dramatization
noun
dra·ma·ti·za·tion
ˌdra-mə-tə-ˈzā-shən 
ˌdrä-
1
: the action of dramatizing
2
: a dramatized version (as of a novel)
Examples of dramatization in a Sentence
a dramatization of a true story
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In this dramatization, Rosemary will be played by Lydia Peckham and Tipper Seifert-Cleveland.
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Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
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—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Produced and directed by first-time filmmakers and tech entrepreneur brothers Ash and Pooya Koosha, the film is a fictional dramatization of events around the massacre of Iranian civilians last January.
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Ash Koosha in a director’s statement said the fictional dramatization of a January 2026 massacre of Iranian civilians by Iranian regime forces could not have been made without AI tools.
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Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026
Blending meticulous research with dramatization, the movie spotlights behind-the-scenes tensions among rival forecasters and the trauma of the disastrous rehearsal Exercise Tiger.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Produced and directed by first-time filmmakers and tech entrepreneur brothers Ash and Pooya Koosha, the film is a fictional dramatization of events around the massacre of Iranian civilians last January.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Ash Koosha in a director’s statement said the fictional dramatization of a January 2026 massacre of Iranian civilians by Iranian regime forces could not have been made without AI tools.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026
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dramatization
noun
dra·ma·ti·za·tion
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or British dramatisation
: the transformation which in psychoanalytic theory the underlying dream thoughts undergo into dramatic and pictorial form before they can take part in the actual dream
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