Movies and TvShows featuring "fake-documentary" theme.
Saturday Night Live is a sketch comedy show that has been on the air since 1975. It features a live studio audience and includes a variety of comedic sketches, parody commercials, and musical performances. The show is known for its recurring characters, running gags, and celebrity impersonations. It often satirizes current events, pop culture, and politics.
The Office is a mockumentary sitcom that depicts the everyday lives of employees working at Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. The show follows the lives of the office workers, their interactions, romantic relationships, and workplace antics. Set in Scranton, Pennsylvania, The Office provides a humorous and satirical take on office life.
K11 – Kommissare im Einsatz is a pseudo-documentary in the style of a real-life crime drama, which is broadcast on the private channels Sat.1 and Puls 4 and so far consists of nine seasons.
The show follows the daily lives of the quirky and diverse group of employees working in the Parks Department of Pawnee, Indiana. Through their hilarious and sometimes chaotic interactions, the show explores themes of friendship, politics, and workplace relationships.
The show is set in the city of Cologne and follows the lives of a group of young people in their twenties and thirties. The characters work, live, and love in the city, and the show focuses on their relationships, dramas, and personal struggles.
Trailer Park Boys is a dark comedy mockumentary series that follows the lives of Julian, Ricky, and Bubbles, three petty criminals living in Sunnyvale Trailer Park. They constantly get involved in various illegal activities while dealing with the challenges of their dysfunctional community.
Arrested Development follows the wealthy and eccentric Bluth family as they struggle to maintain their status and deal with various legal issues. With a cast of quirky characters and a blend of comedy and absurdity, the show delves into the lives of the Bluths and the hilarity that ensues.
Reno 911! (2003) is a hilarious mockumentary-style TV show that chronicles the lives of a dysfunctional group of police officers working in the Reno Police Department. With its bleeped dialogue, crude humor, and outrageous situations, Reno 911! provides a humorous and satirical take on law enforcement.
Mr. Show with Bob and David is a sketch comedy series that features absurd and dorky humor, monologues, and musical numbers. The show explores various topics such as violence, stupidity, religion, politics, and pop culture.
The Whitest Kids U' Know is a sketch comedy show that satirizes various aspects of American culture. It incorporates elements of alternative comedy, surrealism, and social satire to create a unique and often irreverent comedic experience.
History Bites was a television series on the History Television network that ran from 1998-2003. Created by Rick Green, History Bites explored what would be on television if the medium had been around for the last 5,000 years of human history. Typically, a significant historical event was chosen and mock news, sports and entertainment programming was created around it. Each episode included several segments of Green offering historical background of the episode's chosen era and otherwise showed frequent shifts from one comedy sketch to another representing a channel-surfing viewer who never watched any one sketch for more than a few minutes at a time. Reruns of History Bites are currently being shown on History Television and The Comedy Network.
Three high-school seniors, Thomas, Costa, and J.B., throw a birthday party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads. The party gets wild, with a skateboarder crashing through a window, drugs being discovered, and a dwarf causing chaos. Thomas hooks up with multiple girls, including his friend Kirby, which leads to drama. The party becomes a game-changer for the boys, but it also attracts the attention of the police and SWAT teams.
Cannibal Holocaust is a controversial found-footage film that follows a film crew's tragic expedition in the Amazon rainforest. It explores themes of brutality, violence, and culture clash as they encounter a cannibalistic tribe and face horrifying acts of cruelty.
Meet the Richardsons is a semi-improvised mockumentary TV show that follows the lives of a married couple, Jon and Lucy Richardson, in a small town. The show focuses on the everyday challenges and humorous situations they face, including their interactions with friends, neighbors, and their surrogate grandfather. Through its fake documentary style, the show explores themes of family life, marriage, and the fear of getting old.
Three friends in search of the Love land Frogman discover that he is more than just a local legend.
The Medium follows the story of a female shaman in Thailand who becomes involved in a supernatural horror when she is possessed by an evil spirit. As she tries to save herself and those around her, she uncovers a curse that was profaned during a Christmas ritual, leading to a series of terrifying events. The movie explores themes of shamanism, family relationships, and the supernatural.
The Office is a hilarious mockumentary comedy series that documents the everyday lives of office employees at Wernham Hogg, a paper company in Slough, England. The show explores the dynamics and interactions between the employees, as well as the awkward and cringe-worthy situations they find themselves in. The main focus is on the bumbling and inept manager, David Brent, who constantly seeks attention and tries to be everyone's friend, often leading to disastrous consequences. The series also delves into office romances, downsizing, and the struggles of the employees to navigate through their daily work lives. The Office is known for its dry wit, sharp humor, and relatable characters.
In District 9, an alien ship arrives above Johannesburg, South Africa, and its inhabitants are forced to live in slums. When a government agent becomes exposed to their biotechnology, violence erupts as they find a way to fight back against the mistreatment.