as in drama
a written work in which the story is told through speech and action that is intended to be acted out on stage
a dramatization of a true story
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But director Ellen Kuras’ dramatization takes an unconventional figure and force fits her into an ordinary biopic.
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024
It is divided into six narrative chapters arranged in nonlinear order, and presented as a dramatization of the pinnacle of a serial killer's years-long murder spree in the Western United States.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Ryan Murphy’s Monsters is not the first dramatization of Oziel on the small screen.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 20 Sep. 2024
Watch on Amazon Thirteen Lives Director Ron Howard’s latest gathers a top-notch cast—including Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, and Joel Edgerton—for a dramatization of the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue, where a Thai junior soccer team and their assistant coach were trapped in the flooded cave system.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 26 July 2024
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Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2024
It is divided into six narrative chapters arranged in nonlinear order, and presented as a dramatization of the pinnacle of a serial killer's years-long murder spree in the Western United States.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Ryan Murphy’s Monsters is not the first dramatization of Oziel on the small screen.
—Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 20 Sep. 2024
Watch on Amazon Thirteen Lives Director Ron Howard’s latest gathers a top-notch cast—including Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, and Joel Edgerton—for a dramatization of the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue, where a Thai junior soccer team and their assistant coach were trapped in the flooded cave system.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 26 July 2024
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“Dramatization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramatization. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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