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John Cleese
Writer 86 years old

John Cleese

Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England, UK

John Marwood Cleese (born 27 October 1939) is an English actor, comedian, writer and film producer. He achieved success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and as a scriptwriter and performer on The Frost Report. In the late 1960s he became a member of Monty Python, the comedy... Read full bio →

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Monty Python Live (Mostly)

Monty Python Live (Mostly)

Eric Idle, Aubrey Powell 2014 2h 18m 7.5

Celebrate the last night of the Pythons on the big screen! - With John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.

The Croods

The Croods

Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco 2013 1h 39m 6.9

The prehistoric Croods family live in a particularly dangerous moment in time. Patriarch Grug, his mate Ugga, teenage daughter Eep, son Thunk, and feisty Gran gather food by day and huddle together in a cave at night.

Fierce Creatures

Fierce Creatures

Fred Schepisi, Robert Young 1997 1h 33m 6.5

Zookeepers struggle to deal with the policies of changing directors.

A Fish Called Wanda

A Fish Called Wanda

Charles Crichton 1988 1h 49m 8.0

A Fish Called Wanda is the successful criminal comedy from 1988 about a diamond advocate who is attempting to steal a collection of diamonds yet troubles arise when they realize that they are not the only ones after the diamonds.

The Meaning of Life

The Meaning of Life

Terry Jones 1983 1h 47m 8.3

Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor.

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Ian MacNaughton, Terry Hughes 1982 1h 20m 9.1

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl is a 1982 concert film in which the Monty Python team perform many of their greatest sketches at the Hollywood Bowl, including several pre-Python ones.

Life of Brian

Life of Brian

Terry Jones 1979 1h 34m 8.5

A brilliant parody from the British comedy group Monty Python about the history of Jesus. A Terry Jones directed film from 1979 that has since gained cult status.

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

Joseph McGrath 1977 56m 5.0

John Cleese is hilarious as the descendant of Sherlock Holmes in this modern detective drama of international power politics and intrigue. Unlike his illustrious grandfather however, he only succeeds in bungling every job he organizes.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones 1975 1h 31m 8.9

The King Arthur and The Round Table saga about the search for the Holy Grail is portrayed a bit differently in his comedy from Monty Python. With a killer monster rabbit and many outrageous encounters this smart comedy has become a cult classic.

Rentadick

Rentadick

Jim Clark 1972 1h 34m 4.0

The incompetent detectives of Rentadick, Inc. track thieves of an experimental nerve gas that paralyzes from the waist down.

And Now for Something Completely Different

And Now for Something Completely Different

Ian MacNaughton 1971 1h 28m 8.0

And Now for Something Completely Different is a film spin-off from the television comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus featuring favourite sketches from the first two seasons.

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer

Kevin Billington 1970 1h 34m 6.0

Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into politics and in the mini-skirted flared-trousered world of 1970 Britain starts to rise through the Tory ranks.

How to Irritate People

How to Irritate People

Ian Fordyce 1969 1h 8m 4.0

In this mock-documentary, John Cleese narrates a series of sketches on irritation -- types and techniques.

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