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John Cleese

Actor · 178 credits · 70 in highly-rated films

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

Frequent collaborators: Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman

Movies (177 total, ranked by score)

  1. Monty Python In The Netherlands

    1973 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    91

  2. Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer

    2018 · ★ 5.7 (85 votes)

    Animation, Family, Adventure

    92

  3. Baby Quark

    1987

    Animation

    93

  4. Quark and the Highway Robber

    1987

    Animation

    94

  5. The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom

    1968 · ★ 6.5 (13 votes)

    Comedy

    95

  6. Dragonslayer Quark

    1987

    Animation

    96

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

    2006 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    97

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

    1979 · ★ 7.1 (9 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy, TV Movie

    98

  9. The Mermaid Frolics

    1977 · ★ 5.3 (4 votes)

    Comedy

    99

  10. Quantum Project

    2000

    Science Fiction, Adventure, Romance

    100

  11. Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom

    2022 · ★ 7.0 (7 votes)

    Documentary, History, TV Movie

    101

  12. The Philosophers' Football Match

    1972 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    102

  13. Who Sold You This, Then?

    1972 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    103

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

    2004 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    104

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

    2004 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    105

  16. We Are Most Amused

    2008 · ★ 7.2 (2 votes)

    Comedy

    106

  17. Elementary, My Dear Watson

    1973 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    107

  18. The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

    1977 · ★ 6.2 (15 votes)

    Thriller, Comedy, Crime

    108

  19. Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs

    2023 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    109

  20. Is This a Record?

    1973 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Documentary

    110

  21. John Cleese Packs It In

    2025

    Documentary, Comedy

    111

  22. Michael Palin: A Life on Screen

    2018 · ★ 7.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    112

  23. The Magic Christian

    1969 · ★ 5.8 (48 votes)

    Comedy

    113

  24. Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff

    1985

    Comedy

    114

  25. Why Are We (Not) Creative?

    2021 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    115

  26. Bullseye!

    1990 · ★ 5.1 (29 votes)

    Comedy

    116

  27. Anatomy of a Liar

    2012 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    117

  28. Pleasure at Her Majesty's

    1976 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Comedy, Documentary

    118

  29. Rockstar

    2000 · ★ 3.0 (2 votes)

    119

  30. Spike

    1996

    Documentary, Comedy

    120

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.