As nouns the difference between mockumentary and docudrama
is that mockumentary is a television programme/program or movie presented as if it were a documentary but that is not factual and often a parody or satire while docudrama is a type of drama (a film, a television show, or a play) that combines elements of documentary and drama, to some extent showing real events and to some extent using actors performing recreations of documented events.
mockumentary
English
Noun
(mockumentaries)
A television programme/program or movie presented as if it were a documentary but that is not factual and often a parody or satire.
Synonyms
* false documentary
* fictional documentary
docudrama
English
Noun
(
en noun)
A type of drama (a film, a television show, or a play) that combines elements of documentary and drama, to some extent showing real events and to some extent using actors performing recreations of documented events.
Alternative forms
* docu-drama