MOVIEmeter
Top 5000
Up 91 this week

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

8.4
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 8.4/10 from 242,550 users   Metascore: 90/100
Reviews: 599 user | 114 critic | 8 from Metacritic.com

King Arthur and his knights embark on a low-budget search for the Grail, encountering many very silly obstacles.

Watch Trailer
0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 1269 titles created 5 months ago
 
a list of 622 titles created 16 Jul 2011
 
a list of 100 titles created 28 Feb 2011
 
a list of 10000 titles created 1 month ago
 
a list of 1057 titles created 03 Nov 2011
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) on IMDb 8.4/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Top 250 #87 | 2 nominations. See more awards »
Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Tommy Boy (1995)
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  

An incompetent, immature, and dimwitted heir to an auto parts factory must save the business to keep it out of the hands of his new, con-artist relatives and big business.

Director: Peter Segal
Stars: Chris Farley, David Spade, Brian Dennehy
Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X  

An American reporter goes to the Australian outback to meet an eccentric crocodile poacher and invites him to New York City.

Director: Peter Faiman
Stars: Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, John Meillon
EuroTrip (2004)
Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X  

Dumped by his girlfriend, a high school grad decides to embark on an overseas adventure in Europe with his friends.

Director: Jeff Schaffer
Stars: Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Michelle Trachtenberg
Action | Comedy | Crime
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X  

Two fledgling criminals kidnap a pizza delivery guy, strap a bomb to his chest, and inform him that he has mere hours to rob a bank or else...

Director: Ruben Fleischer
Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Danny McBride, Aziz Ansari
Rat Race (2001)
Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  

A Las Vegas casino magnate, determined to find a new avenue for wagering, sets up a race for money.

Director: Jerry Zucker
Stars: Breckin Meyer, Vince Vieluf, Whoopi Goldberg
Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.1/10 X  

A pair of losers try to pretend that their murdered employer is really alive, but the murderer is out to "finish him off."

Director: Ted Kotcheff
Stars: Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart
Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  

An Asian-American office worker and his Indian-American stoner friend embark on a quest to satisfy their desire for White Castle burgers.

Director: Danny Leiner
Stars: John Cho, Ethan Embry, Robert Tinkler
Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  

Kramer and Douglas, two former presidents from opposite ends of the political spectrum, become reluctant allies when they become the target of a conspirator in President Haney's ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Segal
Stars: Jack Lemmon, James Garner, Dan Aykroyd
Road Trip (2000)
Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

Four friends take off on an 1800 mile road trip to retrieve an illicit tape mistakenly mailed to a girl friend.

Director: Todd Phillips
Stars: Breckin Meyer, Seann William Scott, Amy Smart
Year One (2009)
Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.8/10 X  

After being banished from their tribe, two hunter-gatherers encounter Biblical characters and eventually wind up in the city of Sodom.

Director: Harold Ramis
Stars: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt
Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath, aka OSS 117, is the French spy considered by his superiors to be the best in the business. The year is 1967 - he's been sent on a mission to Rio de Janeiro, to ... See full summary »

Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Stars: Jean Dujardin, Louise Monot, Rüdiger Vogler
Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  

Sir Sidney Ruff-Diamond looks after the British outpost near the Khybar pass. Protected by the kilted Third Foot and Mouth regiment, you would think they were safe. But the Khazi of Kalabar... See full summary »

Director: Gerald Thomas
Stars: Sid James, Kenneth Williams, Charles Hawtrey
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
...
...
...
Patsy / Green Knight / Old Man from Scene 24 (Bridgekeeper) / Sir Bors / Animator / Gorrilla Hand
...
...
...
The Witch
...
Neil Innes ...
Bee Duffell ...
John Young ...
Rita Davies ...
Historian's Wife
Avril Stewart ...
Sally Kinghorn ...
Dr. Winston
Mark Zycon ...
Prisoner
Edit

Storyline

The movie starts out with Arthur, King of the Britons, looking for knights to sit with him at Camelot. He finds many knights including Sir Galahad the pure, Sir Lancelot the brave, the quiet Sir Bedevere, and Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Lancelot. They do not travel on horses, but pretend they do and have their servants bang coconuts to make the sound of horse's hooves. Through satire of certain events in history (witch trials, the black plague) they find Camelot, but after literally a quick song and dance they decide that they do not want to go there. While walking away, God (who seems to be grumpy) come to them from a cloud and tells them to find the Holy Grail. They agree and begin their search. While they search for the Grail, scenes of the knight's tales appear and why they have the name they have. Throughout their search they meet interesting people and knights along the way. Most of the characters die; some through a killer rabbit (which they defeat with the holy ... Written by Zucco

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Taglines:

You can do worse than see it. See more »


Certificate:

PG | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Country:

Language:

| |

Release Date:

25 May 1975 (UK)  »

Also Known As:

Mønti Pythøn ik den Høli Gräilen  »

Box Office

Budget:

£229,575 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$45,487 (USA) (15 June 2001)

Gross:

$1,229,197 (USA) (25 May 2012)
 »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

(2001 re-release)| (original release)

Color:

(Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Assyria (now part of Iraq) had four capitals throughout its history: Ashur (or Qalat Sherqat), Calah (or Nimrud), the short-lived Dur Sharrukin (or Khorsabad), and Nineveh. See more »

Goofs

During the Tale of Sir Lancelot, Lancelot wreaks havoc among the wedding celebration. Upon entering the second floor, he passes the bride's father. He doesn't attack him at all but later in the scene, the father had Lancelot's sword driven through his head. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
King Arthur: Whoa, there!
See more »

Crazy Credits

Møøse trained by YUTTE HERMSGERVØRDENBRØTBØRDA See more »

Connections

Referenced in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (2010)
Mission achievement tiled "mearly a flesh wound" references Monthy Python and the Holy Grail, in which the Black Knight argues that his arm falling off is just a flesh wound. See more »

Soundtracks

"Flying Messenger"
(uncredited)
Written by Oliver Armstrong (pseudonym of Graham Whettam)
Published by De Wolfe Music Ltd.
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

See more (Spoiler Alert!) »

User Reviews

 
They could grab it by the husk.....
16 February 2004 | by (Austin, TX) – See all my reviews

King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table set out on a quest to find the Holy Grail...as told to do so by a cartoon God that lives in the clouds...

Easily the most hilarious and original comedy ever made, Monty Python and the Holy Grail claims it's undisputed throne through insanely ridiculous situations and characters that will very likely never be duplicated. Pure comedic genius that doesn't go stale with age or decades of competition having been released. Simply seeing the way comedy films are made today, this film will very likely have a long reign before anything can even hold a candle to it. An absolute belly-laugh fest that never lets up.

Only the cast of Monty Python could have pulled this film off, with each actor playing many different characters...all hilarious! The genius in the actors' lines themselves are truly to be admired. The comedic style of talking in circles is one technique that most comedies do not try to do, simply because they can't compete with the genius of this film, which uses it flawlessly. Those that do try usually fall flat on their faces. Two particularly excellent examples of this can be seen in the beginning scene, in which the characters discuss the origins of coconuts.....and the other when Lancelot breaks into the swamp castle to save the "damsel in distress." This is merely one technique that the cast has perfected to conjure up laughs consistently throughout the entire film. The only way that I can imagine that someone might not like this film is if they simply do not enjoy it's type of humor. Too bad for them.

Another hilarious technique used in the film is the use of comedy in the background. From people slamming cats against poles for no apparent reason, to people filling up baskets with mud in the fields....all very strange and hilarious at the same time. It's also simply amazing that all of the characters are played by the same group of actors, which shows the great range all of them have. Some are simply unrecognizable from one character to the other and it sometimes takes a good eye to pick them out, which makes it fun. And I don't want to ruin it for anyone, but this film takes some turns that no sane person could see coming.

Ridiculous characters in ridiculous situations equals ridiculous laughter.

The epitome of all-star comedy that will no doubt continue to stand the test of time. Kudos to Gilliam and the rest of the Python crew. If you haven't seen it yet, make it your first priority in life!


152 of 179 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Movies that you consider to be funnier than Holy Grail zomfg-overrated
Why are Python fans so arrogant? SpaceGhost93
Am I the only one? BamLikeaMo
The two best lines machine1418
Why Castle Anthrax? mrmuggles
Two types of people in this world torgosknees
Discuss Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?