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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) [Movie] Douban IMDb NeoDB TMDB WikiData
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
7.9 (15 ratings) director: Terry Gilliam / Terry Jones actor: Graham Chapman / John Cleese
other title: Monty Python e il Sacro Graal / Monty Python og de skøre riddere
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".
Life of Brian (1979) [Movie] Douban NeoDB TMDB IMDb
Life of Brian
7.8 (9 ratings) director: Terry Jones actor: Graham Chapman / John Cleese
other title: Brian di Nazareth / Monty Python's life of Brian - et herrens liv
Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.
Brazil (1985) [Movie] IMDb TMDB Douban NeoDB WikiData
Brazil
8.6 (24 ratings) director: Terry Gilliam actor: Jonathan Pryce / Robert De Niro
other title: Brazil: O Outro Lado do Sonho
Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.
The Brothers Grimm (2005) [Movie] TMDB Douban NeoDB IMDb WikiData
The Brothers Grimm
6.2 (6 ratings) director: Terry Gilliam actor: Matt Damon / Heath Ledger
other title: I fratelli Grimm e l'incantevole strega / Os Irmãos Grimm
Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) [Movie] IMDb NeoDB TMDB Douban WikiData
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
6.4 (9 ratings) director: Terry Gilliam actor: Johnny Depp / Benicio del Toro
other title: Paura e delirio a Las Vegas / Delírio em Las Vegas
Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.
Time Bandits (1981) [Movie] Douban NeoDB IMDb TMDB
Time Bandits
director: Terry Gilliam actor: Craig Warnock / David Rappaport
other title: I banditi del tempo / Os Ladrões do Tempo
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously drop in on Napoleon, Robin Hood and King Agamemnon before the Supreme Being catches up with them.
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
And Now for Something Completely Different
director: Ian MacNaughton actor: Graham Chapman / John Cleese
other title: E... ora qualcosa di completamente diverso / Monty Python: Livet er Python
A collection of Monty Python's Flying Circus skits from the first two seasons of their British TV series.