66 John Cleese Movies & TV Shows, Ranked Best to Worst

King Arthur of Camelot is looking for courageous knights to join his Round Table and he succeeds in his quest when a few men come forward. A bit of partying and deliberation later, they decide to leave. However, now God himself sends them to find the Holy Grail. What follows is a series of adventure and an encounter with a mysterious enchanter named Tim.

Brian of Nazareth, who was born in a stable next-door to Jesus on the same night, is mistaken as the prophesied messiah by the three wise men. Out of love for the young rebel Judith and hatred for the occupying Romans, he joins the People's Front of Judea, and unwittingly gathers his own group of followers.

Harry Potter, eleven-year-old orphan leading a dreary life with his aunt's family, learns that he is the child of two powerful wizards after he is invited into Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. However, the mirth of making new friends like half-giant Hagrid and classmates Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger is soon marred by facing his nemesis, Voldemort.

Gangsters George Thomason and his aide Ken Pile plan a diamond heist and draft in Americans, con-artist Wanda Gershwitz and weapons expert Otto West. After a successful heist, George is arrested but has hidden the diamonds. Comedic incidents follow as Wanda seduces George’s lawyer, Archie Leach, to get the location of the diamonds. 

‘The Meaning of Life’ is a musical presented through a series of sketches. It’s a film by the British comedy troupe Monty Python, portraying various stages of life from the miracle of birth to the mystery of death. The movie also depicts hilarious vignettes about religious service, sex education, war, organ donation – every possible thing, just to find ‘the meaning of life.’ 

This anthology film based on the popular British television series ‘Monty Python’s Flying Circus’ features over 40 comedy sketches dealing with varied topics and animation shorts. The best of the sketches taken from the show’s first two series and re-filmed without studio audience include such classics as ‘Dead Parrot,’ ‘Hell’s Grannies,’ ‘Nudge Nudge,’ ‘Bank Robber,’ ‘The Lumberjack Song,’ ‘Kilimanjaro Expedition,’ and many more.

In this second installment in the Harry Potter film series, Harry, Ron and Hermione are second year students at Hogwarts. Things turn dangerous at the school as denizens become scared of a lurking monster and a blood writing on the wall saying that the Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio now have to uncover the truth and find the culprit.

A bassist show up too early for the ball for beautiful princess and therefore decides to spend some time taking a bath in the nearby lake. At the same time, the princess goes to the lake as well, to take a bath. Things take a turn when a thief absconds with their clothes. 

During the late 19th century, four misfit wanderers retrieve the money of a group of settlers from thieves before reaching the frontier town of Silverado. They realize that the entire town is under the thumb of avaricious rancher Ethan McKendrick and dishonest sheriff Cobb. Unwittingly, the four turn heroes for the town’s people as they fight the crooks to end the corruption. 

The Great Gonzo, Fozzie Bear and Kermit the Frog are newspaper reporters who interview a rich victim of jewel thieves, Lady Holiday in Britain. Kermit is head over heels with Miss Piggy, Lady Holiday's secretary. The thieves strike again, and Miss Piggy is framed in the act. The onus is now on The Muppets and Kermit to track down the real culprits.

The satirical film follows Michael Rimmer who joins an insignificant British ad agency where he manipulates his way to a place of authority and taking the company to the top position, he becomes a polling specialist. He enters politics to become MP, and acquires wealth and attractive wife. Ruthlessly, he climbs the ladder of success to procure total power of the country.

Eleven-year-old history enthusiast, Kevin, is shocked to see six time-traveling dwarfs who have escaped their master, the Supreme Being, appear from his closet. These time bandits have stolen Supreme Being’s unique time-&-space map and now they take Kevil along as they travel through history leaping from one era to another, stealing treasures from historical conquerors. But then they run into Evil Genius.  

Stefan Zetler is a middle-aged symphony conductor who while interviewing Sally, a beautiful young reporter, makes a remark that gets him into trouble. In order to avoid this situation, he decides to go on a vacation. However, he runs into Sally again, and the two begin an affair.

Following the assassination of a British oil tycoon, Bond is assigned to protect his daughter Elektra King from Renard, a KGB agent-turned-terrorist who cannot feel pain because of a bullet lodged in his brain. He begins to question the motives of his charge as he attempts to save Europe from Renard's nuclear plot with physicist Dr. Christmas Jones.

Eccentric business magnate Donald Sinclair devises a race from Las Vegas to Silver City, Mexico, for the high rollers of his Las Vegas Casino. The US $2 million prize money is kept in a train station locker but the journey proves to be more than what the contestants can handle. 

A descendant of Sherlock Holmes’s arch-nemesis, Professor James Moriarty, sets a plan in motion to take control of the world in five days. The present-day Arthur Sherlock Holmes and the severely bumbling fool, Dr. Watson, decide to take Moriarty down. As they struggle to make sense of things Moriarty keeps killing everyone around them. 

