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Terry Gilliam

Actor · 109 credits · 42 in highly-rated films

Best known for Twelve Monkeys (1995)

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

Best Terry Gilliam movies by genre

Movies (89 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. And Now for Something Completely Different

    1971 · ★ 7.2 (594 votes)

    Comedy

    4

  5. Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

    1982 · ★ 7.4 (171 votes)

    Comedy

    5

  6. The Secret Life of Brian

    2007 · ★ 7.6 (39 votes)

    Documentary

    6

  7. The Monster of Nix

    2011 · ★ 7.0 (10 votes)

    Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

    7

  8. Bye Bye Morons

    2020 · ★ 7.2 (956 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    8

  9. Spies Like Us

    1985 · ★ 6.2 (726 votes)

    Comedy, Adventure

    9

  10. Lost in La Mancha

    2002 · ★ 7.0 (234 votes)

    Documentary

    10

  11. Life of Python

    1990 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    11

  12. Euroshow '71: May Day Special

    1971

    Comedy

    12

  13. Monty Python Live (Mostly)

    2014 · ★ 7.1 (82 votes)

    Comedy, Music, Documentary

    13

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

    1989 · ★ 7.0 (18 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    14

  15. The Brothers Grimm: Bringing the Fairytale to Life

    2005 · ★ 7.2 (8 votes)

    Documentary, Action, Fantasy

    15

  16. Spotlight on Location: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    1998 · ★ 8.2 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    16

  17. The Roots of Monty Python

    2005

    Documentary

    17

  18. Getting Gilliam

    2005 · ★ 6.8 (8 votes)

    Documentary

    18

  19. Forever Ealing

    2002 · ★ 6.8 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    19

  20. Hunter Goes to Hollywood

    2003 · ★ 6.7 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    20

  21. Monty Python: The Meaning of Live

    2014 · ★ 7.4 (31 votes)

    Comedy, Documentary

    21

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

    2010 · ★ 7.0 (36 votes)

    Comedy, Music, History

    22

  23. Breakfast with Hunter

    2003 · ★ 6.7 (22 votes)

    Documentary

    23

  24. Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

    1994 · ★ 6.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    24

  25. Heath Ledger: A Tribute

    2009 · ★ 8.3 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    25

  26. The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'

    2003 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    26

  27. The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'

    1996 · ★ 6.9 (30 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. Le cinéma de Terry Gilliam - L’imagination au pouvoir

    2026 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    30

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