Onion News Empire

Apr 19, 2013

0h 27m

★ 6.8

Overview

The journalists at the Onion News Network will do anything to stay at the top of their game. And if they can't find a great story, they'll create one.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Tensegrity

Amazon Studios

The Onion

Superlative Stimuli

Onion News Empire Trailers

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Cast

David Bryant

Jeffrey Tambor

Sam West

Christopher Masterson

Jillian

Aja Naomi King

Ed Musgrove

William Sadler

Helena Zweibel

Laila Robins

Cameron Grey

Cheyenne Jackson

Courtney Carter

Mabel L'Ecuyer

Abigail

Jolly Abraham

Daytime News Anchor (as Jodi Applegate-Kay)

Jodi Applegate Kay

Kip O'Rourke

Charles Techman

Terrorist

Jonathan Marballi

Vivian

Harriett D. Foy

After New York City firefighter Terry Lynch is unable to receive any compensation for an injury incurred during the off-duty rescue of a young girl, he grows suicidal. Furious, his brother Jimmy attempts to have Mayor Tyler intervene, but the corrupt politician instead denounces Terry as a drunk. Determined to get justice, Jimmy begins a graffiti campaign of embarrassing slogans mocking the mayor, which soon captivates the city.

6.4

Follow That Bird

Aug 2, 1985

Big Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker, who thinks it would be better for him to live with other birds. Unhappy, Big Bird runs away from his foster home, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.

6.3

Khabardar

Sep 8, 2005

Bharat, a reporter, is given the opportunity to pursue the story of an escaped convict, Anna Chimbori. Maruti bears witness to a murder committed by Anna Chimbori and turns to Bharat for help.

0.0

Newsworthy

Oct 1, 2011

Frederick Wiles, an ambitious, zealous high-school sophomore, with dreams of becoming the next Woodward or Bernstein, tries to find a story worthy of the seniors-only news show.

6.1

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Dec 18, 2013

With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.

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0.0

Breaking News

Aug 19, 2018

A sensitive email is accidentally sent to an unsuspecting physical therapist.

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0.0

TMZ's Merry Elfin' Christmas

Dec 5, 2023

Over the holidays, TMZ will be dominated by some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Unwrap silly jokes and happy recollections from 2023 with TMZ's third annual retrospective of the year's best stories.

6.6

Browsers

Apr 19, 2013

Set in contemporary Manhattan, it follows four young people as they start their first jobs at a news website.

0.0

Thema Nr. 1

Aug 16, 2001

The No. 1 topic is sex - at least in the group of four women who talk about men, affairs and that one thing in the evening.

4.3

Holmes & Watson

Dec 25, 2018

Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson join forces to investigate a mysterious murder at Buckingham Palace. It seems like an open-and-shut case as all signs point to Professor James Moriarty, the criminal mastermind and longtime nemesis of the crime-solving duo. When new twists and clues begin to emerge, the world's greatest sleuth and his trusted assistant must now use their legendary wits and ingenious methods to catch the killer as they only have four days before the queen becomes the next victim.

6.7

Infoholic

Mar 2, 2017

Maksim, an investing manager, is too busy reading the news in his social network feeds fails to notice his own problems, until the news really start to influence his own life.

4.5

Sincerity

Mar 14, 2013

After lunch, David must confess the news to his parents. What he still doesn't know is the impact it will have in them.

4.0

Mark Thomas: Serious Organised Criminal

Nov 5, 2007

Comedy that really makes a difference! This is Mark's true story of cake icing as a political weapon, of demonstrations to Defend Surrealism and getting to like the police. Mark turns an 18 month battle over Parliament Square and the right to demonstrate into bizarrely brilliant stand up. This is how Mark fought the law ... with the law's permission! It is a laugh out loud funny world inhabited by anarchists, Goths, artists and the Westminster Constabulary, in which Mark becomes a Guinness World Record holder, organises 2,500 protests in one day and changes the law in the process.

0.0

Zombies in Buenos Aires

Oct 16, 2024

Paula works as a writer in "PN News", but she's warned that she'll be fired if her articles don't increase engagement. This pushes her to write a fake news story about a zombie invasion. The news goes viral, and the media goes into a frenzy. Paula tries to stop it, but it's already too late.

0.0

Yellow Bellied

Apr 29, 2025

Tensions rise as the world around a lesbian couple becomes an uncomfortable one to live in.

0.0

News Without A Newsroom

Apr 11, 2025

As local newsrooms vanish, "News Without a Newsroom" explores journalism's uncertain future in the digital age. Through powerful stories and expert insights, the film examines the collapse of traditional media, the rise of misinformation, and the fight to preserve truth, trust and accountability in an era of disruption.

0.0

Out of Gitmo

Feb 27, 2017

The dramatic story of a Gitmo detainee released from the controversial U.S. prison after 14 years. With NPR, a report on the struggle over freeing prisoners once deemed international terrorists. Also, the untold history of the Guantanamo Bay prison.

7.8

Network

Nov 27, 1976

When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.

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0.0

OXI, an Act of Resistance

Oct 9, 2014

The popular resistance to the current Greek economic crisis explored and expressed through the ethical and political writings of Ancient Greece.

7.0

71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance

Mar 10, 1995

71 scenes revolving around multiple Viennese residents who are by chance involved with a senseless gun slaughter on Christmas Eve.