Dr Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but unorthodox scientist tries to destroy the monster that he created, but it manages to escape. Later, it returns and asks for one out of two things: A bride or revenge. 

Rod McCain is a multimillionaire who purchases a zoo in London. Soon the staff is pressurized to make higher profits or face closure. Meanwhile, the staff faces a lot of struggle dealing with the new policies.

MI6 agent James Bond is captured and tortured in North Korea. After fourteen months, he is traded with a terrorist Zao, only to be informed that he is no more an agent. He is accused of giving out secret information during his incarceration which he denies. Bond must now find out who back stabbed him in Korea and why?

Based upon Norse mythology, this fantasy adventure comedy film tells the story of Erik, who starts to dislike rape and pillage, after the death of an innocent woman. Erik soon learns from a woman named Freya that a wolf named Fenrir has swallowed the sun, he decides to set things right.  

Based on the novel of the same name by Rudyard Kipling, this film tells the story of Mowgli, a boy raised by a pack of wolves, and how he becomes the king of the jungle.

Emily Elizabeth struggles to fit in at home and at school. She comes across John Cleese, an animal rescuer, who gifts her a red little pup Clifford. The tiny pup grows into a gigantic dog. While Emily and her Uncle embark upon this journey where the dog teaches them the true meaning of unconditional love and acceptance, they struggle hard to fight forces of greed of a genetics company who is after Clifford.

Yellowbeard is an adventure action comedy film which tells the story of infamous pirate Yellowbeard, who breaks out of prison. The only thing on his mind now is recovering the treasure that he buried a long time ago. However, the problem is that his map has been tattooed on the head of his son. Things seem even worse because a number of rivals are also planning to beat him to the treasure.

Three employees working for a bank in a small deserted town make plans to steal from the bank on the same weekend, but none of them are aware about each other’s plans. Meanwhile, in another part of the same town, an employee of a clothing store is planning revenge against a wealthy man.

An adaptation of Jules Verne’s novel, the movie revolves around eccentric inventor Phileas Cogg who is challenged by the villainous, Lord Kelvin, to travel around the world in eighty days. He is helped in his thrilling adventure by his valet, Passepartout, and Monique La Roche, who are hiding their own secrets. 

The wife of a workaholic bra manufacturer seduces one of his employees after which she is forced to hide him in the attic. Though his plan was to sneak out at night, the employee is enchanted by his boss’s wife, and plans to settle in permanently.  

As the notorious globe-trotting burglar, ‘The Tornadoट, resurfaces after a decade and in a series of thefts around the world, steals various invaluable historical artifacts including the precious Pink Panther diamond, Inspector Jacques Clouseau joins a team of esteemed international detectives to solve the case. Now, it is up to the lauded inspector Clouseau to prove his talent by apprehending the elusive burglar. 

Klaatu, an alien in human form lands in Central Park, along with an indestructible robot nicknamed GORT, to save Earth. But scientists, Helen Benson and her son Jacob, soon realize that saving Earth means the destruction of all human life. As Klaatu learns more about humanity, he tries to save it and stop GORT. 

This comedy drama film tells the story of a Hollywood talent agent, whose life turns upside down when he discovers that his wife has been having an extramarital affair. Things turn even worse, after he discovers that his diary containing client sensitive information is in the possession of a journalist.

Henry and Nancy are a couple living in a quiet town in Ohio, who has been together for 27 years. After their last child has left home, Nancy begins to suffer from empty nest syndrome. Things get even more complicated, when Henry loses his job, and is forced to move to New York, along with his wife, for an interview. However, on reaching there, they start facing a series of troubles.

In this second movie in Charlie's Angels film series, the three Angels return - this time they are tasked by Charles Townsend to locate a pair of rings that contains the details of every person in FBI’s witness protection programme. Five people on the list have already turned up dead and the Angels must use their every skill to uncover the true culprits.

Professor Alex Bolt gains international fame after developing a universal language named Unispeak. He wins a Nobel Prize as well, for his efforts. Meanwhile, his wife Rhonda has made a sculpture of her husband. However, when Alex learns that it is a nude statue, he becomes quite enraged and it leads to a quarrel between them.

Caroline, Joanna, Paulina and Vicky are four sisters who reunite for their Christmas holiday in a mansion in Yorkshire. They are also joined by their estranged father James, for the first time since he had left their family a very long time ago. Despite several misunderstandings, the sisters try to get along with each other, as well as with their father. They also uncover a long buried secret which had torn their family apart years ago.

This science fiction action comedy film which takes us to the future i.e. the year 2069, revolves around a former criminal who buys a nightclub on the Moon and with the help of his friend and a robot, he turns it very successful and popular. However, when he refuses to sell it to the Mafia, his life turns upside down.

This documentary film shows us few performances of The Monty Python troupe at the Hollywood Bowl.

Away From It All is a comedy short film in which the narrator of a travelogue film, goes mad from boredom over time.  

