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Best Documentary Movies Starring John Cleese

This collection ranks 36 documentary movies starring John Cleese. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The Secret Life of Brian tops the list with a 7.6/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1973–2025. The most widely seen film here is Monty Python Live (Mostly) (82 votes).

36 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  30. 30

    Spike

    1996· 1h 15m· en

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Frequently asked questions

How many documentary movies has John Cleese made?

36 documentary movies starring John Cleese carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these John Cleese films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best John Cleese documentary movie?

The Secret Life of Brian currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which John Cleese documentary movie is the most popular?

Monty Python Live (Mostly) has the largest audience (82 votes) among these titles.