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
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They are making a docudrama about the controversial court case.
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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.
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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
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
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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
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
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“Docudrama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/docudrama. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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