The MOCKUMENTARY-List
by OJT | created - 4 months ago | updated - 1 month ago | PublicMockumentaries - comedies that pretend to be a documentary about a really serious issue - are a good laugh. Here I've gathered the ones I remember.
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1. This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Music
Spinal Tap, one of England's loudest bands, is chronicled by film director Marty DiBergi on what proves to be a fateful tour.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Kimberly Stringer
Votes: 147,397 | Gross: $4.74M
2. Troll Hunter (2010)
PG-13 | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.
Director: André Øvredal | Stars: Otto Jespersen, Robert Stoltenberg, Knut Nærum, Glenn Erland Tosterud
Votes: 79,576 | Gross: $0.25M
3. Get Ready to Be Boyzvoiced (2000)
95 min | Comedy, Music
Norwegian mock-documentary following the trials and tribulations of boy-band Boyzvoice, their fans and management.
Directors: Espen Eckbo, Henrik Elvestad, Mathis Fürst | Stars: Espen Eckbo, Øyvind Thoen, Kaare Daniel Steen, Henrik Elvestad
Votes: 1,596
4. Drib (2017)
TV-MA | 88 min | Comedy, Drama
The inside story of an energy drink marketing ploy gone wrong.
Director: Kristoffer Borgli | Stars: Amir Asgharnejad, Brett Gelman, Adam Pearson, Annie Hamilton
Votes: 638
5. The Rocka (2012)
Comedy
44 year old Bastian quits his job to become an international rock'n'roll star.
Director: Robert Næss | Stars: Lars Beckstrøm, Ulrikke Benestad, Even Birkedal, Hans Bastian Borg
Votes: 65
6. Zelig (1983)
PG | 79 min | Comedy
"Documentary" about a man who can look and act like whoever he's around, and meets various famous people.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Patrick Horgan, John Buckwalter
Votes: 44,193 | Gross: $11.80M
7. What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Horror
Viago, Deacon, and Vladislav are vampires who are struggling with the mundane aspects of modern life, like paying rent, keeping up with the chore wheel, trying to get into nightclubs, and overcoming flatmate conflicts.
Directors: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi | Stars: Jemaine Clement, Taika Waititi, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer, Jonny Brugh
Votes: 200,356 | Gross: $3.33M
8. Tour de Pharmacy (2017 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 41 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sport
A mockumentary that chronicles the prevalence of doping in the world of professional cycling.
Director: Jake Szymanski | Stars: Andy Samberg, Orlando Bloom, Freddie Highmore, Joe Buck
Votes: 12,362
9. Tanner '88 (1988)
Not Rated | 353 min | Comedy, Drama
A behind-the-scenes look at a former Michigan U.S. Representative's campaign as he vies for his party's Presidential nomination.
Stars: Michael Murphy, Pamela Reed, Daniel Jenkins, Matt Malloy
Votes: 959
10. Take the Money and Run (1969)
PG | 85 min | Comedy, Crime
The life and times of Virgil Starkwell, inept bank robber.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Janet Margolin, Marcel Hillaire, Jacquelyn Hyde
Votes: 31,471 | Gross: $0.72M
11. 7 Days in Hell (2015 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 43 min | Comedy, Sport
A fictional documentary-style expose on the rivalry between two of the greatest tennis players of all-time who battled it out in a 2001 match that lasted seven days.
Director: Jake Szymanski | Stars: Andy Samberg, Kit Harington, Fred Armisen, David Copperfield
Votes: 20,227
12. The Atomic Cafe (1982)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, History
Disturbing collection of 1940s and 1950s United States government-issued propaganda films designed to reassure Americans that the atomic bomb was not a threat to their safety.
Directors: Jayne Loader, Kevin Rafferty, Pierce Rafferty | Stars: Paul Tibbets, Harry S. Truman, W.H.P. Blandy, Brien McMahon
Votes: 4,537 | Gross: $0.02M
13. Man Bites Dog (1992)
NC-17 | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand.
