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as in documentary
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as in comedy
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Recent Examples of docudrama
There’s also a docudrama about competitive weightlifting, and a handful of films that explore topics like basketball, cults and classical music.
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Al Topich Special To The Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
During each month of release, the docudrama was the top performer on the platform for November 2024, December 2024, and April 2025.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 June 2025
As the years passed, the brothers evolved into cultural icons in their own right, amassing a loyal following as a series of docudramas and documentaries retold their stories for a younger audience.
—Tim Arango, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Some of the plot mechanics may strain credibility, but one does not come to a film like Fuze looking for docudrama.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Al Topich Special To The Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
During each month of release, the docudrama was the top performer on the platform for November 2024, December 2024, and April 2025.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 June 2025
As the years passed, the brothers evolved into cultural icons in their own right, amassing a loyal following as a series of docudramas and documentaries retold their stories for a younger audience.
—Tim Arango, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Some of the plot mechanics may strain credibility, but one does not come to a film like Fuze looking for docudrama.
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for docudrama
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Written and directed by Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow), Song Sung Blue is based on the 2008 documentary of the same name by Greg Kohs.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Variety via Getty Images Rounding out the top winners was the HBO documentary Pee-wee as Himself, which earned three awards.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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This 2023 crime comedy also stars Poorna Jagannathan, Richard Kind, Lil Rel Howery and more.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The 2008 comedy became one of Rogen's most beloved features and has since been talked about for years regarding a sequel.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The two tablets share a similar design and many specs, while carrying over some features from previous generations.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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But only a small percentage of people who used The Browser Company’s Arc adopted the program’s special features.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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In this 1950s melodrama, Korean War vet Lee (Will Poulter) wants to move from Kansas to California to begin a new life with wife Muriel (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and brother Julius (Jacob Elordi).—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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The set-up could easily slip into grim melodrama, but Jackman infuses it with a pop-tastic fun.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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The coverage Jaden Hicks isn’t going to enjoy the film.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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In fact, it could be said that few creative mediums go together quite like fashion and film.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
6 Sep. 2025
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Its jacket copy states, With a voice somewhere between Violeta Parra and Bad Bunny, Paulina Flores paints a portrait of a city, a generation, and its distinctive characteristics in this tragicomedy.—
Diana Arterian
July 30,
Literary Hub,
30 July 2025
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Told with a classic heist structure and hints of tragicomedy, the story follows an ordinary government employee obsessed with winning the Melate lottery.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
23 July 2025
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The books-to-movies pipeline is littered with stories of adaptations gone wrong.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Zelensky doesn't want to go through the same movie again.—
Daniel R. DePetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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How that psychodrama played out in the UK could have lessons for the US — not least because Cummings eventually succeeded in undermining Johnson’s political career, ultimately defenestrating the prime minister through relentless briefings and leaks.—
Jim Waterson,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
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And there are many things that people can actually do to get this transcendence, to get away from the tedium of the psychodrama of your own life.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
25 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Docudrama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docudrama. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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