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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

Movies (81 total, ranked by score)

  1. Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus

    2008 · ★ 8.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    31

  2. Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

    1974

    Documentary

    32

  3. What About Dick?

    2012 · ★ 7.6 (12 votes)

    Comedy

    33

  4. Monty Python: Live at Aspen

    1998 · ★ 7.1 (15 votes)

    Comedy, Documentary

    34

  5. Brightness

    2001 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    35

  6. Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar

    2014 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    36

  7. The Meaning of Monty Python

    2013 · ★ 7.6 (5 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    37

  8. Yellow Submarine Sandwich

    1978 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Animation

    38

  9. The Wind in the Willows

    1996 · ★ 5.8 (61 votes)

    Fantasy, Comedy, Family

    39

  10. Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne & ELO

    2012 · ★ 7.4 (17 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    40

  11. Yellowbeard

    1983 · ★ 5.6 (160 votes)

    Comedy, Adventure

    41

  12. David Bowie - Sound and Vision

    2003 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Music, Documentary

    42

  13. The Comedy Vaults: BBC2's Hidden Treasure

    2014 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    43

  14. Terry Pratchett: Back in Black

    2017 · ★ 7.6 (7 votes)

    Documentary

    44

  15. The Entire Universe

    2016 · ★ 3.5 (4 votes)

    Music, Comedy, Documentary

    45

  16. Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best

    2006 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    46

  17. Monty Python In The Netherlands

    1973 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    47

  18. Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best

    2006 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    48

  19. The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979

    1979 · ★ 7.1 (9 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy, TV Movie

    49

  20. The Tale of the Frog Prince

    1982 · ★ 6.1 (7 votes)

    Comedy, Fantasy, TV Movie

    50

  21. The Philosophers' Football Match

    1972 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    51

  22. The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2

    2004 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    52

  23. The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1

    2004 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    53

  24. We Are Most Amused

    2008 · ★ 7.2 (2 votes)

    Comedy

    54

  25. Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

    1981 · ★ 6.7 (3 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie, Documentary

    55

  26. The Pied Piper of Hamelin

    1985 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Fantasy, TV Movie

    56

  27. One Foot in the Grave: The Man In The Long Black Coat

    1991

    Comedy

    57

  28. The Mikado

    1987 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Romance, Comedy, TV Movie

    58

  29. The Movie Life of George

    1989

    Documentary

    59

  30. Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best

    2006 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Animation

    60

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