Directors: Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde | Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert, Nelly Pappaert, Hector Pappaert
Votes: 43,736 | Gross: $0.21M
14. Best in Show (2000)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy
A behind-the-scenes look into the highly competitive and cut-throat world of dog shows through the eyes of a group of ruthless dog owners.
Director: Christopher Guest | Stars: Fred Willard, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Jennifer Coolidge
Votes: 66,963 | Gross: $18.72M
15. Bob Roberts (1992)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
A conservative folk singer turns his hand to politics, running for the US Senate. He is not above dirty tricks and smear campaigns to gain an advantage over his opponent.
Director: Tim Robbins | Stars: Tim Robbins, Giancarlo Esposito, Alan Rickman, Ray Wise
Votes: 15,638 | Gross: $4.48M
16. The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 76 min | Comedy, Music
Charts the adventures of the prefab four, possibly the most famous band of all time.
Directors: Eric Idle, Gary Weis | Stars: Eric Idle, John Halsey, Ricky Fataar, Neil Innes
Votes: 6,948
17. The Big Tease (1999)
R | 86 min | Comedy
The Big Tease is big fun, a fish-out-of-water tale teeming with charm and a hilariously satiric view of life in L. A.
Director: Kevin Allen | Stars: Craig Ferguson, Chris Langham, David Rasche, Frances Fisher
Votes: 2,682 | Gross: $0.19M
18. Borat (2006)
R | 84 min | Comedy
Kazakh TV talking head Borat is dispatched to the United States to report on the greatest country in the world.
Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Luenell, Chester
Votes: 442,291 | Gross: $128.51M
19. Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
R | 95 min | Comedy
Borat returns to America from Kazakhstan to America, this time to reveal more about the American culture, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the political elections.
Director: Jason Woliner | Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Maria Bakalova, Tom Hanks, Dani Popescu
Votes: 153,799
20. Ali G Indahouse (2002)
R | 85 min | Comedy
Ali G unwittingly becomes a pawn in the Chancellor's plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britain. However, Ali is embraced by the nation as a voice of the youth, making the PM and his government more popular than ever.
Director: Mark Mylod | Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Emilio Rivera, Gina La Piana, Dana de Celis
Votes: 95,936
21. The Calcium Kid (2004)
R | 89 min | Comedy, Sport
Following a bizarre series of events, Jimmy, a local amateur boxer, finds himself pitted in a match against the world champion.
Director: Alex De Rakoff | Stars: Mark Heap, Michael Lerner, Michael Peña, Julian Zapata
Votes: 4,783
22. The Canadian Conspiracy (1986 TV Movie)
70 min | Comedy
A mockumentary illustrating a supposed conspiracy to infilitrate American culture through employment in the entertainment industry.
Director: Robert Boyd | Stars: Gratien Gélinas, Deborah Cass, Keith Knight, Christopher Tate
Votes: 218
23. Everybody Dies by the End (2022)
90 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
A documentary crew follows cult classic horror director, Alfred Costella, as he makes his final film - An all practical masterpiece...with a dark twist.
Directors: Ian Tripp, Ryan Schafer | Stars: Vinny Curran, Bill Oberst Jr., Brendan Cahalan, Iliyana Apostolova
Votes: 54
24. The Falls (1980)
Not Rated | 195 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
92 BBC documentary-style shorts that record the lives of 92 victims of the VUE (Violent Unexplained Event), each with last names beginning with "Fall."
Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Peter Westley, Aad Wirtz, Michael Murray, Lorna Poulter
Votes: 1,684
25. Forgotten Silver (1995 TV Movie)
53 min | Comedy
The film deals with the career of a supposedly forgotten pioneer of international cinema, Colin McKenzie, who was allegedly born in rural New Zealand in 1888.
Directors: Costa Botes, Peter Jackson | Stars: Peter Jackson, Jeffrey Thomas, Costa Botes, Leonard Maltin
Votes: 6,318 | Gross: $0.03M
26. The Flying Scissors (2009)
Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy
An irreverent look inside the world of competitive "Rock, Paper, Scissors." Follow a stay-at-home Dad, a professional trash-talker and many others who vie for the title of champion.
