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Genres: Mockumentary (TV & Film)

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  • Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, R.J. Parnell, Harry Shearer, Spinal Tap, and David Kaff in This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

    1. This Is Spinal Tap

    19841h 22mR92Metascore
    7.9 (153K)
    Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.
    DirectorRob ReinerStarsRob ReinerMichael McKeanChristopher Guest
  • Jade Mintjens in Instafamous (2020)

    2. Instafamous

    2020– 15 epsTV Series
    8.0 (21)
    A mockumentary follows Fleur, a famous influencer who deals with amnesia after getting into a shocking accident during her Instagram livestream. She tries to return to her instafamous life in an absurd and filtered world where everything revolves around followers and likes.
    CreatorsBob GeraetsJeffrey LambrechtStarsJennifer HeylenJade MintjensDempsey Hendrickx
  • Land Without Bread (1933)

    3. Land Without Bread

    193330mShort
    7.3 (6.5K)
    A surrealist film, a pseudo-documentary portrait of Las Hurdes, a remote region of Spain where civilisation has barely developed, showing how the local peasants try to survive without even the most basic utilities and skills.
    DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsAbel JacquinAlexandre O'Neill
    This mockumentary by the master of surrealism is actually a precursor to the genre of mockumentaries and docucomedies.
  • The Connection (1961)

    4. The Connection

    19611h 50mNot Rated
    7.0 (1.1K)
    Men sent their own way await heroin in Leach's apartment.
    DirectorShirley ClarkeStarsWilliam RedfieldWarren FinnertyGarry Goodrow
  • Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in A Hard Day's Night (1964)

    5. A Hard Day's Night

    19641h 27mG96Metascore
    7.5 (50K)
    Over two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.
    DirectorRichard LesterStarsJohn LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge Harrison
  • David Holzman's Diary (1967)

    6. David Holzman's Diary

    19671h 14mNot Rated
    6.5 (2K)
    A young filmmaker decides to make a movie of his life.
    DirectorJim McBrideStarsL.M. Kit CarsonEileen DietzLouise Levine
  • Koen De Poorter and Lieven Scheire in Neveneffecten (2005)

    7. Neveneffecten

    2005–200814 epsTV Series
    8.6 (1K)
    Unsolved mysteries are unveiled in these NGC-type documentaries about, amongst others, life of the common man, ancient Egyptian civilization in Ghent and the source of the E40 motorway
    StarsJelle De BeuleKoen De PoorterJonas Geirnaert
  • Benny Claessens, Bart De Pauw, Tom Waes, Maaike Cafmeyer, Josée Van Causbroeck, Tine Van den Wyngaert, Quinten De Pauw, and Amélie De Pauw in Het geslacht De Pauw (2004)

    8. Het geslacht De Pauw

    2004–200521 epsTV Series
    8.3 (1.3K)
    A parody on a docusoap, the Pfaffs.
    StarsBart De PauwTom WaesMaaike Cafmeyer
  • Hoff the Record (2015)

    9. Hoff the Record

    2015– 12 epsTV Series
    6.9 (435)
    Follows The Hoff as, 30 years after rising to fame with "Knight Rider" and "Baywatch," he moves to the UK to get his career back on track and make sense of his increasingly-surreal life.
    CreatorsRichard YeeKrishnendu MajumdarStarsDavid HasselhoffFergus CraigMark Quartley
  • Willy's en marjetten (2006)

    10. Willy's en marjetten

    200611 epsTV Series
    8.4 (1.2K)
    A group of friends set up a pirate television station and in a humorous fashion report the news from their little town in Flanders, where more absurd things tend to happen then would seem in the first place.
    StarsJelle De BeuleLieven ScheireKoen De Poorter
  • 11. Pat Paulsen for President

    19681hTV Movie
    8.1 (36)
    Wide-ranging look at Pat's bid for the presidency on the Straight-Talking American Government ticket: the STAG party. Films taken on the campaign trail show Pat at an 89 cents-a-plate dinner (held in a Beverly Hills cafeteria) where he's toasted by Steve Allen and Carl Reiner.
    DirectorBob CollinsStarsPat PaulsenSteve AllenSmothers Brothers
  • Woody Allen in Take the Money and Run (1969)

    12. Take the Money and Run

    19691h 25mM/PG67Metascore
    7.2 (32K)
    The life and times of inept bank robber Virgil Starkwell.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenJanet MargolinMarcel Hillaire
  • The Clowns (1970)

