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mockumentary

n. A fictional film that is in the style of a documentary and pretends to be a documentary. A mock documentary.
The mockumentary "This is Spinal Tap" documents the fictional band Spinal Tap.
mockumentary by unperson September 1, 2003

shockumentary 

A documentary style film that is designed and presented so as to shock and possibly anger the audience towards the subject of the documentary. The views presented are usually one sided and in some cases are based on conspiracy theories.
"Farenheit 911", "Loose Change", "Walmart: The high cost of low prices" and "Who killed the electric car?" are all examples of a shockumentary.
shockumentary by Woody76 November 25, 2006

mockumentary

a film that has the look and feel of a television documentary, but with the irreverent humor and slapstick of a comedy, designed to "mock" the documentary or subject it features.
"Drop Dead Gorgeous," which ridicules a local Minnesota beauty pageant, is the illegitimate child of "This Is Spinal Tap" -- a weak link in the people-are-stupid tradition. In that it portrays a group of film students making a documentary about a local witch legend, "The Blair Witch Project" is not unlike those "the making of" movie documentaries with which subscribers to HBO and Showtime are all too familiar.

mockumentary

A mockumentary or mocumentary is a fiction film presented as a documentary film. They are usually comedic, often parodic in nature, and are often presented as historical documentaries with b-roll and talking heads discussing past events or as cinema verite pieces following people as they go through various events.
"This Is Spinal Tap" is a mockumentary.
mockumentary by Wikipedia September 1, 2003

suckumentary 

A film (documentary)about people who suck. Like a movie, except boring.
"I think I'm gonna create my own genre- the Suckumentary." -Tibby Rollins The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pant
suckumentary by sammy bammers June 12, 2005

mockumentary

A fake documentary - done with a lot of tongue-in-cheek "seriousness" and often closely mimicing an actual documentary.
"This Is Spinal Tap" and "The Rutles" are classic mocumentaries
mockumentary by Marshall Stax October 17, 2003