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docudrama

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Recent Examples of docudrama The docudrama drew large crowds in France last year despite criticism from some secular and Catholic sources. — ABC News, 10 June 2026 The 75-minute docudrama is inspired by the protests that swept Tehran in January, highlighting five Iranians who meet in a Tehran alley before they’re executed, all witnessed from a window by Amir, a 10-year-old boy with cerebral palsy. — Anna Tingley, Variety, 2 June 2026 Toward the end of 2016, Shabnaameh released a docudrama that purported to reveal the start-ups’ links with the West. — Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026 Weaving together personal stories with cinematic storytelling, the docudrama illuminates the constant risks, emotional challenges, and urgent need for more awareness and understanding. — Julie Jordan, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for docudrama

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Noun

Buzz Bissinger’s Friday Night Lights is about high-school football the way that the documentary Hoop Dreams is about basketball.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Netflix, like Amazon Prime Video and Disney+, has lodged an appeal to France’s highest court, the Council of State (Conseil d’Etat), to protest against new sub-quota investment obligations in documentary and animation.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of documentary

Noun

The best way to get plugged in is by seeing a show in the Aurora Theatre, where the town’s resident theater company puts on everything from Broadway-style musicals to intimate dramas and comedies.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
Fox News personality Kat Timpf unveiled a secret to fans at her comedy show over the weekend.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of comedy

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De Jong plans to redevelop the building with 25 housing units, in a mix of studios, one-bedrooms and two-bedrooms, alongside resident amenities and a commercial space on the first floor, plans show, while restoring historic features.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
Such thoughtful considerations are also evident with the 16-way adjustable seats in the front, complete with their own climate control and massage features.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026

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The series blends traditional melodrama with a Western atmosphere set on ranches and in desert landscapes.

— Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2026
On paper, The Face of Horror sounds like an engaging melodrama throwback, giving its young talent the unique opportunity to take on classic material in a progressively modern cinematic landscape.

— Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of melodrama

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De Heer has spent more than 40 years in Tasmania, Australia, directing, writing and producing films across a broad range of genres and subjects.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
The same logic has already appeared in Ellen’s workshop for women in film, where authority gathers under the name of confession.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of film

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Schweiger is a German actor and filmmaker who debuted in the tragicomedy Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (1997).

— Danny Horn, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026
Carys made her professional stage debut in June, playing Nina in Anton Chekhov’s tragicomedy The Seagull in Brooklyn.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of tragicomedy

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Swayze, who McDonnell had worked with once before, played motivational speaker Jim Cunningham, who was revealed to be in possession of child pornography in the movie.

— Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
There’s just something about Pattinson’s intensity and willingness to subvert his movie star image that seems to be perfectly aligned with A24’s hip and transgressive brand.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of movie

Noun

Inspired in equal parts by Italian giallo horror flicks and American slasher flicks, the behind-the-scenes psychodrama stars Cotillard as a deathly ill scream queen shooting a sci-fi art film in Rome in 1982 who starts to go out of her mind.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Early loves his creation, enough to spin an entire psychodrama around her, one that will bring her high and low.

— Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of psychodrama

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