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documentary film

NOUN

factual film or tv presentation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

documentary

WEAK

docudrama documentary movie docutainment infotainment

Example Sentences

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He says the reel was given to him by a colleague at Olympic College in Bremerton, Wash., where Evans runs a documentary film program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 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

As the documentary film moved forward, the voice-over of our dear family friend and loving “uncle” actor Ossie Davis delivered the eulogy from my father’s funeral in 1965.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey