The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (
2009) | IMDb:
6.8
A travelling theatre company has more to it than meets the eye.
Starring:
Christopher Plummer
,
Lily Cole
,
Heath Ledger
,
Andrew Garfield
,
Verne Troyer
,
Tom Waits
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (
1988) | IMDb:
7.1
An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.
Spies Like Us (
1985) | IMDb:
6.4
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.
Brazil (
1985) | IMDb:
7.9
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.
Time Bandits (
1981) | IMDb:
6.9
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously drop in on Napoleon, Robin Hood and King Agamemnon before the Supreme Being catches up with them.
Life of Brian (
1979) | IMDb:
8
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.