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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Film Movement has acquired U.S. rights to Seán Devlin’s docudrama Asog exposing a land grab by developers on the Philippines’ picturesque Sicogan Island in the wake of a devastating super-typhoon.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
His first producing project, in 2018, was The Gate: Dawn of the Baha’i Faith, a docudrama about the founding of his religion.
—Peter Kiefer, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
Only after strong reviews and awards chatter around this $8.2 million docudrama — set during the tragic events of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games — did Paramount agree to release the thriller in time for the Oscars.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
The real footage uses images that were banned or blocked by the government, creating a hybrid docudrama that captured the early days of the Chinese lockdown.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025
His first producing project, in 2018, was The Gate: Dawn of the Baha’i Faith, a docudrama about the founding of his religion.
—Peter Kiefer, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
Only after strong reviews and awards chatter around this $8.2 million docudrama — set during the tragic events of the 1972 Munich Olympic Games — did Paramount agree to release the thriller in time for the Oscars.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024
The real footage uses images that were banned or blocked by the government, creating a hybrid docudrama that captured the early days of the Chinese lockdown.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for docudrama
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“Docudrama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/docudrama. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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