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Eric Idle

Actor · 87 credits · 33 in highly-rated films

Best known for Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Frequent collaborators: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman

Best Eric Idle movies by genre

Movies (81 total, ranked by score)

  1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    1975 · ★ 7.8 (6,541 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

    1

  2. Life of Brian

    1979 · ★ 7.8 (5,050 votes)

    Comedy

    2

  3. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

    1983 · ★ 7.3 (2,154 votes)

    Comedy

    3

  4. The Transformers: The Movie

    1986 · ★ 7.1 (618 votes)

    Animation, Science Fiction, Action

    4

  5. And Now for Something Completely Different

    1971 · ★ 7.2 (594 votes)

    Comedy

    5

  6. Shrek the Third

    2007 · ★ 6.3 (9,948 votes)

    Fantasy, Adventure, Animation

    6

  7. Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

    1982 · ★ 7.4 (171 votes)

    Comedy

    7

  8. Quest for Camelot

    1998 · ★ 6.8 (865 votes)

    Fantasy, Animation, Drama

    8

  9. Ella Enchanted

    2004 · ★ 6.5 (2,005 votes)

    Family, Fantasy, Comedy

    9

  10. Casper

    1995 · ★ 6.3 (5,005 votes)

    Fantasy, Comedy, Family

    10

  11. The Secret Life of Brian

    2007 · ★ 7.6 (39 votes)

    Documentary

    11

  12. Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

    2005 · ★ 7.6 (5 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy, TV Movie

    12

  13. The Crimson Permanent Assurance

    1983 · ★ 7.2 (119 votes)

    Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure

    13

  14. Euroshow '71: May Day Special

    1971

    Comedy

    14

  15. Monty Python Live (Mostly)

    2014 · ★ 7.1 (82 votes)

    Comedy, Music, Documentary

    15

  16. The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles

    2014 · ★ 7.1 (16 votes)

    Music, Documentary, TV Movie

    16

  17. National Lampoon's European Vacation

    1985 · ★ 6.2 (993 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy

    17

  18. Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python

    1989 · ★ 7.0 (18 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    18

  19. The Seventh Python

    2008

    Documentary

    19

  20. The Roots of Monty Python

    2005

    Documentary

    20

  21. Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World

    1966 · ★ 5.5 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    21

  22. Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

    2014 · ★ 7.4 (31 votes)

    Comedy, Documentary

    22

  23. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie

    1998 · ★ 6.1 (187 votes)

    Animation, Family, Music

    23

  24. Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)

    2010 · ★ 7.0 (36 votes)

    Comedy, Music, History

    24

  25. Peter Asher: Everywhere Man

    2026

    Documentary, Music

    25

  26. 102 Dalmatians

    2000 · ★ 5.5 (1,498 votes)

    Family, Comedy

    26

  27. The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

    2003 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    27

  28. How to Get Ahead in Advertising

    1989 · ★ 6.3 (107 votes)

    Fantasy, Comedy, Drama

    28

  29. Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

    2019 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    29

  30. Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

    2010

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.