docudrama
noun
docu·dra·ma ˈdä-kyə-ˌdrä-mə 
-ˌdra-,
-kyü-
: a drama (as for television) dealing freely with historical events especially of a recent and controversial nature
Example Sentences
They are making a docudrama about the controversial court case.
Recent Examples on the Web This series would be darker, more award-worthy—a docudrama about Ukraine’s tumultuous post-Communist years. 
Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022 Netflix has released the first trailer for its Thai original series Thai Cave Rescue, a docudrama of the incredible rescue of the Wild Boars boys soccer team that captivated the world in 2018. Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Aug. 2022 This show, directed in Chicago by Lilli-Anne Brown, is not a traditional docudrama, writes Tribune critic Chris Jones. Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2022 There is a docudrama side to November that’s well-executed by both cast and crew, but beyond that, what is the film about? Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2022 No hard-nosed docudrama, this is instead a freewheeling ‘20s fantasia, a decade in the making. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2022 Over the past four years, the Netflix docudrama has elevated F1's popularity immensely, particularly in the US. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 2 May 2022 The three, along with a whole crew, were on a soundstage at Los Angeles Center Studios, where much of the docudrama, which premiered in early March, was filmed. Greg Braxtonsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022 The terrifying docudrama Threads (1984) dramatized the devastation of thermonuclear war in Sheffield and traumatized a generation. Thomas Bishop, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2022 See More
Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022 Netflix has released the first trailer for its Thai original series Thai Cave Rescue, a docudrama of the incredible rescue of the Wild Boars boys soccer team that captivated the world in 2018. Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Aug. 2022 This show, directed in Chicago by Lilli-Anne Brown, is not a traditional docudrama, writes Tribune critic Chris Jones. Kayla Samoy, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2022 There is a docudrama side to November that’s well-executed by both cast and crew, but beyond that, what is the film about? Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2022 No hard-nosed docudrama, this is instead a freewheeling ‘20s fantasia, a decade in the making. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2022 Over the past four years, the Netflix docudrama has elevated F1's popularity immensely, particularly in the US. Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 2 May 2022 The three, along with a whole crew, were on a soundstage at Los Angeles Center Studios, where much of the docudrama, which premiered in early March, was filmed. Greg Braxtonsenior Writer, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022 The terrifying docudrama Threads (1984) dramatized the devastation of thermonuclear war in Sheffield and traumatized a generation. Thomas Bishop, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
documentary + drama
First Known Use
circa 1961, in the meaning defined above
docudramas
noun
1
as in documentaries
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- documentaries
- films
- movies
- features
- featurettes
- animated cartoons
- pictures
- cartoons
- flicks
- short subjects
- shorts
- motion pictures
- moving pictures
- talkies
- silents
- flickers
- co-features
- B movies
- B pictures
- cofeatures
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as in melodramas
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- melodramas
- comedies
- psychodramas
- tragicomedies
- musicals
- dramedies
- comedy dramas
- playlets
- tragedies
- dramas
- dramatizations
- musical comedies
- monodramas
- interludes
- works
- opera
- opuses
- adaptations
- magnum opuses
- plays