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.
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction
Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins
Directed & Produced by: Maggie Gray, Terry Gilliam, Terry Gilliam, Roger Pratt, Tom Stoppard
Release date: 2/20/1985
Running time: 143 minutes
IMDb Rating: 7.7/10 by 1913 users