Name | Year | Description |
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The 1 Up Fever | 2013 | Mockumentary about Bitcoin and augmented reality video games. |
2gether | 2000 | Spoof of boy bands like N*Sync and The Backstreet Boys. |
7 Days in Hell | 2015 | A fictional documentary-style exposé on the rivalry between two of the greatest tennis players of all time who battled it out in a 2001 match that lasted seven days. |
ABBA: The Movie | 1977 | Mockumentary comedy-drama film about the Swedish pop group ABBA's Australian tour. |
AIC 23 | 2013 | Mockumentary about Film Studies professor Alan Poole McLard on his journey to make a documentary about Alice in Chains interviewing other musicians who have been influenced by the band. |
All You Need Is Cash | 1978 | An updated version was released in 2002. A parody of music documentaries using a fictional counterpart of The Beatles. |
The Atomic Cafe | 1982 | A black humor satire about the threat of nuclear war using only a broad range of archival material from the 1940s to 1960s. |
Auditions | 1978 | Mockumentary about the porn industry. |
BabaKiueria | 1986 | An Australian film on the reversed relations between Aboriginal Australians and European Australians. |
The Baby Formula | 2009 | About a couple of two lesbian women who both get pregnant through an experimental stem cell procedure. |
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon | 2005 | A film crew follows around a serial killer in training. |
Believe | 2007 | The story of multi-level marketing and a failed pyramid scheme. |
Best in Show | 2000 | About the contestants at a national dog show; [1] one of several mockumentaries written and directed by Christopher Guest. |
The Big Tease | 1999 | A Scottish hairdresser's journey to the U.S. for a hairdressing competition, filmed with mockumentary elements. |
Bob Roberts | 1992 | Tim Robbins satiric film about a right-wing folk singer's crooked election campaign. [1] |
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan | 2006 | Sacha Baron Cohen's outrageous depiction of an over-the-top Kazakh journalist's journey through the United States. |
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm | 2020 | The sequel to Borat , which depicts the title character's second journey to the USA, with an attempt to arrange a marriage between his daughter and a senior member of the GOP. |
The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down | 2006 | A fictional guide to teach inexperienced youth about all things involved with "getting down", while also pointing out some of the pitfalls associated with the party lifestyle. |
Brothers of the Head | 2005 | The story of two conjoined twins (played by real-life twin actors Harry and Luke Treadaway) who form a punk rock band. |
Brüno | 2009 | About Sacha Baron Cohen's gay Austrian fashion journalist in a journey through the United States. |
Burn Hollywood Burn | 1998 | About a movie director who prevents severe editing of his latest film by stealing it. |
The Calcium Kid | 2004 | Boxing documentary charting the unexpected rise to fame of a milkman who is an amateur boxer. |
The Canadian Conspiracy | 1985 | About a supposed Canadian plan to subvert the United States by taking over its media. |
CB4 | 1993 | "Rapumentary" starring Chris Rock about the story of a fictional group loosely based on N.W.A and 2 Live Crew. |
Chalk | 2007 | The experience of three teachers and one assistant principal over the course of an entire school year. |
The Clowns | 1970 | Federico Fellini's larger-than-life portrait of the art of clownery. |
Comic Book: The Movie | 2004 | Direct-to-DVD release about a comic book fanboy dealing with the unfaithful film adaptation of his favorite character, set to the backdrop of the 2002 San Diego Comic-Con. |
Confessions of a Porn Addict | 2008 | About a man's quest to get his wife back after she left him for being addicted to porn. |
Confetti | 2006 | British mockumentary about a fashion magazine wedding competition. |
C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America | 2004 | An alternate history take in which the Confederate States of America won the American Civil War. |
Dark Side of the Moon | 2002 | A French mockumentary portraying the Moon landing as staged in a movie lot by Stanley Kubrick. |
David Holzman's Diary | 1967 | A false autobiography by Jim McBride, which interrogates the art of documentary-making. |
A Day Without a Mexican | 2004 | A fantasy satire in which all Mexicans in California suddenly disappear. |
Death of a President | 2006 | A depiction of an assassination of then-President George W. Bush. |
Death to 2020 | 2020 | British mockumentary by Black Mirror creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones which features a series of fictional characters discussing US and UK events of 2020 including the COVID-19 pandemic and US presidential election. |