Director: Jonah Tulis | Stars: Mason Pettit, Matthew Arkin, Devin Ratray, Keong Sim
Votes: 99
27. First on the Moon (2005)
75 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi
By means of archival footage, this mockumentary "reconstructs" how the Russians secretly realised the first manned flight to the moon as early as the 1930s.
Director: Aleksey Fedorchenko | Stars: Boris Vlasov, Viktoriya Ilyinskaya, Anatoliy Otradnov, Aleksei Slavnin
Votes: 806
28. Fubar (2002)
R | 76 min | Comedy, Music
Headbangers Terry and Dean explore the depths of friendship, and the art and science of drinking beer like a man.
Director: Michael Dowse | Stars: Paul Spence, David Lawrence, Gordon Skilling, Andrew Sparacino
Votes: 4,494
29. Fubar: Balls to the Wall (2010)
R | 85 min | Comedy
Terry and Dean head north to make sweet cash in the oil patch.
Director: Michael Dowse | Stars: David Lawrence, Jamil Jabril, Terra Hazelton, Paul Spence
Votes: 1,758
30. Fudge 44 (2006)
71 min | Drama
A mockumentary about strange events which occurred in Tokyo one Autumn when hundreds of Japanese people claimed they had bizarre encounters with eccentric, three foot tall creatures. ... See full summary »
Director: Graham Jones | Stars: Terauchi Aritomo, Kiyoura Hirobumi, Hatoyama Ichiro, Ito Keigo
Votes: 17
31. The 1 Up Fever (2013)
14 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
The Berlin city goes crazy for a new smart phone app which allows users to play the Super Mario Bros game in Augmented reality and win Bitcoins by playing. Famous Berliner geeks and hackers... See full summary »
Director: Silvia Dal Dosso | Stars: Johnpaul Barretto, Dennis Daiber, Jürgen Geuter, Bruno Gola
Votes: 12
32. 2gether (2000 TV Movie)
82 min | Drama, Comedy, Music
A movie that spoofs boy bands like N*Sync, New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys, etc. It's the boy band version of Spinal Tap!
Director: Nigel Dick | Stars: Noah Bastian, Alan Blumenfeld, Michael Cuccione, Kevin P. Farley
Votes: 1,591
33. Alice in Chains: AIC 23 (2013)
11 min | Short, Comedy, Music
Alan Poole McLard, a Film Studies professor, attempts to film a documentary about Alice in Chains to coincide with the release of their new album, The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here, without any assistance from the actual band.
Director: Peter Darley Miller | Stars: W. Earl Brown, Sean Kinney, William DuVall, Mike Inez
Votes: 29
34. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
The next great killer and psychopath has given a documentary film crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the quiet town of Glen Echo.
Director: Scott Glosserman | Stars: Nathan Baesel, Angela Goethals, Zelda Rubinstein, Robert Englund
Votes: 25,452 | Gross: $0.07M
35. Føkkings Fladseth (2023– )
Comedy, Drama
Life is going well for Henrik Fladseth, a comedian who writes books and works at the Nationaltheatret. He wishes to be taken seriously, but everything goes wrong when he causes a scandal with a "blackface" gaffe.
Stars: Henrik Fladseth, Elvira Haaland, Peter Førde, Trine Wiggen
Votes: 208
36. Mistaken for Strangers (2013)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music
Tom Berninger chronicles his time spent on the road as a member of the tour crew for The National, the rock & roll band fronted by his brother, Matt.
Director: Tom Berninger | Stars: Tom Berninger, Matt Berninger, Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf
Votes: 4,607 | Gross: $0.14M
37. Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Unrated | 95 min | Adventure, Horror
During a rescue mission into the Amazon rainforest, a professor stumbles across lost film shot by a missing documentary crew.
Director: Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Robert Kerman, Francesca Ciardi, Perry Pirkanen, Luca Barbareschi
Votes: 61,177
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