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Michael Palin

Actor · 120 credits · 23 in highly-rated films

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

Frequent collaborators: Terry Jones, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman

Best Michael Palin movies by genre

Movies (119 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. Brazil

    1985 · ★ 7.7 (3,800 votes)

    Comedy, Science Fiction

    3

  4. A Fish Called Wanda

    1988 · ★ 7.2 (2,487 votes)

    Comedy, Crime

    4

  5. The Death of Stalin

    2017 · ★ 7.0 (2,178 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, History

    5

  6. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

    1983 · ★ 7.3 (2,154 votes)

    Comedy

    6

  7. And Now for Something Completely Different

    1971 · ★ 7.2 (594 votes)

    Comedy

    7

  8. Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

    1982 · ★ 7.4 (171 votes)

    Comedy

    8

  9. The Secret Life of Brian

    2007 · ★ 7.6 (39 votes)

    Documentary

    9

  10. The Wind in the Willows

    1995 · ★ 7.1 (40 votes)

    Family, Animation, Adventure

    10

  11. Fierce Creatures

    1997 · ★ 6.2 (402 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    11

  12. Life of Python

    1990 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    12

  13. Euroshow '71: May Day Special

    1971

    Comedy

    13

  14. The Box

    1981 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy

    14

  15. The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

    1978 · ★ 6.8 (107 votes)

    Comedy, Music, TV Movie

    15

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

    1989 · ★ 7.0 (18 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    16

  17. The Seventh Python

    2008

    Documentary

    17

  18. The Roots of Monty Python

    2005

    Documentary

    18

  19. Jabberwocky

    1977 · ★ 6.0 (331 votes)

    Fantasy, Comedy

    19

  20. The Willows in Winter

    1996 · ★ 6.7 (15 votes)

    Animation, Family, TV Movie

    20

  21. 50 Films to See Before You Die

    2006 · ★ 8.5 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    21

  22. The Unknown Peter Sellers

    2000 · ★ 8.2 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    22

  23. David Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth

    2026 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    23

  24. Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

    2014 · ★ 7.4 (31 votes)

    Comedy, Documentary

    24

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

    2010 · ★ 7.0 (36 votes)

    Comedy, Music, History

    25

  26. Monty Python: Who's There?

    1970 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    26

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

    2003 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    27

  28. Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails

    2019 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    28

  29. Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall

    2010

    29

  30. Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report

    1974

    Documentary

    30

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