The Delicate Art of Parking | 2003 | Canadian mockumentary about parking enforcement officers. |
Dill Scallion | 1999 | About the rise and fall of a country-western singer, much in the way of This Is Spinal Tap . |
Dismissed | 2024 | Romanian mockumentary about a freelance journalist who investigates a mysterious AI corporation after a fire claims the life of its star employee. |
District 9 | 2009 | Includes elements of mockumentary in depicting the struggles of an alien species living in immigrant camps in Johannesburg. |
Drop Dead Gorgeous | 1999 | A camera crew follows a beauty pageant contestants in a small town in Minnesota. |
Dva kapitana II [ ru ] | 1992 | Russian mockumentary about the events of the early 20th century. |
Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo | 2008 | Les Claypool plays the role of drummer-singer Lapland "Lapdog" Miclovik of rising jam-band Electric Apricot, heading to the holy grail of festivals, Festeroo. |
Everybody Dies by the End | 2022 | A film crew follows a cult director for the creation of his final picture. |
The Falls | 1980 | By Peter Greenaway, documenting the cases of 92 victims of the fictional VUE (violent unknown event). |
Farce of the Penguins | 2007 | Direct-to-video parody of March of the Penguins . |
Fear of a Black Hat | 1994 | The story of the fictional rap group Niggaz with Hats (N.W.H.), as it evolves alongside the genre, from its popular origins to the advent of gangsta rap. |
Fellowship of the Dice | 2005 | Story of a first time gamer's introduction to the role-playing game world. |
Finishing the Game | 2007 | Depicting the search for "a new Bruce Lee" to finish The Game of Death . |
First on the Moon | 2005 | Russian mockumentary about a fictional 1930s Soviet landing on the Moon. |
The Flying Scissors | 2009 | Following a handful of individuals preparing for a rock-paper-scissors competition. |
Forgotten Silver | 1995 | Peter Jackson's fictional documentary about a "forgotten" New Zealand pioneer filmmaker. |
FUBAR | 2002 | About two members of the head-banger subculture (with a sequel in 2010). |
Fudge 44 | 2005 | An Irish mockumentary about six puppets in a financially impoverished children's puppet theater in Tokyo, who locals believe came to life and robbed a nearby bank to avoid being put out of business. |
G-SALE | 2003 | Mockumentary about garage sale fanatics. |
Gamers: The Movie | 2006 | About players trying to set a record playing a Dungeons & Dragons-like game. |
Get Ready to be Boyzvoiced | 2000 | Following fictional Norwegian boy band Boyzvoice. |
Hard Core Logo | 1996 | The final tour of an aged punk band, as a model for the death of "true" punk rock. |
The Heavenly Kings | 2006 | Follows the fictional Cantopop boy band Alive, fronted by Daniel Wu, who also directed the film. |
A Hole in My Heart | 2004 | About a man who films a porn in his apartment with the help of a friend and an attention-seeking starlet. |
Houston, We Have a Problem! (film) | 2016 | About the Yugoslavia space program sold to the USA. |
I'm Still Here | 2010 | Satirical film revolving around the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix as he announces his retirement from acting in favor of a career as a hip-hop artist. |
Incident at Loch Ness | 2004 | About a filmmaker (Werner Herzog) attempting to make a documentary about the mythological Loch Ness Monster. |
Interview with the Assassin | 2002 | About a cameraman who obtains the confession of the actual assassin who shot John F. Kennedy. |
It's All Gone Pete Tong | 2004 | Comedy following the tragic life of legendary DJ Frankie Wilde, from his peak to his battle with a hearing disorder. |
I, Tonya | 2017 | Black comedy focusing on the life and career of figure skater Tonya Harding and the assault on rival skater Nancy Kerrigan. |
Jackie's Back | 1999 | Comedy chronicle of the life and career of Jackie Washington (Jenifer Lewis), a 1960s/1970s R&B diva vying for a comeback. |
Kenny | 2006 | The life of a portable toilet installer in Melbourne, Australia. |
Killing Gunther | 2017 | About a group of assassins banding together to kill the world's greatest hitman, Gunther (Arnold Schwarzenegger). |
The Last Polka | 1985 | John Candy and Eugene Levy mockumentary about the last concert of the Shmenge Brothers, characters developed on Second City Television. |
LolliLove | 2004 | A story about a husband and wife team (James Gunn and Jenna Fischer) who form a self-serving charity to give lollipops to the homeless. |
The Making of '...And God Spoke' | 1994 | A mockumentary about the filming of a low budget film on the Bible. |
Man Bites Dog | 1992 | Belgian black comedy in which a film crew follows a serial killer documenting his crimes. |
Man of the Year | 1995 | A satirical look directed by former Playgirl Man of the Year Dirk Shafer, about his reign as a closeted gay man. |
