Movies and TvShows featuring "meta" theme.
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! is a satirical sketch comedy TV show that parodies various aspects of modern culture. With its quirky and surreal humor, the show explores themes of awkwardness, cringe comedy, and post-modern meta commentary. The show incorporates elements of live-action and animation, along with celebrity guests and bizarre fictional TV shows. It is known for its lo-fi production style and offbeat humor.
Join Scooby-Doo and his gang as they embark on thrilling adventures, solving mysteries, unmasking villains, and encountering supernatural creatures, all with the help of celebrity guest stars.
When the infamous "Sweet Sixteen Killer" returns 35 years after his first murder spree to claim another victim, 17-year-old Jamie accidentally travels back in time to 1987, determined to stop the killer before he can start. With the help of her friend Amelia and others, Jamie infiltrates a group of despised bullies to try and prevent their deaths. However, her actions change the timeline, leading to a shocking revelation and a final showdown with the true killers.
Scissor Seven is a Chinese anime TV show that follows the story of Seven, a hairdresser by day and a skilled assassin by night. However, there's a catch - Seven suffers from amnesia and can only remember his own name. With his trusty pair of scissors, Seven takes on various assassination missions, encountering bizarre characters and hilarious situations along the way.
It's Garry Shandling's Show is a groundbreaking sitcom that follows the life of comedian Garry Shandling and includes unique elements such as breaking the fourth wall and interacting with the audience. Garry navigates his personal and professional life while dealing with a quirky cast of characters, including his nosy neighbor and love interest.
In the next installment, the survivors of the Ghostface killings leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter in New York City. One year after the Woodsboro killings orchestrated by Richie Kirsch and Amber Freeman, Blackmore University professor Laura Crane is murdered by her student Jason Carvey wearing a Ghostface costume. Sam and Tara now live in New York City, with Tara attending Blackmore University alongside fellow survivors Chad and Mindy Meeks-Martin, their roommate Quinn Bailey, Mindy's girlfriend Anika Kayoko, and Chad's roommate Ethan Landry. Tara is in a relationship with Chad, which Quinn keeps interrupting. Sam is seeing a therapist and is taking medications to suppress her hallucinations. Sam's father was a serial killer and last year she found out that her boyfriend Richie was also a serial killer. Sam is ostracized in public because of an online conspiracy theory that she was the true mastermind of the latest killings. Sam stopped Richie by stabbing him 22 times and slashing his throat. Sam is secretly dating Danny. As news of Jason and Greg's murders is reported on TV, they also talk about Ghostface masks found in their closets. Sam wants to leave town immediately, but Tara is done running. She wont let one incident define the rest of her life. Ghostface attacks the sisters and leaves behind a Ghostface mask worn in the 2011 Woodsboro killings. At the NYPD police station, the sisters meet Quinn's detective father, Wayne Bailey, FBI special agent Kirby Reed, a survivor of the 2011 killings, and reporter Gale Weathers, who tells them she spoke to Sidney Prescott and that she has gone into hiding to protect her family. Sam and Tara are angry with Gale as she wrote a book about what happened, even though she promised she would not. Gale called Sam unstable and a born killer. Sam's therapist Christopher Stone is murdered by Ghostface, who steals Sam's file and leaves behind a mask worn in the Hollywood killings. Wayne suspects that Sam killed her therapist since she had admitted to liking killing Richie and that was also in his session notes, which are now stolen. Mindy theorizes that the killer is following the rules of film franchises, specifically the rule that anyone can die while the franchise will still continue. Ghostface attacks the group in the sisters' apartment, murdering Anika and seemingly killing Quinn. Sam's boyfriend Danny helps the others escape and Ghostface leaves behind a mask worn in the Windsor College killings. Gale takes the group to an abandoned theater she found while investigating, which has been set up as a shrine to the Ghostface killers, featuring many items of evidence related to previous massacres now displayed like film props. Ghostface calls Gale at her apartment and torments her about the death of Dewey Riley before killing her boyfriend Brooks and attacking her. Sam and Tara arrive just in time to stop Ghostface from killing Gale, who is taken to the hospital. The group agrees to meet Kirby at the theater to trap Ghostface. Wayne tells the group to take public transport to avoid the killer from taking another shot at them. But it is Halloween, and many people are wearing Ghostface masks as the news of the killings is trending on social media. Mindy is stabbed by Ghostface on the train. Sam refuses to let Danny inside the theatre as she does not trust him. At the theater, Sam sees a hallucination of her father, original Ghostface killer Billy Loomis. Billy asks Sam to take a knife and to kill the killers. Wayne calls Sam and says that Kirby was fired by the FBI 2 months ago for being mentally unstable. Taking his knife from the original murders, she realizes they have been locked inside. Two Ghostfaces appear and attack Chad. They manage to stab Tara who was with Chad. As Chad tries to fight them, he is stabbed by both multiple times. Wayne and Kirby both arrive with guns drawn. Wayne attempts to lend credence toward Kirby being the killer, only to shoot her, revealing himself as a third Ghostface and the mastermind; his accomplices are his children, revealed to be Ethan and a still-alive Quinn, who faked her death to ease suspicion. The trio reveal that they are Richie's family who want to avenge his death. They were responsible for defaming Sam online and plan to frame her for their killing spree. Sam and Tara gain the upper hand and fight off the Bailey family, with Tara stabbing Ethan and Sam killing Quinn, while briefly knocking Wayne unconscious. Sam then dons her father's Ghostface costume, taunts Wayne with a phone call using the voice changer, and viciously stabs him to death. Ethan resurfaces, but Kirby smashes the television set that killed Stu Macher over his head, killing him. Sam agrees to let Tara live her life more independently and Tara agrees to go to therapy. As Mindy, Chad, and Kirby are taken to the hospital, Sam stares at her father's Ghostface mask before discarding it and following Tara and Danny into the city.
In 1920s Oklahoma, the Osage Nation stumbles upon oil wealth, but their prosperity is shattered as they are targeted for murder. The FBI steps in to investigate and bring justice to those responsible.
Devilman Crybaby follows the story of Akira Fudo, a young man who becomes half-demon after merging with a powerful demon. As he struggles to maintain his humanity while fighting against other demons, he is faced with the dark side of humanity and the consequences of his choices.
A writer creates a fictional play about a grieving father who goes with his tech-obsessed family to Asteroid City for a junior stargazing event. Their trip turns their world upside down.
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! follows the story of an introverted college student named Shinichi Sakurai who prefers to be alone. However, his solitude is interrupted by Uzaki Hana, an eccentric and energetic girl who loves to socialize and hang out. Despite his initial reluctance, Shinichi gradually discovers the joys of friendship and the excitement of stepping outside his comfort zone.
Dispatches from Elsewhere follows a group of ordinary people in Philadelphia who stumble onto a mysterious game that challenges their perceptions of reality and leads them on a journey of self-discovery.
Ryan Hansen, a self-obsessed Hollywood actor, teams up with a no-nonsense black cop to solve crimes in a self-referential, meta, and satirical cop comedy. Together, they navigate the cult of celebrity, pop culture, and the absurdities of Hollywood while solving murder investigations. The series incorporates elements of vlogs, selfies, and smartphone culture as they tackle cases and deal with the challenges of working in law enforcement.
Die Hart is a hilarious TV show that follows the journey of an actor who wants to break out of his comedic image and become a serious action star. With the help of a tough and unconventional acting coach, he embarks on a quest to prove himself and overcome various challenges, both on and off the set.
Independent Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi is trying to make a television show. He persuades BRIC TV, a Brooklyn non-profit Arts organization, to finance a television show whose premise is that every episode will be about the making of the previous episode. In the process of creating the show, everything can-and does-go wrong. The cast, a who's who of Brooklyn's independent filmmaking community, includes Alex Karpovsky, Eleonore Hendricks, Dustin Defa, and Onur Tukel.
Laine is forced to travel with her boyfriend to a horror festival in Louisiana. She starts having premonitions related to the urban legend of The Creeper and believes that something supernatural has been summoned, with her at the center of it all.
The cast of an old 1980s space-adventure television series, Galaxy Quest, spend most of their days attending fan conventions and making promotional appearances. However, they are recruited by an alien race called the Thermians to help defend both Earth and the Thermians from a reptilian warlord named Roth'h'Har Sarris. The cast, thinking it's just another job, joins forces with the Thermians and embarks on a real space adventure. They must learn to work together and use their skills to overcome challenges and defeat Sarris. In the end, they succeed and the cast members are hailed as heroes. The experience inspires a sequel series and the universe of Galaxy Quest expands.
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis is a quirky and satirical comedy talk show that parodies the traditional late-night interview format. Zach Galifianakis, known for his irreverent and cringe-worthy humor, conducts interviews with famous people while sitting between two ferns. The show often includes running gags, surreal moments, and social satire.
A newlywed couple struggle to make their vision for eco-living a reality in a small New Mexico town. Whitney and Asher Siegel are determined to bring their eco-conscious housing project to their community. However, their plans become more challenging when an eccentric reality TV producer named Dougie becomes interested in their story. As the series progresses, Whitney and Asher find themselves navigating a complex web of ethical dilemmas and moral gray areas while also trying to maintain their relationship.
The Lost Ones are wanderers who come here from a distant world known as "Japan." No one knows how or why they leave their homes. The only thing that is certain is that they bring disaster and calamity. The duty of exterminating them without remorse falls to Menou, a young Executioner. When she meets Akari, it seems like just another job...until she discovers it's impossible to kill this girl! And when Menou begins to search for a way to defeat this immortality, Akari is more than happy to tag along! So begins a journey that will change Menou forever...
The crew of an unloved franchise movie fight for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. The series shines a light on the secret chaos inside the world of superhero moviemaking, to ask the question — how exactly does the cinematic sausage get made? Because every f*ck-up has an origin story.