Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Sep 16, 2005Absurdist Parody of the Arthurian Legends
The first of the Monty Python films, a wickedly funny, willfully nonsensical take on King Arthur and the knightly quest. Contains many classic Python gags
Michael Palin
Jabberwocky (1977)
Dec 21, 2000Mediaeval Quest Black Comedy
This was the first solo directorial outing from Terry Gilliam outside of Monty Python, a fantasy film that is a dark and frenetic skewering of the cinematic portrayal of the Middle Ages
Monty Python’s The Life of Brian (1979)
Jul 15, 2002Accidental Messiah Absurdist Comedy
The Monty Python team's finest hour, a wickedly irreverent spoof on Christianity that contains some of their most side-splitting gags
Time Bandits (1981)
Jul 29, 2002Gonzo Adventures Throughout Time
Highly enjoyable Terry Gilliam film about a young boy who joins a group of dwarves on a series of adventures though time
Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983)
Jun 1, 2001Absurdist Comedy Skits
The third and last of the Monty Python films, a variety of skits that are variously outrageous and frequently leave behind all good taste
Brazil (1985)
Aug 1, 2001Dystopian Black Comedy
Terry Gilliam's satire on Nineteen Eighty-Four is a darkly brilliant work - it is a madly out of control film but is filled moments of wild imagination and black-than-black humour than make it an unnerving ride
The Wind in the Willows (1996)
Aug 18, 2015Talking Animals/Absurdist Adventures
Monty Python's Terry Jones conducts a live-action adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's classic children's story
A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman (2012)
Oct 26, 2012Absurdist Animated Biopic
The death of Graham Chapman put paid to a Monty Python reunion. Undeterred, Chapman's autobiography is bought to life as an animated film in the gonzo Python style with the remaining Pythons providing voice work
The Magic Faraway Tree (2026)
Jul 18, 2026Magical Tree Adventures
Adaptation of a book by famous children’s writer Enid Blyton about a series of adventures in a magical tree. Blyton would be turning in her grave at some of the changes and modernisations