Terry Gilliam's Greatest Movies
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Terry Gilliam's Greatest Movies

The wildly inventive director and Monty Python alum never fails to amaze. Which of his flicks is your favorite?

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1 Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Arthurian knights set off in search of the Grail, as lackeys make clippety-clop sounds with coconuts. 62 114
2 12 Monkeys
Convict Bruce Willis agrees to travel back in time and avert a killer plague, possibly unleashed by Brad Pitt. 53 113
3 Brazil
A low-level bureaucrat becomes ensnarled in red tape and mistakenly accused of terrorist activity. 51 111
4 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Hunter S. Thompson's alter ego (Johnny Depp) and his attorney go on an LSD and coke-fueled road trip. 38 112
5 Time Bandits
A young boy and a group of renegade dwarves hopscotch across space and time armed with a stolen map. 29 85
6 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
An old man recounts upsetting the King (Robin Williams) and dallying with Venus (Uma Thurman). 27 87
7 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Audience members travel into their own imaginations with the help of a mirror obtained from the Devil. 27 81
8 Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
John Cleese, Eric Idle and the gang define life via vignettes, including an explosive one on gluttony. 27 99
9 The Fisher King
Suicidal shock jock Jeff Bridges is rescued by a homeless man (Robin Williams) with his own troubles. 25 87
10 The Brothers Grimm
Faux magicians Matt Damon and Heath Ledger outsmart the real magic of a dark queen (Monica Belluci). -12 90