibiza, new zealand
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And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story: And Now for Something Completely Different is a film spin-off from the television comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus featuring favourite sketches from the first two seasons.
Style: surreal, funny, absurd, parody, witty ...
Plot: satire, cult, surrealism, monty python, life philosophy, male nudity, irreverent, life & death, life, mentor, vengeance, television ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: england, europe
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Fierce Creatures (1997)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order to meet high profit targets and keep the zoo open, Rollo enforces a new 'fierce creatures' policy, whereby only the most ...
Style: humorous, light, absurd, funny, clever ...
Audience: teens
Plot: zoo, greed, farce, moral ambiguity, obnoxious boss, father son relationship, workplace intrigue, animals, businessman, sarcasm, marketing, adaptation ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: england, london, europe
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Splitting Heirs (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an American, whom he thinks is his son who was lost as a baby and then found again. An Englishman who thinks he is an Indian comes to believe that he is actually the ...
Style: humorous, funny, light, absurd, semi serious ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: farce, lawyer, british, inheritance, indians, disorder, nothing goes right, switching roles, dishonesty, comedy of errors, mistaken identity, nude ...
Time: 80s, 90s, 60s
Place: london, england, ireland
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Absolutely Anything (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Eccentric aliens give a man the power to do anything he wants to determine if Earth is worth saving.
Style: funny, light, humorous, surreal, melancholic ...
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: super powers, alien, teacher, transformation, body transformation, end of the world, talking dog, love story, existentialism, school teacher, love, dog ...
Time: year 1972, 2010s
Place: london, hawaii
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Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, West Germany
Duration: 87 min.
TV show
Story: It is essentially the same concept as an English Monty Python's episode, but in German. The paintings by Albrecht Dürer, fall victim to silly animations. Little Red Riding Hood shows up too. A number of familiar sketches, including the ...
Style: absurd, parody, cult movie cast
Plot: monty python, satire, violence, comedian, joke, irreverence, singer, stereotypes, farce, pop culture, surrealism, absurd humor ...
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Cannibal! The Musical (1993)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Musical, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Heading through Colorado Territory in search of gold and women, Alferd Packer and his group of bemused companions find themselves lost, starving and musically inspired by the obstacles they confront along the way, including a die-hard Confederate ...
Style: funny, parody, surreal, campy, humorous ...
Plot: cannibalism, cannibal, dancing, violence, chase, art, insanity, redemption, broadway, lone hero, satire, mythology ...
Time: 19th century, 1870s
Place: colorado, wyoming, australia, usa, utah
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 5.9
 8K
Yellowbeard (1983)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: UK, Mexico
Duration: 96 min.
Story: For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their hearts. Caught and convicted for tax evasion, he's sentenced to 20 years in St. Victim's Prison for the Extremely Naughty. In a scheme to ...
Style: parody, humorous, stylized, surreal, unusual plot structure ...
Audience: teens
Plot: pirate, satire, farce, sword fight, sea, time, lone hero, swashbuckler, mars, mentor, irreverent, british ...
Time: 80s, 18th century
Place: spain
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The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story: The story of the rise and fall of the Pre-Fab Four.
Style: parody, humorous, light, absurd, not serious ...
Plot: rock and roll, music, satire, the beatles, music business, stupidity, music band, media, partners, musician's life, rising to stardom, rock ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place: england, germany, europe
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 6.2
 15K
Jabberwocky (1977)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. ...
Style: humorous, light, talky, exciting, surreal ...
Audience: teens
Plot: sword and sorcery, imaginary kingdom, heroic mission, heroes, satire, curses spells and rituals, monster, good versus evil, goofy hero, sword, beast, irreverent ...
Time: middle ages
Place: england
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Erik the Viking (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK, Sweden
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnorok and allow his people to see sunlight again. A Pythonesque satire of Viking life.
Style: surreal, stylized, funny, parody, humorous ...
Plot: viking, medieval, satire, sword and sorcery, good versus evil, time, alternate reality, immortality, parallel universe, monty python, life & death, sexualized violence ...
Time: 9th century, 10th century, 11th century, middle ages, 8th century
Place: norway, australia, england, fictional island
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 6.9
 65K
Time Bandits (1981)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal ...
Style: humorous, surreal, light, colourful, dark fantasy ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot: time travel, magic, treasure, childhood, children, good versus evil, time, parallel universe, robin hood, map, time portal, alternate dimension ...
Time: regency period, 80s
Place: london, england, europe, ancient greece
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A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A diamond advocate is attempting to steal a collection of diamonds, yet troubles arise when he realizes that he is not the only one after the diamonds.
Style: funny, humorous, satirical, dramatic, light ...
Plot: heist, zoophilia, screwball, dark humor, con artists, manipulation, satire, betrayal, hitman, american abroad, mission, artist ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: london, california, europe, britain, tower bridge london ...
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Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Monty Python’s Flying Circus is a British sketch comedy series created by the comedy group Monty Python and broadcast by the BBC from 1969 to 1974. The shows were composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and ...
Style: surreal, sitcom, humorous, parody, political ...
Plot: satire, sketch show, humour, supernatural, serial killer, lgbtq, insanity, stupidity, weirdo, surrealism, monty python, artists and showbiz ...
Time: 60s, 70s, 20th century
Place: europe, england
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Holy Flying Circus (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A fantastical re-imagining of the events of 1979, when Monty Python made Life of Brian and the debate about what is an acceptable subject for comedy was blown wide open.
Style: surreal, humorous, clever, semi serious, witty ...
Plot: actor's life, clergy, religions or cults, society, artists and showbiz, friends, debate, religion, ignorance, blasphemy, television, christianity ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: england, europe, britain, united kingdom
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The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 56 min.
Story: The grandchild of Professor James Moriarty had promised the world that it has only five days left to live. Moriarty is a master of disguise, a crack shot, and is very patient. Several government figures are shot to death, and it seems that it truly ...
Style: parody, not serious, realistic, witty, humorous ...
Plot: villainess, assassination, conspiracy, satire, private detective, murder, nothing goes right, undercover, hidden identity, dishonesty, intrigue, misfit partners ...
Time: 70s
Place: scotland yard, europe, scotland, london, washington d.c.
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Morons from Outer Space (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story: The story begins on a small spaceship docking with a refueling station. On board are a group of four aliens, Bernard, Sandra, Desmond, and Julian. During a particularly tedious period of their stay at the station, the other three begin playing with ...
Style: campy, humorous, parody, splatter, bloody ...
Plot: alien, space, fantasy world, redemption, life & death, farce, honest, stupidity, alter ego, vengeance, weapons, stranded ...
Time: 80s
Place: england, america, usa
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 7.1
 20K
Help! (1965)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: This Beatles film has an obscure Asian cult, that believes in human sacrifice, chasing Ringo after he accidentally put on the their victim's ceremonial ring. He is pursued by the cult, a pair of mad scientists, a member of a side cult that no ...
Style: humorous, witty, surreal, light, absurd ...
Audience: kids
Plot: the beatles, music, mad scientist, good versus evil, heroic mission, curses spells and rituals, rock and roll, rock, mentor, runaway, sacrifice, secrets ...
Time: 60s
Place: england, london, bahamas, europe, scotland yard ...
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Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A pharmaceutical scientist creates a pill that makes people remember their happiest memory, and although it's successful, it has unfortunate side effects.
Style: clever, humorous, thought provoking, parody, unusual plot structure ...
Audience: kids
Plot: satire, depression, addiction, obsession, scientist, insanity, drugs, cancer, irreverent, gangsters, television, mentor ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: canada
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Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Music, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) is a comic oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of Brian, which retells the tragic tale of Mandy, impregnated by a Roman soldier, giving birth to Brian, a reluctant revolutionary of the ...
Style: parody, humorous, not serious, talky, atmospheric ...
Plot: disorder, mistaken identity, chosen one, theater, roman empire, silly humor, religions or cults, farce, music, fall in love, artists and showbiz, society ...
Place: middle east
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