Mascots | 2016 | Netflix film about the competition for the World Mascot Association's Gold Fluffy Award. |
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human | 1999 | A film that satirizes human relationships, dating, and sex. |
Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful | 1992 | "Behind the scenes" exposé of fictional pop singer Medusa on her "Blonde Leading the Blonde" concert tour. |
A Mighty Wind | 2003 | The story of three folk singer groups who reunite for a tribute concert; one of several mockumentaries by Christopher Guest. |
Mike Bassett: England Manager | 2001 | The fortunes of a lackluster England football manager in the World Cup. |
Mister America | 2019 | Tim Heidecker plays a fictionalized version of himself running for district attorney to unseat the incumbent who tried to imprison him. |
Morris: A Life with Bells On | 2009 | British spoof documentary about morris dancing. |
The Mother of Invention | 2009 | Comedy following a failed inventor competing against his rival for an annual young inventor's award. |
Mutant Swinger from Mars | 2009 | A long-lost 1950s sci-fi film (spoof) that opens with a mockumentary about the film and its director. |
Never Been Thawed | 2005 | About people who collect frozen TV dinners. |
The Old Negro Space Program | 2004 | Short subject in the style of a Ken Burns film depicting the fictional "Negro American Space Society of Astronauts" (NASSA). |
The Nona Tapes | 1995 | Mock short documentary about the band Alice in Chains. |
On the Ropes | 2011 | About a rivalry between a boxing gym and martial arts school. |
Once they had been Stars | 2020 | Mock documentary directed by Malte Wirtz about two wannabe YouTube stars. |
Paranormal Entity | 2009 | About a widowed family that are believed to be haunted by a demon. |
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | 2016 | Follows Conner4Real (Andy Samberg), a parody of Justin Bieber in the style of a concert documentary. |
Punishment Park | 1971 | A pseudo-documentary purporting to be news coverage of soldiers escorting a group of anti-establishment citizens across the desert as punishment. |
Real Life | 1979 | Mock documentary directed by Albert Brooks about a year in the life of an average American family, spoofing PBS-style documentaries. |
Reboot Camp | 2020 | A mockumentary by Ivo Raza about a fake self-help group full of Hollywood celebrities that turns into a cult. |
Shooting Bokkie | 2003 | About a South African film crew creating a documentary on a 13-year-old assassin (a bokkie). |
Savageland | 2015 | A horror mockumentary about a mysterious massacre in a small town in Arizona. |
Sons of Provo | 2004 | Musical mockumentary about a Mormon boy-band and its rise to local fame in Utah. |
State of Bacon | 2013 | About all things bacon, including the world's largest festival dedicated to it. |
Steamin' and Dreamin': The Grandmaster Cash Story | 2009 | Comedy that follows the exploits of Cork hip-hop artist Grandmaster Cash. |
Surf's Up | 2007 | Animated mockumentary that follows the progress of a surfer penguin as he enters a surfing competition. |
Sweet and Lowdown | 1999 | By Woody Allen, includes elements of mockumentary depicting the life of a fictional jazz guitarist from the 1930s. |
Take the Money and Run | 1969 | The second film ever directed by Woody Allen, in which Allen plays an ambitious but clumsy burglar. [1] |
Tanner '88 | 1988 | The campaign of fictional former Michigan U.S. representative Jack Tanner in his bid for the Democratic party's 1988 presidential nomination. |
Theater Camp | 2023 | About the staff of a theater camp trying to keep the business afloat when its owner falls into a coma. [2] [3] |
This Is Spinal Tap | 1984 | A film crew follows a British hard rock band attempting to revive their popularity; [1] the first of several mockumentaries written by Christopher Guest. |
Tour de Pharmacy | 2017 | An HBO mockumentary that chronicles doping in the professional cycling world. |
The Tunnel | 2011 | A documentary crew encounters a ghoul in the tunnels below Sydney. |
Waiting for Guffman | 1996 | A small Missouri town's celebration of its sesquicentennial; one of several mockumentaries co-starring, and written and directed by Christopher Guest. |
We Make Movies | 2017 | About an egotistical student filmmaker who gathers his friends to help make a movie for their local film festival. |
What We Do in the Shadows | 2014 | Comedy-horror film about a group of vampires sharing a flat in Wellington, New Zealand. |
World War III | 1998 | A German film depicting what might have transpired if Soviet troops had opened fire on demonstrators in Berlin in the fall of 1989. |
Zelig | 1983 | By Woody Allen, about a man who changes his physical appearance in order to fit in. |