Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974)

  • 95% of critics liked it
    (63 reviews)

  • 94% of users liked it
    (565,795 ratings)

From its opening multi-language titles (that sure looks like Swedish) to the closing arrest of the entire Dark Ages cast by modern-day bobbies, Monty Python and the Holy Grail helped to define "irreverence" and became an instant cult classic. This time the Pythonites savage the legend of King… More

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PG, 1 hr. 32 min.
Directed By
Terry Gilliam, Ian MacNaughton
Written By
Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1975 Wide
On DVD
Sep 7, 1999
Almi Cinema 5

Critic Reviews

  • Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine

    Grail is as funny as a movie can get, but it is also a tough-minded picture -- as outraged about the human propensity for violence as it is outrageous in its attack on that propensity.

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

    Silly, sophomoric, and slapped together -- but would you want it any other way?

  • Variety Staff, Variety

    Monty Python's Flying Circus, the British comedy group which gained fame via BBC-TV, send-up Arthurian legend, performed in whimsical fashion with Graham Chapman an effective straight man as King Arthur.

  • , New York Times

    A marvelously particular kind of lunatic endeavor.

  • Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News

    Holy Grail suffers from the same syndrome that afflicts many of these restored classics: It is better remembered than actually seen.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jacob E


    It's a shame I can't give a film 7 stars out of 5, because this film is almost worthy of that. One of my favorite reviewers online (Movie Bob for The Escapist) once pointed out that its extremely difficult to review a good comedy because it's impossible to accurately… More

  • Lucas M


    A charming and hilarious cult, The Holy Grail is certally one of the most funniest films that I ever saw. This first full length by the british group Monty Python, it's a unique odyssey by the medieval time with surrealist humor and remarkable characters, scenes and lines. In the… More

  • KJ P


    The comedy in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is just as fresh as it is in the original film, but the fact that they strayed away from the random short-story storytelling, kind of made this very different from what they were trying to do in the first place. Still, that… More

  • familiar s


    Slept a bit through it. However, boredom wasn't the cause for my falling asleep. In fact, I'd say that I found the movie recommendable. Well, more or less. Weighs more on the latter. Check it out specifically for its historical accuracy!!! Check yourself out to have no… More

  • Alexander D


    A Pythoneering comedy that just never stops!

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