Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Directed by Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam · 91 min · Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
78.4 TOPICAL score · #418 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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".
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, directed by Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam) has a TOPICAL score of 78.4 - ranked 418 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and legacy & cult status, and lowest on awards. Critics: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 91. Audiences: TMDB 7.8/10 (6,661 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10. Wikipedia covers it in 56 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 91
- AudienceTMDB 7.8/10 (6,661 ratings) · IMDb 8.2/10
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 56 languages
- Still read73,851 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 2 times
Starring: Graham Chapman (actor #757), John Cleese (actor #453), Eric Idle (actor #916), Terry Gilliam (actor #767)
“Monty Python and the Holy Grail grossed more than any other British film screened in the US in 1975, and has since been considered one of the greatest comedy films of all time.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 10/10