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Recent Examples of docudrama
Joseph includes an unconvincing docudrama that imagines DuBois’ final days, and although the director inserts a cheeky disclaimer that his film is not a documentary, those elements are consistently the strongest.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
Directed with rigorous control, Sachs’ audacious experiment finds an idiosyncratic spot between Warhol’s static people-sitting-around-talking movies and more structured pieces like Louis Malle’s My Dinner With Andre or the recent docudrama Reality, assembled from FBI transcripts.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
Better Man—a fantasy docudrama biopic about British pop star Robbie Williams—is new in theaters.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Neon docudrama 2073 by Academy Award-winner Asif Kapadia grossed $5.1k on two screens in NY and LA.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
Directed with rigorous control, Sachs’ audacious experiment finds an idiosyncratic spot between Warhol’s static people-sitting-around-talking movies and more structured pieces like Louis Malle’s My Dinner With Andre or the recent docudrama Reality, assembled from FBI transcripts.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
Better Man—a fantasy docudrama biopic about British pop star Robbie Williams—is new in theaters.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Neon docudrama 2073 by Academy Award-winner Asif Kapadia grossed $5.1k on two screens in NY and LA.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for docudrama
Noun
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Since the documentary premiered, he’s received many emails, texts and Facebook messages from those who are still searching for someone who vanished decades ago.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
1 Mar. 2025
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In the documentary, Hutchins’ friend, director Rachel Mason, goes on the record to talk about the tragedy and the experience of losing a beloved friend and colleague.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2025
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He will next be seen in the British comedy horror film The Scurry.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
7 Mar. 2025
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And as their characters get pulled deeper into the criminal underworld, the comedy heightens in direct proportion to the violence.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
7 Mar. 2025
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Mark Anthony Green's feature debut opens on a heady scene with an audience intoxicated by the rhythmic melody of a figure on stage.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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King’s 1981 book was first adapted for the screen in the 1983 feature film of the same name, directed by Lewis Teague and starring Dee Wallace, Daniel Hugh Kelly and Danny Pintauro.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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There was a lot of love for The Brutalist, Brady Corbet’s extraordinary shout-out to both 1950s wide-screen melodramas and 1970s moody epics, which was not a surprise.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Feb. 2025
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The film teases a will-they-or-won’t-they frisson about the two, and occasionally taps a lush score that wafts in the romantic melancholy of a 1960s American melodrama (making one wonder if the score from May December is starting to have its first, unironic imitations).—
Nicolas Rapold,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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The new 20-minute film, From Struggle to Strength: Advancing Literacy in Oakland, follows three children in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) and their struggles with reading comprehension.—
Malaika Jabali,
Essence,
10 Mar. 2025
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Producers on the film include Pritsker, Workman, Matthew Belen, and Munir Atalla with Benjamin Becker serving as Executive Producer.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Mar. 2025
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Alas, Godwin’s gentle take on the tragicomedy misses the explosive nature of this moment, the desperation these characters feel to change their fate right now or live and die steeped in stifling ennui.—
Karen D'Souza,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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The tragicomedy follows a grieving widower who sets off on an epic quest to find the truth about a mysterious photo left behind by his deceased wife.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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Having appeared in more than 70 movies, he was worn down and ready to quit, especially after a doctor cautioned him about stressing his heart.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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Instead of cute cameos in Marvel movies and being name-checked by Star Trek, Musk now makes headlines for boosting far-right politics in Europe and suggesting cuts to Social Security.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
Ars Technica,
4 Mar. 2025
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About Town Indie Rock As Father John Misty, the singer and multi-instrumentalist Josh Tillman stages albums as little psychodramas.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2025
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The thought that Sam Riley’s Tom might turn out to be Fred MacMurray in Double Indemnity or John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice is tantalizing but gradually appears to be more like teasing misdirection as the movie shifts into psychodrama gear.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Docudrama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/docudrama. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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