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documentary film

NOUN

factual film or tv presentation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

documentary

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docudrama documentary movie docutainment infotainment

Example Sentences

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The 2010 documentary film Exit Through The Gift Shop - showing Banksy at work - was nominated for an Oscar and a Bafta.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

I made a little documentary film a few years ago, in which I interviewed an Israeli historian named Shlomo Sand.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026

Also on Saturday, Oscar-winning Ukrainian filmmaker and journalist Mstyslav Chernov won the award for best documentary film.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

“I’ll be announcing the Fed chair tomorrow morning,” Trump said in Washington at the premiere for “Melania,” a documentary film about the first lady.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 29, 2026

Through sheer coincidence, around the same time Mom was doing her research on the club, a documentary film about Peter Westbrook himself was premiering in New York City.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad