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King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedevere the Wise, Sir Lancelot the Brave, Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot and Sir Galahad the Pure. On the way, Arthur battles the Black Knight who, despite having had all his limbs chopped off, insists he can still fight. They reach Camelot, but Arthur decides not to enter, as "it is a silly place".

If you loved Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the closest films we have are Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), Brazil (1985) and Dogma (1999). All three share Monty Python and the Holy Grail's witty and playful feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is The Ruling Class (1972).

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
1998 Β· dir. Terry Gilliam
πŸ… 50%β˜… 7.4adventure Β· drama Β· comedy

The same hand behind both of them: Terry Gilliam

The difference: The scrappier of the two with critics

Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.

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Brazil
1985 Β· dir. Terry Gilliam
πŸ… 98%β˜… 7.8comedy Β· science fiction

Terry Gilliam directing both, with the same fingerprints on each

The difference: Lighter on scale

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.

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Dogma
1999 Β· dir. Kevin Smith
πŸ… 72%β˜… 7.3fantasy Β· comedy Β· adventure

Both keep coming back to the same thing: satire

The difference: Goes its own way on the romance

An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loophole and re-enter Heaven.

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Isn't It Romantic
2019 Β· dir. Todd Strauss-Schulson
πŸ… 70%β˜… 5.9comedy Β· fantasy Β· romance

One thread runs through both: parody

The difference: Leans further into romance

For a long time, Natalie, an Australian architect living in New York City, had always believed that what she had seen in rom-coms is all fantasy. But after thwarting a mugger at a subway station only to be knocked out while fleeing, Natalie wakes up and discovers that her life has suddenly become her worst nightmareβ€”a romantic comedyβ€”and she is the leading lady.

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A New Leaf
1971 Β· dir. Elaine May
πŸ… 94%β˜… 7.3comedy Β· romance

Witty and playful in the same breath

After running out of funds, Henry Graham, a carefree playboy, plots to marry and murder wealthy botanist Henrietta Lowell.

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Life of Brian
1979 Β· dir. Terry Jones
πŸ… 96%β˜… 8comedyPrime VideoPeacock

The same preoccupation in both: satire

Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.

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Barbie
2023 Β· dir. Greta Gerwig
πŸ… 88%β˜… 6.8comedy Β· adventure Β· fantasyMax

Both land scale and dream logic at once

The difference: 48 years apart, and the 2020s show

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.

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The Producers
1968 Β· dir. Mel Brooks
πŸ… 92%β˜… 7.5comedy

Both lean on dark humor more than on comedy

A conniving Broadway producer and his meek accountant plan to profit from charming wealthy old biddies to invest in an overbudget production, and then put on a sure-fire disaster, so nobody will ask for their money back β€” and what's more disastrous than a tasteless musical celebrating Adolf Hitler.

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Trading Places
1983 Β· dir. John Landis
πŸ… 87%β˜… 7.5comedy

Adventure built on wit, twice over

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires.

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Lost in America
1985 Β· dir. Albert Brooks
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7comedy

Playful fantasy, and it commits to that

David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulate the movie Easy Rider, spending the rest of their lives traveling around America...in a Winnebago.

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Ninotchka
1939 Β· dir. Ernst Lubitsch
πŸ… 95%β˜… 7.8comedy Β· romance

Comedy with a pulse of romance, in both cases

A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.

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The Ruling Class
1972 Β· dir. Peter Medak
πŸ… 83%β˜… 7.2comedy Β· dramaMax

Darkly funny adventure in both cases

When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman; he sings and dances across the estate and thinks he is Jesus reincarnated. Believing that Jack is mentally unfit to own the estate, the Gurney family plots to steal Jack's inheritance. As their outrageous schemes fail, the family strives to cure Jack of his bizarre behavior, with disastrous results.

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