Mockumentary
Though the term was coined in reference to the groundbreaking 'This is Spinal Tap', Rob Reiner cannot claim ownership of the fake documentary genre. Woody Allen's debut as director 'Take the Money and Run' is an early example, but undoubtedly the number of these satirical slices of life has risen of late, reflecting the popularity (and banality) of reality television. Christopher Guest took the format and ran with it ('Best in Show', 'A MIghty Wind', 'Waiting for Guffman'), and classics include serial killer profile 'Man Bites Dog', Lars von Trier oddity 'The Idiots' and of course the cringingly accurate 'The Office'. Check out Alice's collection below.
Bob Roberts (1992)
7/10
Director: Tim Robbins
Starring: Tim Robbins, Giancarlo Esposito, Ray Wise, Alan Rickman, Gore Vidal
Written, directed and starring Tim Robbins, 'Bob Roberts' is a satirical, eye-opening, documentary-like journey into the world of American politics -... Read more
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Larry Charles
Starring: Luenell , Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Pamela Anderson, etc ...
Sacha Baron Cohen stirred up a legal hornet's nest when he took his obnoxious Kazakh reporter character, Borat, on the road in the US and A. From dru... Read more
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan ( Blu-ray ) (2006)
7.3/10
Director: Larry Charles
Starring: Pamela Anderson, Sacha Baron Cohen, Luenell , Ken Davitian
Sacha Baron Cohen stirred up a legal hornet's nest when he took his obnoxious Kazakh reporter character, Borat, on the road in the US and A. From drun... Read more
Brothers of the Head (2005)
6.4/10
Director: Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe
Starring: Bryan Dick, Sean Harris, Jonathan Pryce, Harry Treadaway, Luke Treadaway
Off-beat tale of rock and roll rebellion chronicles the rise and fall of Bang Bang, a fictional 1970s Brit-rock band comprised of the Howe brothers (H... Read more
Bruno (2009)
4.9/10
Director: Larry Charles
Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Gustaf Hammarsten, Clifford Banagale, Bono, Chris Martin, El...
Satirist and shapechanger Sacha Baron Cohen ('Borat') returns with another stinging socio-political offering, this time aimed squarely at the world of... Read more
CB4 (1993)
6.2/10
Director: Tamra Davis
Starring: Deezer D, Chris Elliott, Allen Payne, Chris Rock, Phil Hartman
A satirical mockumentary look at Gangsta Rap in the spirit of 'This is Spinal Tap', co-written by Chris Rock who also stars. 'Cell Block 4' are three... Read more
Chalk (2006)
6.3/10
Director: Mike Akel
Starring: Troy Schremmer, Chris Mass, Janelle Schremmer, Shannon Haragan
Life in the trenches at a typical American High School is hilariously satirised in this spot-on mockumentary that follows four beleaguered teachers th... Read more
Confetti (2005)
5.8/10
Director: Debbie Isitt
Starring: Martin Freeman, Stephen Mangan, Jessica Stevenson, Meredith MacNeill, Robert Web...
Entirely improvised, this Brit mockumentary follows three couples competing for their dream wedding. Featuring the best of British comedy talent incl... Read more
Death of a President (2006)
6.3/10
Director: Gabriel Range
Starring: Hend Ayoub, Brian Boland, Becky Ann Baker, Robert Mangiardi, Jay Patterson, Jay...
Deeply controversial on its release, Gabriel Range's 'mockumentary' is set in the near future and imagines the aftermath to the assassination of curre... Read more
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
6.6/10
Director: Michael Patrick Jann
Starring: Brittany Murphy, Denise Richards, Ellen Barkin, Kirsten Dunst, Kirstie Alley, Am...
Welcome to the annual Mount Rose American Teen Princess Pagent. This is going to be one wild competition, complete with slander, theft, bribery, arson... Read more