Filmography: John Cleese

Monty Python and the Holy Grail 48 1/2 Anniversary (PG)Release Date: December 3, 2023
Cast: Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle
Director: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones

Rally Road Racers (PG)Release Date: May 12, 2023
Cast: Jimmy O. Yang, J.K. Simmons, John Cleese, Chloe Bennet, Lisa Lu
Director: Ross Venokur
Writer: Ross Venokur

Clifford the Big Red Dog (PG)Release Date: November 10, 2021
Cast: Jack Whitehall, Darby Camp, Tony Hale, Sienna Guillory, David Alan Grier
Director: Walt Becker
Writer: Jay Scherick & David Ronn, Blaise Hemingway

The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (PG-13)Release Date: December 11, 2020
Cast: Luke Hemsworth, Paul Hogan, Chevy Chase, Jacob Elordi, Wayne Knight
Director: Dean Murphy
Writer: Robert Mond, Dean Murphy

Elliot the Littlest Reindeer (PG)Release Date: December 1, 2018
Cast: Josh Hutcherson, John Cleese, Martin Short, Samantha Bee, Scott Farley
Director: Jennifer Westcott, Paul Griffin
Writer: Jennifer Westcott

Absolutely Anything (R)Release Date: May 12, 2017
Cast: Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Robin Williams, Rob Riggle, Sanjeev Bhaskar
Director: Terry Jones
Writer: Gavin Scott, Terry Jones

Winnie the Pooh (G)Release Date: July 15, 2011
Cast: Jim Cummings, Tom Kenny, Bud Luckey, Travis Oates, Craig Ferguson
Director: Stephen J. Anderson, Don Hall
Writer: Burny Mattinson

Planet 51 (PG)Release Date: November 20, 2009
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Gary Oldman, Seann William Scott
Director: Jorge Blanco
Writer: Joe Stillman

The Pink Panther 2 (PG)Release Date: February 6, 2009
Cast: Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia, Yuki Matsuzaki
Director: Harald Zwart
Writer: Blake Edwards, Scott Neustadter

The Art of Football (NR)Release Date: January 27, 2009
Cast: John Cleese, Tom Konkle, Bono, Dennis Hopper, Elton John
Director: Hermann Vaske
Writer: John Cleese, Chris Langham

The Day the Earth Stood Still (PG-13)Release Date: December 12, 2008
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, John Cleese, Robert Knepper
Director: Scott Derrickson
Writer: David Scarpa

Igor (PG)Release Date: September 19, 2008
Cast: John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Jeremy Piven, Jennifer Coolidge
Director: Anthony Leondis
Writer: Chris McKenna

The Seventh Python (NR)Release Date: June 26, 2008
Cast: John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Matt Groening
Director: Burt Kearns
Writer: Brett Hudson, Burt Kearns

Shrek the Third (PG)Release Date: May 18, 2007
Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Rupert Everett
Director: Chris Miller
Writer: J David Stem, Joe Stillman, David N Weiss, Peter Seaman, Jeffrey Price, Jon Zack

Man About Town (R)Release Date: February 13, 2007
Cast: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Romijn, John Cleese, Gina Gershon, Bai Ling
Director: Mike Binder
Writer: Mike Binder

Charlotte's Web (G)Release Date: December 15, 2006
Cast: Dakota Fanning, Julia Roberts, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Oprah Winfrey
Director: Gary Winick
Writer: Susannah Grant,Karey Kirkpatrick

Valiant (G)Release Date: August 19, 2005
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Ben Kingsley, Jim Broadbent, Rupert Everett, Hugh Laurie
Director: Gary Chapman
Writer: Paul Zaloom, Jay Dubin, George Webster, George Melrod, Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi

Around the World in 80 Days (2004) (PG)Release Date: June 16, 2004
Cast: Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Cécile de France, Jim Broadbent, Kathy Bates
Director: Frank Coraci
Writer: David Titcher, David Benulto, David Goldstein

Shrek 2 (PG)Release Date: May 19, 2004
Cast: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, John Cleese
Director: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conra
Writer: J. David Stem, Joe Stillman, David N. Weiss, Andrew Adamson, Chris Miller (LX)

Scorched (PG-13)Release Date: July 25, 2003
Cast: Alicia Silverstone, Rachael Leigh Cook, Woody Harrelson, John Cleese, Paulo Costanzo
Director: Gavin Grazer
Writer: Joe Wein

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (PG-13)Release Date: June 27, 2003
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Cyia Batten, John Cleese
Director: Joseph 'McG' McGinty Nichol
Writer: Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley

Stupidity (NR)Release Date: May 1, 2003
Cast: Noam Chomsky, John Cleese, Coolio, Salma Hayek, David Lawrence
Director: Albert Nerenberg

Rat Race (PG-13)Release Date: August 17, 2001
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr, Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese, Jon Lovitz, Whoopi Goldberg
Director: Jerry Zucker
Writer: Andy Breckman

