Media satire movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant media satire movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious, witty, biting and not serious films and TV shows about / with media satire, media, satire, television, disorder, society, workplace, journalist, lifestyle and artists and showbiz plots mostly in Comedy, Drama and Animation genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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media satire movies
TOP 10 movies tagged as media satire: Black Mirror (2011), Network (1976), UnREAL (2015), Scary Movie (2000), Nathan Barley (2005), Beavis and Butt-Head (1993), The Muppet Show (1976), Free Rainer (2007), The Perfect Dictatorship (2014), Bulworth (1998).

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 8.7
 634K
Black Mirror (2011)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A contemporary British re-working of The Twilight Zone with stories that tap into the collective unease about our modern world.  Over the last ten years, technology has transformed almost every aspect of our lives before we've had time to ...
Style: serious, philosophical, thought provoking, anthology, clever ...
Audience: teens, family friendly
Plot: technology, dystopia, twists and turns, human nature, satire, dystopian future, social decay, society, computers and web, media satire, alternate reality, media ...
Time: future, 2010s, near future
Place: england, london
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 8.1
 169K
Network (1976)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: A TV network cynically exploits a deranged ex-TV anchor's ravings and revelations about the media for their own profit.
Style: talky, political, realistic, clever, dark comedy ...
Plot: media, journalism, satire, television, media manipulation, social commentary, media satire, corruption, adultery, business, older man younger woman relationship, workplace ...
Time: 70s, year 1976, 20th century
Place: usa, new york, middle east, california, los angeles
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 7.8
 15K
UnREAL (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: Set against the backdrop of a hit dating competition show, "UnREAL" is led by Rachel, a young staffer whose sole job is to manipulate her relationships with and among the contestants to get the vital dramatic and outrageous footage the ...
Style: biting, semi serious, realistic, captivating, grindhouse ...
Audience: girls' night, family friendly
Plot: showbiz, media, media satire, manipulation, dishonesty, artists and showbiz, workplace intrigue, satire, workplace situations, eligible bachelor, blind ambition, desire for fame ...
Time: 21st century
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 6.3
 284K
Scary Movie (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Following on the heels of popular teen-scream horror movies, with uproarious comedy and biting satire. Marlon and Shawn Wayans, Shannon Elizabeth and Carmen Electra pitch in to skewer some of Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, including Scream, ...
Style: parody, spoof, funny, humorous, slasher ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: satire, youth, adolescence, sarcasm, stupidity, absurd humor, graphic violence, creativity, serial killer, high school, dark humor, dumb ...
Time: 2000s, year 2000, y2k, 90s, 20th century
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Nathan Barley (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story: Nathan Barley is a Channel 4 sitcom written by Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris, starring Nicholas Burns, Julian Barratt, Charlie Condou and Claire Keelan. The series of six weekly episodes began broadcasting on 11 February 2005 on Channel 4. ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, parody, not serious, biting ...
Plot: media satire, goofy hero, lifestyle, stupidity, disorder, satire, journalist, media, designer, gadget, staff, dimwit ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: england, london, europe
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Beavis and Butt-Head (1993)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story: Beavis and Butt-head are high school students whose lifestyles revolve around TV, junk food (usually nachos), shopping malls, heavy metal music, and trying to "score with chicks". Each show contains short cartoons centering on the duo who ...
Style: adult cartoon, adult animation, humorous, sitcom, animated comedy ...
Audience: teens, kids, adult
Plot: high school, stupidity, odd couple, school, media satire, hardcase students, bad taste humour, heavy metal, friendship, escapades, practical joke, mature ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, texas
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The Muppet Show (1976)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Muppet Show is a comedy-variety television series produced by puppeteer Jim Henson and featuring The Muppets. After two pilot episodes produced in 1974 and 1975 failed to get the attention of America's network heads, Lew Grade approached ...
Style: humorous, feel good, exciting, sitcom, funny ...
Audience: family outing, kids, adult, preschool
Plot: puppet, muppets, pig, media satire, bear, friends, fame, showbiz, performer's life, workplace, variety show, eagle ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place: usa
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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: 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.
Style: funny, humorous, parody, satirical, absurd ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: journalism, journalist, father son relationship, reporter, workplace, dog, media satire, jealousy, rivalry, friendship, media, backstage ...
Time: 20th century, year 2013, 70s, 2010s, year 1979 ...
Place: new york, california, usa, manhattan new york city, san diego california
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 6.7
 5K
Free Rainer (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Frustrated, because he is forced to produce bad TV-shows, a manager of a TV-station, enters the station and manipulates the ratings, to initiate a TV-revolution.
Style: feel good, serious, realistic, controversial, melancholic ...
Plot: power of media, starting over, media satire, misfit, society, media, unemployment, assassination, hacker, irresponsible, redemption, social misfits ...
Place: germany, berlin germany, europe
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The Perfect Dictatorship (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 143 min.
Story: TV MX, the most powerful Mexican Television Corporation, discloses a scandalous story involving Governor Carmelo Vargas in serious crimes and illicit business. Governor Vargas worried about his political future, decides to clean his image and ...
Style: cynical, semi serious, humorous, realistic, dark comedy ...
Plot: manipulation, political intrigue, journalism, media, media satire, political corruption, corrupt politician, state affairs, dishonesty, campaign, blackmail, governor ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century
Place: latin america, mexico
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 6.8
 27K
Bulworth (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.
Style: political, humorous, witty, funny, thought provoking ...
Audience: date night
Plot: politics, political satire, hip hop, political corruption, election, interracial romance, fighting the system, senator, insurance, satire, campaign, media satire ...
Time: 20th century, year 1998, 90s
Place: california, los angeles, usa, america, washington d.c. ...
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 4.9
 21K
Holy Man (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Eddie Murphy stars as an over-the-top television evangelist who finds a way to turn television home shopping into a religious experience, and takes America by storm.
Style: touching, humorous, satirical, intense, funny ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: guru, life philosophy, justice, religion, media satire, materialism, workplace, media, love affair, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, satire ...
Time: 90s
Place: florida, miami
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 3.3
 5K
Ringmaster (1998)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Jerry Springer stars as more or less himself, the host of a raunchy, controversial and popular Los Angeles talk show which features everyday people with problems and who frequently vent thrir problems on the air.
Style: sexy, surreal, satirical, cynical, humorous ...
Plot: dysfunctional family, stupidity, media satire, family problems, infidelity, vengeance, sexual promiscuity, social decay, dishonesty, mother daughter relationship, culture clash, revenge ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, usa, california
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 5.3
 1K
Superstar (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 112 min.
Story: An average guy who works in a recycling plant wakes up one morning to discover that he's become inexplicably famous.
Style: satirical, cynical, tragicomedy, psychological, thought provoking ...
Plot: love hate relationship, life turned upside down, media, media satire, disorder, price of fame, celebrity, fame, fish out of water, internet, television, media circus ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: france, paris france
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The Rick Mercer Report (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: A weekly helping of topical satire, funny takes on the week's top stories and Canada-wide adventures.
Style: witty, humorous, parody, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot: politics, journalism, stand up comedian, media satire, celebrity culture, state affairs, society, social satire, live performance, political satire, celebrity, topical humor ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
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That's So Weird! (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
TV show
Story: That's So Weird was a Canadian sketch comedy television show owned by the Halifax Film Company and was broadcast on YTV. The show has been described as SCTV or Mad TV for teenagers and includes an array of comedic skits.
Style: humorous, realistic, semi serious, witty, clever ...
Audience: kids
Plot: media satire, teenage life, youth, workplace, joke, media, ratings, tv station, canadian humor, actress playing multiple roles
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
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The Showbiz Show with David Spade (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Showbiz Show with David Spade was a weekly television program on Comedy Central that starred comedian David Spade. It is a comedic parody of celebrity news programs such as Entertainment Tonight and Access Hollywood. The show was developed from ...
Style: not serious, realistic, humorous, parody, spoof ...
Plot: stand up comedian, showbiz, media satire, celebrity culture, media, artists and showbiz, magazine, celebrity, pop culture, social satire, current affairs, topical humor ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Jon Benjamin Has a Van (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Jon Benjamin Has a Van is a live-action television comedy series that aired in the summer of 2011 on Comedy Central. The series stars Jon Benjamin as a reporter who tours around in a van to deliver uninteresting news to the viewers and to ...
Style: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, spoof ...
Plot: media satire, media, society, disorder, journalist, journey, on the road, nerd, sketch, found footage, journalism, van ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Dog Bites Man (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Dog Bites Man is a partially improvised comedy television show on Comedy Central that aired in summer 2006. It began airing on The Comedy Channel in Australia in June 2007. The series was produced by DreamWorks Television.
Style: parody, not serious, stylized, humorous, sitcom ...
Plot: workplace, comedian, journalism, journalist, stand up comedian, media satire, celebrity culture, workplace situations, partner, disorder, social satire, joke ...
Time: 21st century
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 7.6
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Dead Ringers (2002)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Dead Ringers is a United Kingdom radio and television comedy impressions show broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and later BBC Two. The programme was devised by producer Bill Dare and developed with Jon Holmes, Andy Hurst and Simon Blackwell. It starred Jon ...
Style: humorous, not serious, cynical, talky, witty ...
Plot: satire, media satire, politics, state affairs, artists and showbiz, society, joke, comedy team, humour, media, disorder, celebrity culture ...
Time: 21st century
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The Onion Movie (2008)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: 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 ...
Style: parody, funny, spoof, black comedy, satirical ...
Audience: manly
Plot: satire, journalism, terrorism, sexual humor, irreverence, television, politics, office, racism, stereotypes, media, danger ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: usa
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Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: It's the 1970s, and San Diego super-sexist anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station.
Style: parody, funny, humorous, hilarious, absurd ...
Audience: girls' night, teens
Plot: journalism, workplace, battle of the sexes, farce, stupidity, journalist, sexism, friendship, rivalry, new job, nervous breakdown, lifestyle ...
Time: 70s, year 2004, 20th century
Place: california, usa, san diego california
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Christopher Walken (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A collection of Christopher Walken's greatest SNL skits and hosting jobs
Style: not serious, humorous, witty, light, sketch comedy
Plot: lifestyle, workplace, workplace situations, goofy hero, media satire, nothing goes right, disorder, showbiz, actor's life, silly humor, artists and showbiz, media
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Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe is a British television review programme created and presented by Charlie Brooker. It is the most recent addition to Brooker's Wipe series, and the first to be broadcast in HD. The programme is an amalgam of ...
Style: realistic, humorous, talky, clever, cynical ...
Plot: satire, media satire, media circus, society, power of media, media, dark humor, advertising, humour, sketch, politically correct, archive footage ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england
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And Now a Word from Our Sponsor (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Adan Kundle, CEO of a major advertising agency, is discovered unconscious in front of a wall of TVs. When he wakes in the hospital, Adan can only communicate through advertising slogans.
Style: humorous, feel good, captivating, light, semi serious ...
Plot: parents and children, mental illness, disorder, media, media satire, self discovery, workplace, workplace intrigue, family relations, rivalry, life turned upside down, advertising ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
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 5.8
 2K
Hits (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A talentless teen will do anything to get on TV's "The Voice." Meanwhile, her father, a municipal worker, creates an uproar when a video of his rants at City Hall goes viral.
Style: semi serious, realistic, cynical, humorous, black comedy ...
Plot: talent, fame, delusion, dark humor, society, media satire, celebrity culture, computers and web, teenager, suburbs, art, small town ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 5.9
 444
Pirate TV (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Jean-Lou, Yasmina, Victor, Clara, Adonis and the others will create their own TV channel. They especially want to make the revolution.
Style: humorous, light, feel good, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot: fighting the system, youth, media satire, partner, society, media, television, television studio, activist, male pubic hair, male nudity, disorder ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: france, paris france
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The CollegeHumor Show (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The CollegeHumor Show was an American comedy that premiered on MTV on February 8, 2009 and also aired on MuchMusic. The show is a scripted sitcom with sketch comedy elements. It is written by and stars nine actual CollegeHumor editorial staff ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, sitcom
Plot: workplace, showbiz, disorder, workplace situations, free spirited, media satire, backstage, office, silly humor, boss, workplace humor, producer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york
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The Wrong Coast (2004)
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: A show that displays parodies of different movies. But the fun is also in the studio.
Style: adult animation, parody, not serious, humorous, sitcom ...
Plot: workplace, lifestyle, actor's life, love and romance, artists and showbiz, filmmaking, media satire, showbiz, media, hollywood, television, surrealism ...
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 6.5
 6K
The TV Set (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: As a writer named Mike struggles to shepherd his semi-autobiographical sitcom into development, his vision is slowly eroded by a domineering network executive named Lenny who favors trashy reality programming. The irony, of course, is that every ...
Style: satirical, melancholic, witty, semi serious, funny ...
Plot: television, showbiz, audition, sarcasm, deadpan, farce, artists and showbiz, media satire, nothing goes right, actor's life, strong female character, art ...
Time: year 2006
Place: usa
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