Direction: Terry Gilliam

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Terry Gilliam. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


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

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

Synopsis Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV Series) (1969) is a groundbreaking British sketch comedy that defies traditional narrative structure. The series, created by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin, features a surreal blend of...

8.4

12K votes

8.4

12K 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 Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) is a surreal comedy that explores the absurdity of human existence through a series of interconnected sketches. From birth to death, the film tackles life's big questions with the Pythons' signature wit and...

7.4

28K votes

7.4

28K votes

12 Monkeys

1995 · Movie · 130 min. · United States

Direction Terry Gilliam

Cast Bruce Willis · Madeleine Stowe · Brad Pitt · Christopher Plummer

Synopsis In 12 Monkeys (1995), a devastating virus has wiped out most of humanity, forcing survivors underground. James Cole, a prisoner from a bleak future, is sent back in time to gather information about the virus's origins. As he navigates the...

7.4

117K votes

7.4

117K votes

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 In Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), King Arthur and his knights embark on a surreal quest to find the Holy Grail. Guided by God, they face absurd challenges, including taunting Frenchmen, a deadly rabbit, and the Knights Who...

7.4

46K votes

7.4

46K votes

Brazil

1985 · Movie · 138 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Terry Gilliam

Cast Jonathan Pryce · Kim Greist · Michael Palin · Katherine Helmond

Synopsis In Brazil (1985), a dystopian tale unfolds in a bureaucratic, totalitarian society. Sam Lowry, a low-level government employee, dreams of escaping his monotonous life through fantastical visions of a heroic figure and a mysterious woman. When a clerical error leads...

7.3

34K votes

7.3

34K votes

Direction Terry Gilliam

Cast Sydney Arnold · Guy Bertrand · Andrew Bicknell · Myrtle Devenish

Synopsis In the bleak days of 1983, the Crimson Permanent Assurance, an accountancy staffed by elderly workers much like a slave ship, has been taken over by efficiency-minded corporate types. When they sack an employee, there's an uprising, and the building...

7.1

3K votes

7.1

3K votes

The Fisher King

1991 · Movie · 137 min. · United States

Direction Terry Gilliam

Cast Jeff Bridges · Robin Williams · Amanda Plummer · Mercedes Ruehl

Synopsis The Fisher King (1991) follows Jack Lucas, a former radio shock jock whose life spirals into despair after a tragic on-air incident. Years later, homeless and guilt-ridden, he encounters Parry, a delusional man searching for the Holy Grail, who believes...

7.0

14K votes

7.0

14K votes

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998 · Movie · 118 min. · United States

Direction Terry Gilliam

Cast Johnny Depp · Benicio del Toro · Craig Bierko · Tobey Maguire

Synopsis Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) follows journalist Raoul Duke and his eccentric attorney Dr. Gonzo as they embark on a drug-fueled journey to Las Vegas. Tasked with covering a motorcycle race, their trip quickly descends into a chaotic...

6.8

56K votes

6.8

56K votes

Direction Terry Gilliam

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

Synopsis The Adventures of Baron Münchausen (1988) follows the fantastical tale of an aging Baron who arrives in a war-torn city and regales its citizens with his unbelievable exploits. As skepticism surrounds his stories, the Baron embarks on a new adventure...

6.6

9K votes

6.6

9K votes

6.3

383 votes

Time Bandits

1981 · Movie · 110 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Terry Gilliam

Cast Craig Warnock · David Rappaport · David Warner · Jack Purvis

Synopsis Time Bandits (1981) follows young Kevin, a history-obsessed boy, who joins a band of mischievous dwarfs after they burst into his bedroom. The group possesses a stolen map of time holes created by the Supreme Being, allowing them to leap...

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6.2

5K votes

6.2

5K votes

Direction Terry Gilliam

Cast Christopher Plummer · Heath Ledger · Lily Cole · Andrew Garfield

Synopsis The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) follows a traveling theater troupe led by the enigmatic Doctor Parnassus, who possesses the ability to guide people into a magical, dreamlike world through a mystical mirror. However, his powers come at a cost,...

6.2

24K votes

6.2

24K votes

6.1

443 votes

Tideland

2005 · Movie · 122 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Terry Gilliam

Cast Jodelle Ferland · Jeff Bridges · Jennifer Tilly · Janet McTeer

Synopsis Welcome to the world of Jeliza-Rose, the young heroine and narrator of Tideland. What has brought Jeliza-Rose from Los Angeles to a rural Texan farmhouse? And why is her former rockabilly guitarist father not talking to her anymore? And who...

6.0

7K votes

6.0

7K votes

The Wholly Family (S)

2011 · Movie · 20 min. · Italy

Direction Terry Gilliam

Cast Cristiana Capotondi · Douglas Dean · Nicolas Connoly · Sergio Solli

Synopsis A dreamlike journey between reality and imagination throughout the most hidden places and symbols of Napoles city.

5.5

131 votes

5.5

131 votes

Jabberwocky

1977 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Terry Gilliam

Cast Michael Palin · Max Wall · Deborah Fallender · John Le Mesurier

Synopsis After the death of his father the young cooper 'Dennis Cooper' goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. Will Dennis make his fortune?...

5.4

2K votes

5.4

2K votes

The Brothers Grimm

2005 · Movie · 120 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Terry Gilliam

Cast Matt Damon · Heath Ledger · Monica Bellucci · Jonathan Pryce

Synopsis The Brothers Grimm (2005) follows the fictionalized adventures of Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm, two brothers who travel through French-occupied Germany, conning superstitious villagers by staging fake exorcisms and ghostly encounters. When they are captured by a French general, they are...

5.4

26K votes

5.4

26K votes

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

2018 · Movie · 133 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Terry Gilliam

Cast Adam Driver · Jonathan Pryce · Olga Kurylenko · Stellan Skarsgard

Synopsis Toby, a disillusioned advertising executive, becomes pulled in to a world of time jumping fantasy when a Spanish cobbler believes him to be Sancho Panza. He gradually becomes unable to tell dreams from reality.

5.3

3K votes

5.3

3K votes

The Zero Theorem

2013 · Movie · 107 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Terry Gilliam

Cast Christoph Waltz · Mélanie Thierry · David Thewlis · Lucas Hedges

Synopsis Qohen Leth is an eccentric and reclusive computer genius living in an corporate world controlled by shadowy figure known as Management. Leth lives as a virtual cloistered monk in the shattered interior of a fire-damaged chapel while working on a...

5.1

4K votes

5.1

4K votes

Beware of the Elephants (S)

1967 · Movie · 3 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Terry Gilliam

Synopsis An odd collage of snippets.

5.0

111 votes

5.0

111 votes