docudrama

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Recent Examples of docudrama New docudrama examines the Burger Chef murders Using a formula of half documentary and half drama, Australian filmmakers tackle one of Indiana's most notorious cold cases. Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 27 June 2024 The limited release caps off a mixed week for the journalism docudrama, which earned a Best Drama nom at the Globes but was left out of the Best Picture lineup at Critics Choice. Nate Jones, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2024 Event = Peter Sarsgaard, September 5 Photo: Paramount Pictures via YouTube September 5 is Schrödinger’s contender: Is the Munich Olympics docudrama a potent player awaiting its moment or an also-ran whose own studio barely wanted it? Nate Jones, Vulture, 30 Nov. 2024 At Witt’s End elevates the typical true-crime docudrama by drawing an intimate portrait of Witt, a beloved teen whose life was cut far too short. Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for docudrama 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for docudrama
Noun
  • Thompson’s life transformed post-Oscars and making this documentary sparked some self-reflection.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The feature-length documentary tells how their parents, Maria and Felix, travelled across the Sahara desert to the Spanish enclave of Melilla in north Africa when Maria was pregnant with Inaki (as the elder sibling described to The Athletic in 2022).
    The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Netflix has unveiled its 2025 Australian content lineup, featuring three new productions spanning mystery, comedy and social commentary.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
  • Now, the proud mom-of-three — and grandmother of two — is making a splash in comedy.
    Katie Mannion, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Other Defender features, including identity theft protection and anti-malware protection, will continue to be available.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Microsoft says users will continue to receive device protection as well as identity theft and credit monitoring features included with a Microsoft 365 subscription.
    Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Still, Dynevor and Ifans do their best to present these bursts of accidental melodrama in a straightforward manner.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2025
  • During a run-through for one of the boat’s many melodramas, a Mississippi sheriff storms in, tipped off that Julie is secretly biracial.
    Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to Fast X (2023), the actor has recently been seen in the superhero film Morbius (2022).
    Danny Horn, EW.com, 2 Feb. 2025
  • The film has been embraced by both critics and audiences, who gave it a coveted A CinemaScore.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Feldman’s specific style is hard to explain or neatly label though critics and viewers alike have tried to with terms like dramedy and tragicomedy.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • If that sounds less than promising, even for a deadpan Romanian slice-of-life tragicomedy, go ahead and make the mistake of skipping this one.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Moore, Zoe Saldaña, Angelina Jolie, and Pamela Anderson come to mind, each off whom have been heaped with praise and nominations for their roles in movies this year.
    Blanca de Almandoz, Glamour, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Where to watch:Netflix 'The Toxic Avenger' (2025) The 1984 cult movie gets a revamp courtesy of this gory superhero comedy, with Peter Dinklage as a janitor transformed into a mutant vigilante doling out social justice.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The results are equal parts marital crisis, sins-of-the-father psychodrama and visceral body horror.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Niemann himself sometimes seems like a method actor appearing in a psychodrama, whether by temperament or by a recognition that the mad villain is the only decent role available to him now.
    Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025

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“Docudrama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docudrama. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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