The Princess Bride currently dominates Monty Python and the Holy Grail 100–0
The fairy tale leaves British absurdism behind — emotional quotability goes deeper.
The Verdict Decade Duel
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Python's lines live in comedy. They're brilliant there, untouchable even, but they stay in comedy. Reiner's lines live everywhere: romance, perseverance, friendship, grief, bedtime stories told to children who'll grow up and tell them to theirs. "As you wish" has been said in contexts the filmmakers never imagined and meant every time. No Python line has that reach, because absurdist comedy's power is precision — it's the funniest thing in its lane. The Princess Bride's power is that it doesn't have a lane. A margin this wide is measuring the difference between a comedy classic and something that has entered the language as emotional infrastructure.
The Numbers
| Monty Python and the Holy Grail | The Princess Bride | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 0% | 100% |
| Overall Win Rate | 63% | 80% |
| Championships | 3 | 37 |
| Budget | $400K | $16M |
| Box Office | $6M | $31M |
Where This Matchup Sits
The Adventure leaderboard on BingeBracket has Monty Python and the Holy Grail at #9 and The Princess Bride at #1 out of 41.
When facing other films, A Few Good Men loses to both of them on the platform. Whatever separates these two, they're both a clear step above that opponent.
The margin here tells its own story. 100% means The Princess Bride isn't just preferred — it's the obvious choice for the vast majority of voters.
The Princess Bride with 37 titles and Monty Python and the Holy Grail with 3 — the tournament record and the head-to-head point the same direction.
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