docudrama
noun
docu·dra·ma
ˈdä-kyə-ˌdrä-mə 
-ˌdra-,
-kyü-
: a drama (as for television) dealing freely with historical events especially of a recent and controversial nature
Examples of docudrama in a Sentence
They are making a docudrama about the controversial court case.
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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?
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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
The production reunites Pacino and Chastain for the first time since the former’s 2011 docudrama Wilde Salomé, with that collaboration sparked by their appearing together in a stage production of Oscar Wilde’s 1891 play Salomé.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
His 2013 docudrama An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker, which won two Silver Bears at the Berlin Film Festival, made the Oscar shortlist but was not nominated.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
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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
The production reunites Pacino and Chastain for the first time since the former’s 2011 docudrama Wilde Salomé, with that collaboration sparked by their appearing together in a stage production of Oscar Wilde’s 1891 play Salomé.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
His 2013 docudrama An Episode in the Life of an Iron Picker, which won two Silver Bears at the Berlin Film Festival, made the Oscar shortlist but was not nominated.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Docudrama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/docudrama. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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