docudramas

noun

Definition of docudramasnext
plural of docudrama
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as in documentaries

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as in melodramas

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  1. comedies
  2. movies
  3. tragedies
Noun
  • One-third of the directing nominees are women The Globes have multiple categories in a number of areas (separating dramas and musicals/comedies), but, like every other major awards show, only one category for directors.
    Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Little, which puts a refreshing twist on the magical body-swapping formula used so prevalently in comedies.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of comedies
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  • Leigh’s movies have often evidenced a socialist tendency while resisting typical political bias — except for the unfortunate mixed-bag Peterloo.
    Armond White, National Review, 11 Dec. 2024
  • According to a recent report from Deadline published on Tuesday, December 10, the main cast of the films would return along with John Hamburg — the co-author of all three movies in the franchise and producer of Little Fockers — to write the screenplay for the upcoming movie.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of movies
Noun
  • Like the Civil War, like the Kennedy assassination and, one day, 9/11, tragedies once indelible in the minds of all Americans are destined to become one day less so.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Policyholders who pay premiums in good faith are often left to navigate a system designed to exhaust and discourage them, compounding the pain of accidents, illnesses, and tragedies.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of tragedies
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