    13. The Clowns

    19701h 32mGTV Movie
    7.0 (3.2K)
    A ragout of real memories and mockumentary, as Fellini explores a childhood obsession: circus clowns.
    DirectorFederico FelliniStarsRiccardo BilliGigi RederTino Scotti
    This work from Fellini is actually unique, even in its genre, as it's a hybrid of documentary and fiction, it's a docufiction.
  • Smile (1975)

    14. Smile

    19751h 53mPG79Metascore
    7.1 (2.7K)
    A social comedy about a beauty pageant for young Californian women, held annually in Santa Rosa, and how it affects the locals and participants.
    DirectorMichael RitchieStarsBruce DernBarbara FeldonMichael Kidd
  • The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)

    15. The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

    19781h 16mNot RatedTV Movie
    7.3 (7.2K)
    Charts the adventures of the prefab four, possibly the most famous band of all time.
    DirectorsEric IdleGary WeisStarsEric IdleJohn HalseyRicky Fataar
  • The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2003)

    16. The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

    20031h 24mPG-13TV Movie
    5.8 (624)
    Twenty-six years after the release of the original Rutles documentary, famous artists, actors, and musicians speak out on how the Rutles influenced them.
    DirectorEric IdleStarsEric IdleNeil InnesRicky Fataar
  • Rutland Weekend Television (1975)

    17. Rutland Weekend Television

    1975–197614 epsTV Series
    7.4 (145)
    Comedy sketch series purporting to show the programming of a low key regional television service.
    StarsEric IdleNeil InnesDavid Battley
  • Albert Brooks, Charles Grodin, Frances Lee McCain, Robert Stirrat, and Lisa Urette in Real Life (1979)

    18. Real Life

    19791h 39mPG64Metascore
    7.0 (4.4K)
    A film crew sets out to record a year in the life of an average family, but things quickly start going wrong.
    DirectorAlbert BrooksStarsDick HaynesAlbert BrooksMatthew Tobin
  • Zelig (1983)

    19. Zelig

    19831h 19mPG
    7.6 (45K)
    "Documentary" about a man who can look and act like whoever he's around, and meets various famous people.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenMia FarrowPatrick Horgan
  • Sean Penn in Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

    20. Sweet and Lowdown

    19991h 35mPG-1370Metascore
    7.2 (38K)
    In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsSean PennSamantha MortonWoody Allen
  • Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)

    21. Monty Python's Flying Circus

    1969–197445 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.8 (83K)
    The original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe.
    CreatorsGraham ChapmanEric IdleTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseTerry Gilliam
    Some sketches are in the format of a mockumentary.
  • 22. The Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour

    1970– 6 epsTV Series
    6.8 (140)
    Canadian comedy and variety show starring Hart Pomerantz and a pre-"Saturday Night Live" Lorne Michaels.
    StarsHart PomerantzLorne MichaelsMarvin Goldhar
    This show featured mockumentary pieces which interspersed both scripted and real-life man-in-the-street interviews
  • The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)

    23. The Gods Must Be Crazy

    19801h 49mPG73Metascore
    7.3 (62K)
    A comic allegory about a traveling Bushman who encounters modern civilization and its stranger aspects, including a clumsy scientist and a band of revolutionaries.
    DirectorJamie UysStarsN!xauMarius WeyersSandra Prinsloo
  • Lena Farugia in The Gods Must Be Crazy II (1989)

    24. The Gods Must Be Crazy II

    19891h 38mPG51Metascore
    6.8 (19K)
    Six people meet in the Kalahari desert: a female NYC lawyer flying with a local zoologist/pilot in a mini-plane, a Cuban and an African soldier taking each other POW, a Boer elephant poacher, and a Bushman looking for his two children.
    DirectorJamie UysStarsN!xauLena FarugiaHans Strydom
  • The Atomic Cafe (1982)

    25. The Atomic Cafe

    19821h 26mNot Rated
    7.6 (4.7K)
    Disturbing collection of 1940s and 1950s United States government-issued propaganda films designed to reassure Americans that the atomic bomb was not a threat to their safety.
    DirectorsJayne LoaderKevin RaffertyPierce RaffertyStarsPaul TibbetsHarry S. TrumanW.H.P. Blandy

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