mockumentary
noun
mock·u·men·ta·ry
ˌmä-kyə-ˈmen-tə-rē 
-ˈmen-trē
plural mockumentaries
: a facetious or satirical work (such as a film) presented in the style of a documentary
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The Paper, a mockumentary from Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, is set in the same universe as NBC’s Emmy Award-winning hit series The Office, and features the documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Sneider reported that the film is a mockumentary in the same vein as Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, and was directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
The mundanity of an Office-style mockumentary meets the world of vampires in this beloved FX comedy following Staten Island roommates Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), and Colin (Mark Proksch).
—James Factora, Them., 2 May 2025
Oscar winner Mahershala Ali stars in a mockumentary about an activist planning a world summit in the early 2000s that goes wrong.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 12 May 2025
Sneider reported that the film is a mockumentary in the same vein as Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, and was directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 2025
The mundanity of an Office-style mockumentary meets the world of vampires in this beloved FX comedy following Staten Island roommates Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou), and Colin (Mark Proksch).
—James Factora, Them., 2 May 2025
Oscar winner Mahershala Ali stars in a mockumentary about an activist planning a world summit in the early 2000s that goes wrong.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Mockumentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mockumentary. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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