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as in documentary
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Recent Examples of docudrama
The actress and filmmaker directed the final episode of his new Fox Nation docudrama series, The Saints.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
The docudrama chronicles Martin's transformation from West Virginia teenager to championship boxer in the 1990s, as well as her struggles with LGBTQ identity and domestic violence.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The service picked up a Yellowstone documentary from Kevin Costner; a docudrama from Martin Scorsese called The Saints; and a true crime series led by 50 Cent.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Some stand out for their pedigree — a thriller adapted from João Tordo’s bestseller, or a docudrama reopening the Columbus debate.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
The docudrama chronicles Martin's transformation from West Virginia teenager to championship boxer in the 1990s, as well as her struggles with LGBTQ identity and domestic violence.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The service picked up a Yellowstone documentary from Kevin Costner; a docudrama from Martin Scorsese called The Saints; and a true crime series led by 50 Cent.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Some stand out for their pedigree — a thriller adapted from João Tordo’s bestseller, or a docudrama reopening the Columbus debate.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for docudrama
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Director Frank Marshall has spent the past couple of years creating an official documentary about the band that will quite possibly come out around the time of the Rumours anniversary.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2026
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Austin Furst, who founded Vestron Video, the pioneering home video company behind the Michael Jackson Thriller documentary and the film Dirty Dancing, died Wednesday, March 25, at his home in New Canaan, Connecticut, of complications from heart failure.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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Widely considered one of the best comedy clubs in the country, if not the best.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Graham’s consulting role is perhaps more surprising as he is not known first and foremost for his comedy chops, although he is widely regarded as one of the most prolific creatives in British TV.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
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Trying to reach for that classic creature feature, Cinemascope, old Hollywood vibe.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s image will be a feature of the exterior of the building, with jumbo video screens showing his face in the footage.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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This narratively thin work almost feels like a Malick caricature, what with all the endless voice-over, shots of men kneeling apologetically before women, and romantic melodrama between characters played by Rooney Mara, Michael Fassbender, Natalie Portman, and Gosling.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Heidi was pioneering how reality TV could turn old news into melodrama, eroding any distance between entertainment and fact.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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The film also showed an important difference between his approach and Farhadi’s.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Salim will co-write and co-produce the film alongside Pearce and Charred Pictures.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
26 Mar. 2026
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That’s a strong hook, but Thai filmmaker Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke is just getting started with an erotic political tragicomedy that, like a Roomba, is forever veering off in unexpected directions.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Hints of the tragicomedy to come surfaced on the second day, when heavy clouds threatened rain and the meeting was held in the barracks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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In 1996, the bookseller opened a two-story location in downtown’s Sundance Square, on Commerce at East 3rd streets, around the corner from the AMC Palace movie theater.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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In this simian spin on the slasher movie, college kid Lucy (Johnny Sequoyah) returns home to Hawaii for a visit with family and Ben, a super-smart chimp and her late mom's research project.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The trauma drama — ideally multigenerational and tied to addiction, abuse or both — is a tough one for audiences that tends to work better as an acting showcase than as involving psychodrama.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Feb. 2026
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In exerting this apparent influence, Rubio has somehow avoided becoming either a media fixation or a major player in the right’s unfolding psychodrama.—
Ross Douthat,
Mercury News,
26 Dec. 2025
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“Docudrama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docudrama. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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