The Magic Pudding (NR)Release Date: January 1, 2001
Cast: Sam Neill, Hugo Weaving, John Cleese, Geoffrey Rush, Dave Gibson
Director: Karl Zwicky
Writer: Harry Cripps, Greg Haddrick, Simon Hopkinson, Norman Lindsay

Isn't She Great (R)Release Date: January 28, 2000
Cast: Bette Midler, Nathan Lane, Stockard Channing, David Hyde Pierce, John Cleese
Director: Andrew Bergman
Writer: Michael Korda

The World Is Not Enough (PG-13)Release Date: November 19, 1999
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Robert Carlyle, Denise Richards, Robbie Coltrane
Director: Michael Apted
Writer: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Bruce Feirstein

The Out-of-Towners (PG-13)Release Date: April 2, 1999
Cast: Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, John Cleese, Mark McKinney
Director: Sam Weisman
Writer: Mark Lawrence, Neil Simon

Fierce Creatures (PG-13)Release Date: January 24, 1997
Cast: Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Carey Lowell
Director: Fred Schepisi

The Wind in the Willows (1996) (PG)Release Date: August 9, 1996
Cast: Steve Coogan, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Antony Sher, John Cleese
Director: Terry Jones
Writer: Terry Jones

The Swan Princess (G)Release Date: November 18, 1994
Cast: Jack Palance, Howard McGillin, Michelle Nicastro, Liz Callaway, John Cleese
Director: Richard Rich
Writer: Richard Rich, Brian Nissen

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (G)Release Date: November 22, 1991
Cast: Phillip Glasser, James Stewart, Dom DeLuise, Amy Irving, John Cleese
Director: Phil Nibbelink, Simon Wells
Writer: Flint Dille, David Kirschner, Charles Swenson

Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (R)Release Date: January 1, 1982
Cast: John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Carol Cleveland
Director: Terry Hughes, Ian MacNaughton

Time Bandits (PG)Release Date: November 6, 1981
Cast: John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm
Director: Terry Gilliam
Writer: Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam

The Great Muppet Caper (G)Release Date: January 1, 1981
Cast: Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Diana Rigg, Charles Grodin, John Cleese
Director: Jim Henson
Writer: Jerry Juhl, Tom Patchett

Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) (R)Release Date: August 1, 1979
Cast: Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle
Director: Terry Jones
Writer: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones

Monty Python's Flying Circus - Episode 42 (NR)Release Date: January 1, 1974
Cast: John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones
Director: Ian McNaughton, John Howard Davies

Monty Python's Flying Circus - Episode 43 (NR)Release Date: January 1, 1974
Cast: John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones
Director: Ian McNaughton, John Howard Davies

Monty Python's Flying Circus - Episode 45 (NR)Release Date: January 1, 1974
Cast: John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones
Director: Ian McNaughton, John Howard Davies

Monty Python's Flying Circus - Episode 39 (NR)Release Date: January 1, 1973
Cast: John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones
Director: Ian McNaughton, John Howard Davies

Monty Python's Flying Circus - Episode 33 (NR)Release Date: January 1, 1972
Cast: John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones
Director: Ian McNaughton, John Howard Davies

Monty Python's Flying Circus - Episode 34 (NR)Release Date: January 1, 1972
Cast: John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones
Director: Ian McNaughton, John Howard Davies

Monty Python's Flying Circus - Episode 36 (NR)Release Date: January 1, 1972
Cast: John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones
Director: Ian McNaughton, John Howard Davies

Monty Python's Flying Circus - Episode 13 (NR)Release Date: January 1, 1970
Cast: John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones
Director: Ian McNaughton, John Howard Davies

Monty Python's Flying Circus - Episode 1 (Whither Canada) (NR)Release Date: January 1, 1969
Cast: John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones
Director: Ian McNaughton, John Howard Davies

Monty Python's Flying Circus - Episode 2 (Sex and Violence) (NR)Release Date: January 1, 1969
Cast: John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones
Director: Ian McNaughton, John Howard Davies

Monty Python's Flying Circus - Episode 3 (How to Recognize Different Types) (NR)Release Date: January 1, 1969
Cast: John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones
Director: Ian McNaughton, John Howard Davies

Monty Python's Flying Circus - Episode 8 (Full Frontal Nudity) (NR)Release Date: January 1, 1969
Cast: John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones
Director: Ian McNaughton, John Howard Davies

A Fish Called Wanda (R)Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Tom Georgeson
Director: Charles Crichton, John Cleese
Writer: John Cleese, Charles Crichton

Albion: Rise of the Danann ()Cast: Jennifer Morrison, Debra Messing, John Cleese, Stephen Dorff, Richard Kind
Director: Castille Landon
Writer: Castille Landon

Albion: The Enchanted Stallion ()Cast: Jennifer Morrison, Debra Messing, John Cleese, Daniel Sharman, Liam McIntyre
Director: Castille Landon
Writer: Castille Landon

Anatomy of a Liar (NR)Cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
Director: Bill Jones, Jeff Simpson

