# The Onion Movie (2008)

> A fictional news network battles corporate cross-promotion in a wildly uneven, deliberately outrageous assault on American media culture.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/8780

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Mike Maguire, Tom Kuntz
- Cast: Len Cariou, Ken Takemoto, Steven Seagal, Larissa Laskin, Don McManus, Michael Bolton, Ahmed Ahmed, Brendan Fletcher
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0392878/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: irreverent, absurdist, sardonic, comedy marathon, cult movie night

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