John Cleese

Actor

John Cleese's films ranked by rating: 2 of 35 were hits (80/100 or higher), a .057 batting average.

Batting average
.057
Hits
2 of 35 feature films rated 80/100 or higher
Percentile
top 43% of 2,478 actors, confidence-adjusted (how it works)
Career
1971–2023

Films, ranked by rating

  1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) — 85/100 · hit
  2. Life of Brian (1979) — 82/100 · hit
  3. A Fish Called Wanda (1988) — 79/100
  4. And Now for Something Completely Different (1971) — 79/100
  5. Shrek 2 (2004) — 77/100
  6. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) — 76/100
  7. Time Bandits (1981) — 75/100
  8. Winnie the Pooh (2011) — 75/100
  9. The Great Muppet Caper (1981) — 72/100
  10. Silverado (1985) — 71/100
  11. Clockwise (1986) — 70/100
  12. Charlotte's Web (2006) — 67/100
  13. The Jungle Book (1994) — 65/100
  14. The Swan Princess (1994) — 63/100
  15. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) — 62/100
  16. Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021) — 62/100
  17. Shrek Forever After (2010) — 61/100
  18. Fierce Creatures (1997) — 61/100
  19. The World Is Not Enough (1999) — 60/100
  20. Die Another Day (2002) — 59/100
  21. Rat Race (2001) — 58/100
  22. Shrek the Third (2007) — 57/100
  23. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) — 56/100
  24. George of the Jungle (1997) — 56/100
  25. Erik the Viking (1989) — 56/100
  26. Igor (2008) — 52/100
  27. Valiant (2005) — 49/100
  28. Planet 51 (2009) — 48/100
  29. Planes (2013) — 48/100
  30. The Out-of-Towners (1999) — 46/100
  31. The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) — 46/100
  32. Charming (2018) — 45/100
  33. The Pink Panther 2 (2009) — 44/100
  34. The Palace (2023) — 37/100
  35. George of the Jungle 2 (2003) — 31/100

Films that qualify under the rating methodology, not a complete filmography.

Best and worst

Highest rated

  1. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) — 85/100 · hit
  2. Life of Brian (1979) — 82/100 · hit
  3. A Fish Called Wanda (1988) — 79/100

Lowest rated

  1. George of the Jungle 2 (2003) — 31/100
  2. The Palace (2023) — 37/100
  3. The Pink Panther 2 (2009) — 44/100

How these numbers work: Methodology