And Now for Something Completely Different (PG)Cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle
Director: Ian McNaughton, Terry Gilliam
Writer: Graham Chapman

Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (NR)Cast: Curtis Armstrong, Tom Arnold, Alan Castanage, Munro Chambers, John Cleese
Director: John Putch
Writer: Daniel Altiere, Steven Altiere

Charming ()Cast: Demi Lovato, Wilmer Valderrama, Sia, Nia Vardalos, Ashley Tisdale
Director: Ross Venokur
Writer: Ross Venokur

Clockwise (1986) (NR)Cast: John Cleese, Penny Leatherbarrow, Howard Lloyd-Lewis
Director: Christopher Morahan
Writer: Michael Frayn

Crood Awakening (NR)Writer: John Cleese, Kirk De Micco

Father Christmas Is Back (PG-13)Cast: April Bowlby, Elizabeth Hurley, Talulah Riley, John Cleese, Kelsey Grammar
Director: Mick Davis, Philippe Martinez
Writer: David Connolly, Dylanne Corcoran, Hannah Davis

Get Squirrely ()Cast: John Leguizamo, Will Forte, John Cleese, Jim Cummings, Jason Jones
Director: Ross Venokur
Writer: Lenore Venokur

God Loves Caviar (O Theos agapaei to haviari) ()Cast: Sebastian Koch, Catherine Deneuve, John Cleese, Olga Sutulova, Juan Diego Botto
Director: Yannis Smaragdis
Writer: Yannis Smaragdis, Panagiotis Pashidis, Jackie Pavlenko, Vladimir Valutskiy

The Jungle Book (1994) (PG)Cast: Jason Scott Lee, Cary Elwes, Lena Headey, Sam Neill, John Cleese
Director: Stephen Sommers
Writer: Rudyard Kipling, Ron Yanover

The Last Impresario (NR)Cast: Michael White, Gracie Otto, Naomi Watts, John Cleese, Anna Wintour
Director: Gracie Otto
Writer: Gracie Otto

Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (R)Cast: Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones
Director: Bill Jones, Jeff Simpson
Writer: Graham Chapman

The Mermaid Frolics (NR)Cast: Pete Atkin, Connie Booth, John Cleese, Peter Cook, Julie Covington
Director: Roger Graef
Writer: John Cleese, Peter Cook

Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (G)Cast: Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer, Russi Taylor, Tress MacNeille
Director: Tony Craig, Roberts Gannaway
Writer: Kevin Campbell

Monty Python and the Holy Grail 40th Anniversary ()Cast: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Chris Idle, Terry Jones
Director: Terry Gilliam

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (R)Cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Michael Palin
Director: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Writer: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones

Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) (NR)Cast: Eric Idle, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Director: Bill Jones, Alan G. Parker, Benjami

Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (NR)Cast: John Cleese, Brian Cox, Terry Gilliam
Director: Roger Graef, James Rogan

The Naked Wanderer ()Cast: John Cleese, Angus McLaren, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Sophie Kennedy Clark
Director: Alan Lindsay
Writer: Callan Durlik

Pleasure at Her Majesty's (NR)Cast: Alan Bennett, John Bird, Eleanor Bron, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graham Chapman
Director: Roger Graef, Jonathan Miller
Writer: Alan Bennett, Graham Chapman

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (NR)Cast: Peter Cook, Denholm Elliott, Ronald Fraser, Vanessa Howard, Arthur Lowe
Director: Kevin Billington
Writer: Peter Cook, John Cleese

Romance with a Double Bass (NR)Cast: John Cleese, Connie Booth, Graham Crowden, Desmond Jones, Freddie Jones
Director: Robert Young
Writer: Anton Chekhov, Connie Booth

The Secret Policeman's Private Parts (NR)Cast: Connie Booth, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Carol Cleveland, Phil Collins
Director: Roger Graef, Julien Temple

The Secret Policeman's Third Ball (1987) (NR)Cast: Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Robbie Coltrane, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders
Director: Ken O’Neill

Spud (2010) (NR)Cast: John Cleese, Troye Sivan, Jason Cope, Tanit Phoenix, Jeremy Crutchley
Director: Donovan Marsh
Writer: Donovan Marsh, John Van De Ruit

Spud 2: The Madness Continues (NR)Cast: John Cleese, Troye Sivan, Jason Cope, Tanit Phoenix, Jeremy Crutchley
Director: Donovan Marsh
Writer: Donovan Marsh, John van de Ruit

Spud 3: Learning to Fly ()Cast: John Cleese, Troye Sivan, Josh Goddard, Caspar Lee
Director: John Barker
Writer: John Van De Ruit

The Palace ()Cast: Fanny Ardant, John Cleese, Oliver Masucci, Mickey Rourke, Milan Peschel
Director: Roman Polanski
Writer: Jerzy Skolimowski, Roman Polanski, Ewa Piaskowska

Throwback: Monty Python and the Holy Grail ()Cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle
Director: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Writer: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle