The Onion Movie
Venerable newscaster Norm Archer reports the latest news in politics, health, culture and entertainment - such as an automotive recall of decapitation-inducing "Neckbelts" and a study finding that "depression hits losers hardest". This compilation of bogus news stories, celebrity profiles, movie trailers and skits come courtesy of the ace satirists at The Onion.
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1977★ 6.2
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In the Loop
2009★ 7.0
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2018★ 7.7
In his first special in seven years, Ricky Gervais slings his trademark snark at celebrity, mortality and a society that takes everything personally.
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1982★ 7.4
Monty Python perform many of their greatest sketches at the Hollywood Bowl, including several from pre-Python days.
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983★ 7.3
Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.
John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid
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Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer
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The TV Set
2007★ 6.0
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Idiocracy
2006★ 6.4
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South Park: Joining the Panderverse
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