Charlotte’s Web is an adventure comedy film, which tells the story of a pig who realizes that he is going to be slaughtered for food very soon. Therefore, he hatches a plan with a spider that lives in his pen to ensure that he won’t be killed. 

This comedy film tells the story of three bird enthusiasts who pursue the title for spotting the highest number of birds in a bird-watching competition. 

The alien galactic council debates whether the Earth should be destroyed, or to make humanity a member of their council. They eventually come up with a plan of bestowing limitless power to a schoolteacher, to see if the powers would be used for good or for evil. Thus, his actions would determine the fate of humanity. 

George has been raised in the jungle by a talking gorilla called Ape, after the plane carrying him and his parents crashed. A grown-up George encounters his first human in the lovely Ursula Stanhope. George and Ursula fall in love and leave for San Francisco but they return to the jungle when Ape is captured by poachers.  

Pinocchio is a fantasy comedy film which tells the story of Pinocchio, a wooden puppet, who wishes to become an actual human boy. Despite the love of his creator and guidance from the Blue Fairy, he only finds himself in one wild adventure after another.

The second film in the Shrek film franchise, Shrek 2 follows the newlyweds Shrek and Fiona as they go to visit Fiona’s parents who are organizing a royal ball to celebrate their marriage. The movie went on to become the highest-grossing film of 2004 worldwide.

The animated classic revolves around the prehistoric family the Croods. Fearful patriarch Grug keeps the family safe with his over-protective nature. Things take a turn when his daughter Eep falls for Guy, a more evolved human and Grug has to trust him to save his family from the end of the world. 

Winnie the Pooh wakes up and sees that he is out of honey. He goes out to search for more, but sees that Eeyore has lost his tail. Along with Christopher Robin, they try to find the missing tail, but things get even worse, when it seems that Christopher has been kidnapped by a monster.   

Small, colorful, and eternally happy creatures, the Trolls have only one thing to worry about, avoid being eaten by the mean, monstrous creatures, Bergens. The Bergens can only be happy by consuming Trolls. When some Trolls are captured by the Bergens, it is up to Princess Poppy and the pessimistic Troll Branch to recuse their friends. 

Princess Odette’s father, King William, wishes that she should fall in love with his friend’s son Derek and marry him. As children they dislike each other, but fall in love when they grow up. Derek’s comment offends Odette who refuses to marry him. Vengeful sorcerer Rothbart puts her under spell, turning her into a swan. Will Derek be able to break the spell? 

This animated adventure musical film tells the story of a family of mice who is lured by the false promises of a smooth-talking cat, after which they set out on a journey towards the West.

Shrek, bored of his uneventful domestic life, longs for his past as a fearsome ogre and naively signs a contract with devious dealmaker Rumpelstiltskin to return to a day before he met Fiona or his friend Donkey. However, he soon learns that in this alternate Far Far Away kingdom, ruled by Rumpel, Shrek was never born.

King Harold of Far, Far Away land is dying and Shrek is unwilling to wear the crown. So he sets out with Donkey and Puss in Boots, to bring the King’s nephew, Artie, back from magic school and crown him instead. In his absence, the evil Prince Charming with his army takes over the land. Shrek, Artie and Fiona must now defeat the villain and regain the kingdom.

Astronaut Charles ‘Chuck’ Baker lands on Planet 51; assuming to be the first living being to reach there, he is shocked to see its little green inhabitants. Scared of alien invasion, the green people take Chuck to be an invader. While trying to save himself, he meets Lem who realizes that Chuck is not a threat, and helps him reach his spacecraft.

Igor is an animated horror comedy film which takes us to a world of mad scientists and their evil inventions. In this world, there is a talented lab assistant of an evil scientist who dreams of becoming a scientist himself after winning the annual Evil Science Fair. However, this causes displeasure among others in the Evil Science Community.

Planes is a sports comedy film, which tells the story of Dusty, a crop duster plane, who dreams of becoming a great air racer. Along with his friend, Chug, a fuel truck, Dusty practices flying maneuvers, in order to qualify for the Wings Across the Globe race. 

During the time of the Second World War, a pigeon named Valiant wants to help the Allied Forces as they prepare for the D-Day invasion. Meanwhile, most of the carrier pigeons were being decimated by Von Talon, a German falcon. The Royal Homing Pigeon Corps decides to accept Valiant as part of their team, and sends him on a dangerous mission.

A British comedy dealing with prostitution. In the late Victorian era, the British government tries to end the problems associated with sex work by establishing a first-rate brothel.

Gangsters George Thomason and his aide Ken Pile plan a diamond heist and draft in Americans, con-artist Wanda Gershwitz and weapons expert Otto West. After a successful heist, George is arrested but has hidden the diamonds. Comedic incidents follow as Wanda seduces George’s lawyer, Archie Leach, to get the location of the diamonds. 

Away From It All is a comedy short film in which the narrator of a travelogue film, goes mad from boredom over time.