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References
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Fellini - Satyricon (1969)
Star Wars (1977)
 -  Metal dome on Kenny Baker's head
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Alien (1979)
 -  Evil's headgear looks remarkably like the baby Alien.
Referenced in
What Is Brazil? (1985) (TV)
"The Twilight Zone: Monsters!/A Small Talent for War/A Matter of Minutes (#1.15)" (1986)
 -  Poster for Time Bandits visible in front of theater as June and Michael Wright run past.
Labyrinth (1986)
 -  Toys in Sarah's bedroom become characters later in the film just as the toys in Kevin's bedroom become the attackers at the end of Time Bandits.
Delicatessen (1991)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
 -  "'Cause we need somebody to stay here with Splinter... in case the time bandit here decides to flip out."
Korono torigâ (1995) (VG)
 -  the theme of the game involves time traveling and theivory. Especially how time portals appear around certain areas and out from a wardrobe.
The Battle of Brazil: A Video History (1996) (V)
Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (1999) (TV)
Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)
Gladiator (2000)
Shrek (2001)
The Mummy Returns (2001)
Lost in La Mancha (2002)
WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002) (VG)
29th Telluride Film Festival Aug. 30 - Sept. 2, 2002: Terry Gilliam Interviewed by Salman Rushdie (2003) (V)
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005) (V)
 -  Title shown on scrolling review text
World of Robin Hood (2006) (TV)
 -  Referenced by name
Flushed Away (2006)
 -  When Toad is Speaking to Roddy & Rita after the Le Frog & his gang catch up with them on the Jammy Dodger "Return what you have stolen" apes the scene where the disembodied head of the Supreme Being demands the same from the Time bandits.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
 -  A ship seen on dry land, similar to that found in Time Bandits.
In Bruges (2008)
 -  Ray mentions the film while talking about dwarfs who committed suicide
Features
A Night to Remember (1958)
 -  footage of the Titanic sinking
Featured in
"The Directors: The Films of Terry Gilliam (#1.2)" (????)
 -  Clips shown.
World of Robin Hood (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown

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