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.
In this hilarious mockumentary series, created and written by Chris Lilley ('We Can Be Heroes'), Chris plays three characters whose lives are document... Read more
Satirist and shapechanger Sacha Baron Cohen ('Borat') returns with another stinging socio-political offering, this time aimed squarely at the world of... Read more
Woody Allen's first film as writer/director/star. This fake documentary charts the life of bungling petty criminal Virgil Starkwell (Woody Allen), usi... Read more
Brian De Palma makes a strong anti-war statement with this chilling documentary-style drama about a group of soldiers who commit a devastating atrocit... Read more
Renowned filmmaker Werner Herzog heads to the infamous Scottish Loch to take on its mythical beastie. Or does he? Co-written by Herzog and director... Read more
This clever mockumentary from 'Six Feet Under' writer Christian Taylor and filmmaker Lindy Heyman, follows Taylor's exile from L.A. (having been dumpe... Read more
'Documentary' filmmaker Roy Mallard (Chris Langham) is back on the job in the second series of this wicked fly-on-the-wall spoof, spending a day in th... Read more
Entirely improvised, this Brit mockumentary follows three couples competing for their dream wedding. Featuring the best of British comedy talent incl... Read more
Visionary Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin pays tribute to his beloved hometown with this goodbye letter and self-described 'docu-fantasia' that is equal... Read more
'Best in Show' follows five teams of pedigree-pup owners and their canine companions in competitions for the blue ribbon at the prestigious US nationa... Read more