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Mockumentary vs Docudrama - What's the difference?

mockumentary | docudrama |

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