Cast: Eric Idle

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Eric Idle. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Direction Graham Chapman · John Cleese · Terry Gilliam · Eric Idle

Cast John Cleese · Michael Palin · Graham Chapman · Eric Idle

Synopsis TV series (1969-1974). 4 Seasons. 45 Episodes. "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (also known as "Flying Circus", "MPFC" or just "Monty Python" during the fourth season) was a popular, surreal BBC sketch comedy show from Monty Python, and the group's initial...

8.4

12K votes

8.4

12K votes

Monty Python's Life of Brian

1979 · Movie · 93 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Terry Jones

Cast John Cleese · Michael Palin · Graham Chapman · Eric Idle

Synopsis The setting is Judea 33 A.D, a time of poverty and chaos, with no shortage of messiahs, followers willing to believe in them, and exasperated Romans trying to impose some order. At the centre of it all is Brian Cohen...

7.9

111K votes

7.9

111K votes

Direction Terry Hughes · Ian MacNaughton

Cast Graham Chapman · John Cleese · Terry Gilliam · Carol Cleveland

Synopsis A collection of skits that made the Python troup famous, performed live at the Hollywood Bowl. Included are the singing philosophers, lumberjacks, the pope, and a suspiciously-male looking seabird vendor.

7.9

2K votes

7.9

2K votes

Direction Terry Jones

Cast John Cleese · Eric Idle · Graham Chapman · Michael Palin

Synopsis The Philosophers' Football Match is a Monty Python sketch depicting a football match in the Olympiastadion at the 1972 Munich Olympics between philosophers representing Greece and Germany. Starring in the sketch are Archimedes (John Cleese), Socrates (Eric Idle), Hegel (Graham...

7.6

4K votes

7.6

4K votes

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Direction Martin Scorsese

Cast George Harrison · Paul McCartney · Ringo Starr · Eric Clapton

Synopsis Based on the life of George Harrison, this film follows Harrison's story from his early life in Liverpool, the success of Beatlemania, his travels to India, the influence of Indian culture in his music, and his relevance and importance as...

7.5

2K votes

7.5

2K votes

Direction Harry K. Garvin

Cast John Cleese · Michael Palin · Terry Jones · Terry Gilliam

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2006). 6 Episodes. Each episode showcases the contributions of a particular Monty Python member. The five surviving members (Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin and John Cleese) were invited to select favourite sketches they wrote or...

7.5

175 votes

7.5

175 votes

Direction Bill Jones · Alan G. Parker · Ben Timlett

Cast Danny Scheinmann · John Cleese · Terry Jones · Terry Gilliam

Synopsis Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyers Cut) is a 2009 documentary that covers the members of the Monty Python comedy troupe from their birth to the present day. It highlights their childhood, schooling and university life, pre-Python work and...

7.5

636 votes

7.5

636 votes

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

1983 · Movie · 103 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Terry Jones · Terry Gilliam

Cast Graham Chapman · John Cleese · Terry Gilliam · Eric Idle

Synopsis Why are we here, what's it all about? The Monty Python-team is trying to sort out the most important question on Earth: what is the meaning of life? They do so by exploring the various stages of life, starting with...

7.4

28K votes

7.4

28K votes

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

1975 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Terry Jones · Terry Gilliam

Cast John Cleese · Michael Palin · Terry Jones · Terry Gilliam

Synopsis The Monty Python team are at it again in their second movie. This time we follow King Arthur and his knights in their search for the Holy Grail. This isn't your average medieval knights and horses story - for a...

7.4

46K votes

7.4

46K votes

Direction Ian MacNaughton

Cast Graham Chapman · John Cleese · Michael Palin · Terry Jones

Synopsis Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (Monty Python's Flying Circus) consisted of two 45-minute Monty Python German television comedy specials produced by WDR for West German television. The two episodes were first broadcast in January and December 1972 and were shot entirely...

7.2

86 votes

7.2

86 votes

Direction John Scheinfeld

Cast Harry Nilsson · Micky Dolenz · Terry Gilliam · Eric Idle

Synopsis Nilsson is the demolisher. No other artist has dragged his talent through the mud the way he has, not even Keith Moon. Nilsson is the archetype of a mega-talented 60’s composer who could have had it all but decided to...

7.0

135 votes

7.0

135 votes

The Secret Life of Brian (TV)

2007 · Documentary · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Will Yapp

Cast Richard Dillane · Jonathan Benson · John Beyer · Inayat Bunglawala

Synopsis A documentary about the making of the controversial La vida de Brian and the surrounding accusations of blasphemy.

7.0

59 votes

7.0

59 votes

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6.9

27 votes

STEVE! (martin) a documentary in 2 pieces

2024 · Documentary · 200 min. · United States

Direction Morgan Neville

Cast Steve Martin · Finn Wittrock · Martin Short · Tina Fey

Synopsis Documentary (2024). 2 Episodes. Steve Martin is one of the most beloved and enigmatic figures in entertainment. Dive into his extraordinary story from two distinct points of view—past and present—as Martin reflects on how his beginnings led to his unexpectedly...

6.9

57 votes

6.9

57 votes

Direction Ian MacNaughton

Cast Graham Chapman · John Cleese · Terry Gilliam · Eric Idle

Synopsis A collection of re-filmed sketches from the first and second series of the cult TV comedy show "Monty Python's Flying Circus". Includes such classics as "Nudge, Nudge", "Hell's Grannies", "Killer Cars", "Dead Parrot", "Lumberjack Song", "Blackmail" and "Upper Class Twit...

6.8

3K votes

6.8

3K votes

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

2018 · Documentary · 116 min. · United States

Direction Marina Zenovich

Cast Robin Williams · Billy Crystal · Bobcat Goldthwait · Eric Idle

Synopsis An intimate into the life and work of the late comedian, Robin Williams.

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6.8

714 votes

6.8

714 votes

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The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

1978 · Movie · 76 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Eric Idle · Gary Weis

Cast Eric Idle · Ricky Fataar · Neil Innes · Michael Palin

Synopsis Rutland Weekend Television takes a look at the Pre-fab Four: Dirk, Barry, Stig and Nasty; better known as the Rutles. This documentary follows their career from their early days in Liverpool and Hamburg's infamous Rat-Keller, to their amazing worldwide success....

6.7

575 votes

6.7

575 votes

Direction Terry Gilliam

Cast John Neville · Sarah Polley · Eric Idle · Uma Thurman

Synopsis Baron Munchausen is a character of European myth that might be considered the predecessor of American tales of Pecos Bill or Paul Bunyan. The Baron's stories are taken to be outrageous and fanciful lies. This is the origin of the...

6.6

9K votes

6.6

9K votes

Direction Aubrey Powell

Cast Eric Idle · Michael Palin · Terry Jones · Terry Gilliam

Synopsis A comic oratorio inspired by Monty Python's Life Of Brian filmed at its only European performance at the Royal Albert Hall in October 2009 to celebrate 40 years of Monty Python.

6.5

330 votes

6.5

330 votes

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