The Onion Movie

2008

Action / Comedy

13
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 46% · 2 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 46% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 17120 17.1K

cult comedy satire sketch role playing societal hypocrisy american culture

Plot summary

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.

Director

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Tom Kuntz

Top cast

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Jed Rees as Wizards Proteus
Randy Oglesby Photo
Randy Oglesby as Surgeon General
Jim Rash Photo
Jim Rash as Bryce's Manager
Evgeniy Lazarev Photo
Evgeniy Lazarev as Slovesevic
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824.6 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds 4
1.65 GB
1920*1024
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds 28

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by logicology 7 / 10

Has held up well IMO

It was made in 2004 ... but apparently was released in 2008. Not sure what is up with that. What bothers me is I don't think it could be made today, and that is a worrisome commentary on the trajectory of our culture. In order to cater to extremists, we have basically outlawed comedy in the USA. But for one brief shining moment we could make movies like Blazing Saddles, Animal House and Tropic Thunder. Alas, we are now everything we used to correctly hate.
Reviewed by jshelm 7 / 10

Very Entertaining and Great Fun

This film was a great deal of fun to watch, however the humor is not for everyone. I have been a fan of "The Onion" website for years and find the content (on the web) varies considerably in quality and is to some extent,a function of the mood you are in at the time. I would characterize this film as falling into the same category, i.e. gut busting humor that will leave you crying and other bits that fall flat. This shows the difficulty in translating a great website with really good satirical content to film. Some of the humor is very caustic and biting satire and requires you to be fairly open minded; there are some excellent pokes at politics, PC behavior, global conflicts and popular culture that are in the news today. I really enjoyed this film and would not recommend it for those under the age of 16.
Reviewed by timb75 7 / 10

No story yet still very funny.

This movie isn't so much a movie as it is a collection of skits. There is no real story what so ever. That being said viewers who enjoy plot and a rich story may not enjoy this movie. That aside this is a very funny movie. I found myself laughing quite a bit. The skits aren't over the top silly or cheesy but more stereotypical humor playing on pop-culture. It's basically a spoof of the evening news. If you enjoy movies like "Scary Movie" or "Anchorman" and TV programing such as "MADtv", satirical news shows such as "The Colbert Report" and "The Daily Show (with Jon Stewart)". Chances are you will really enjoy this movie. Don't be fooled by my vote of 7. For what it's worth it was a great film.
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