Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

PG,

1975,

1h 31m,

Comedy

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A comedic send-up of the grim circumstances of the Middle Ages as told through the story of King Arthur and framed by a modern-day murder investigation. When the mythical king of the Britons leads his knights on a quest for the Holy Grail, they face a wide array of horrors, including a persistent Black Knight, a three-headed giant, a cadre of shrubbery-challenged knights, the perilous Castle Anthrax, a killer rabbit, a house of virgins, and a handful of rude Frenchmen.

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Critics Consensus

A cult classic as gut-bustingly hilarious as it is blithely ridiculous, Monty Python and the Holy Grail has lost none of its exceedingly silly charm.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

May 3, 2025

4/5

There is ostensible dramatic coherence in the quest for the Grail by Graham Chapman’s long-suffering King of the Britons.

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Alexander Walker

London Evening Standard

Apr 1, 2025

It is quite the brightest home-grown comedy in ages.

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Colin Bennett

The Age (Australia)

Apr 1, 2025

There are uninspired lapses... and there are rich and hilarious moments of the absurd. A review cannot help turning into a catalogue of the hits rather than the misses.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 4, 2025

3.5/4

There's a semblance of a plot, but this is really just an excuse for the lads to engage in their unique brand of humor, which includes mimicry, dress-up, dry wit, slapstick, and glorious non sequitors.

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Patrick Beatty

ABC4 Utah

Jul 23, 2025

One of the best comedies ever made.

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Allison Rose

FlickDirect

May 5, 2025

4/5

The cast's comedic versatility shines as each Monty Python member takes on multiple roles, making the film a hilarious and unforgettable classic.

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Apr 25, 2019

boring but sometimes hilarious

Albus R

Mar 13, 2019

A Comedic Masterpiece and by all means the funniest movie of all time. The Python's strike again with their comedic tone!

Finn G

Mar 12, 2019

Watching this in 2019 was more challenging than it must have been back over 4 decades ago. Monty Python and the Holy Grail is absurdly stupid and hardly entertaining at all. If not for a few really good laughs from a couple of good lines this film would be unwatchable.

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Mar 10, 2019

I can quote neatly every line from this movie. It's really annoying. Every line is gold.

Theodore S

Mar 10, 2019

If laugh this movie you have to replay again :D

Poe L

Mar 8, 2019

It's just a classic, and timeless.

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Synopsis

A comedic send-up of the grim circumstances of the Middle Ages as told through the story of King Arthur and framed by a modern-day murder investigation. When the mythical king of the Britons leads his knights on a quest for the Holy Grail, they face a wide array of horrors, including a persistent Black Knight, a three-headed giant, a cadre of shrubbery-challenged knights, the perilous Castle Anthrax, a killer rabbit, a house of virgins, and a handful of rude Frenchmen.

Director: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Producer: Mark Forstater
Screenwriter: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Michael White Productions, Python (Monty) Pictures Limited, National Film Trustee Company
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 1, 1975, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): May 4, 2025
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 17, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.8M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Mono

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