With the changing nature of the industry in the last decade distribution has became a growing issues around his recent films. Director: Of course Monty Python and the Holy Grail is probably Gilliam’s most-seen film and perhaps even most loved film, and although it might be slightly over-rated. With great performances by Sean Connery as King Agamemnon, John Cleese as Robin Hood, and Ian Holm as Napoleon, “Time Bandits” is definitely among the most interesting adventure films made in the 1980s. With the amazing and fantastic setup, “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” ended up having problems in the development of its story, but still is a funny tale to watch, making it number 9 on our list. 44,882 Christopher Plummer, Written by Ehren Kruger, known for “The Ring” (2002) and “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” (2009), “The Brothers Grimm” follows Jacob and Wilhelm, two con artists who travel through Europe’s villages pretending to protect them from any kind of magical and evil forces, until they finally find a real curse in a forest and have to face it. Oliver Reed, Votes: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy. This young girl with a completely irresponsible drug-addicted father needs to escape from this tough reality by creating a world of her own. Despite this cast full of stars, “The Zero Theorem” is probably one of the most disappointing films made in the first half of the 2010s. But in the end a decision was made to use friends of Heath’s to complete the film, with the plot conceit that when Ledger’s character Tony goes through a looking glass, a portal to the magical Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, he is completely transformed. The ending however is a let down which the breaking of the 4th wall which is reminiscent of a similar problem with the ending of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s otherwise stunning The Holy Mountain. It’s one of his weaker films, still very much in the shadow of Monty Python. Director: 126 min Terry Gilliam made his start as the animator for Monty Python’s Flying Circus, and also collaborated on Python sketches as well as appearing on screen. Bruce Willis, The film is set in a Utopia (NOT a Dystopia) where Christoph Waltz—in his best performance to date—plays Qohen Leth. With a complicated production due to the death of Heath Ledger, the movie was shut down for a few months but, after re-writes, they decided his character’s appearance could change while traveling through these imaginary worlds. Eric Idle, 185,249 | | David Thewlis, Votes: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy. Sean Connery, | Gross: 256,288 Director: Heath Ledger, Stars: | 105 min A young peasant, with no interest in adventure or fortune, is mistaken as the kingdom's only hope when a horrible monster threatens the countryside. Director: Adam Driver plays Toby Girosni, a faded director who is slumming it make Quixote-inspired adverts after making a arty black-and-white Quixote student film. | Although entertaining in some moments, especially in referencing the tales, “The Brothers Grimm” has problems in its rhythm and end up being a lot less interesting than it could be. Leth is a lonely and eccentric computer programmer, and is facing a existential crisis, just waiting for a phone call to give meaning to his life. Starring acclaimed actor Christoph Waltz, “The Zero Theorem” follows the story of a computer genius who has the task of discovering the meaning of life. His key theme of the little man against the bureaucracy emerges here, with King Bruno the Questionable his target. Director: Jodelle Ferland, From Monty Python to his later Fantasy films, Gilliam has made a number of classics. Graham Chapman, The last segment is great, and when you do finally see the Jabberwocky, it’s pretty wonderful. The film stars John Neville in the title role and features Uma Thurman, Eric Idle, Jonathan Pryce, and more in supporting roles. Refine See titles to watch instantly, titles you haven't rated, etc He was somewhat isolated from the group, busy doing his own thing, and that set the blueprint for him film career to come. During the course of his career, Gilliam directed 12 feature films. 132 min Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Stars: $1.23M. Director: Based on a Lewis Carroll poem and written by Gilliam and Charles Alverson, “Jabberwocky” is a fun medieval tale that, besides not having a rhythm that contributes to the narrative during its entirety of the running time, is still a hilarious story and good character arc to follow. | Gross: Gilliam had a long-term love of Italy, where he had a second home. 110 min 107 min With some of the aspects of the plot not being as explored as they could have been, and the relationships between the characters not as deep as they could be, we have “The Zero Theorem” on number 11 on this list.