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 mother-daughter duo channeled the laidback new-millennium style at the premiere of Rob Reiner's mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap.
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Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
At the time of his death, Reiner had also completed Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale, the final sequel to his influential 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
His 1984 metal band mockumentary This is Spinal Tap served as the blueprint for musical documentary satires, getting the sequel treatment earlier this year.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Dec. 2025
Next year’s Sundance Film Festival revealed the slate of features scheduled to screen in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah from Jan. 22-Feb. 1 and topping the list for music lovers is an original mockumentary based on an idea by Charli XCX and a documentary about Courtney Love.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2025
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Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
At the time of his death, Reiner had also completed Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale, the final sequel to his influential 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
His 1984 metal band mockumentary This is Spinal Tap served as the blueprint for musical documentary satires, getting the sequel treatment earlier this year.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Dec. 2025
Next year’s Sundance Film Festival revealed the slate of features scheduled to screen in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah from Jan. 22-Feb. 1 and topping the list for music lovers is an original mockumentary based on an idea by Charli XCX and a documentary about Courtney Love.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Mockumentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mockumentary. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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