Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "mockumentary"

51. Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (2021)

R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Margot, a young woman who was abandoned by her mother as a baby, travels to a secluded Amish community with a documentary film crew seeking answers about her mother and extended family.

Director: William Eubank | Stars: Emily Bader, Roland Buck III, Dan Lippert, Jaye Ayres-Brown

Votes: 16,762

52. 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: 43,814 | Gross: $0.21M

53. Ghostwatch (1992 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

In a "live" broadcast on Halloween night, a BBC team investigate a reported poltergeist in an ordinary London home.

Director: Lesley Manning | Stars: Michael Parkinson, Sarah Greene, Mike Smith, Craig Charles

Votes: 6,168

54. Wellington Paranormal (2018–2022)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy

Sergeant Maaka, and Officers Minogue and O'Leary, are members of the Wellington, New Zealand, police. Their job is to investigate paranormal phenomena.

Stars: Mike Minogue, Karen O'Leary, Maaka Pohatu, Thomas Sainsbury

Votes: 7,918

55. One Cut of the Dead (2017)

Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror

Things go badly for a hack director and film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility, when they are attacked by real zombies.

Director: Shin'ichirô Ueda | Stars: Takayuki Hamatsu, Yuzuki Akiyama, Harumi Shuhama, Kazuaki Nagaya

Votes: 29,920

56. Strictly Ballroom (1992)

PG | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A maverick dancer risks his career by performing an unusual routine and sets out to succeed with a new partner.

Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Bill Hunter, Pat Thomson

Votes: 29,464 | Gross: $11.74M

57. W1A (2014–2024)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

Ian Fletcher, formerly the Head of the Olympic Deliverance Commission, has taken up the position of Head of Values at the BBC.

Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Monica Dolan, Jessica Hynes, Sarah Parish

Votes: 3,144

58. Noroi (2005)

Not Rated | 115 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon called the "kagutaba."

Director: Kôji Shiraishi | Stars: Jin Muraki, Rio Kanno, Tomono Kuga, Marika Matsumoto

Votes: 15,438

59. The Sacrament (2013)

R | 99 min | Horror, Thriller

A news team trails a man as he travels into the world of Eden Parish to find his missing sister, where it becomes apparent that this paradise may not be as it seems.

Director: Ti West | Stars: Joe Swanberg, AJ Bowen, Kentucker Audley, Amy Seimetz

Votes: 20,988 | Gross: $0.01M

60. 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: 25,504 | Gross: $0.07M

61. A Mighty Wind (2003)

PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy, Music

Mockumentary captures the reunion of 1960s folk trio the Folksmen as they prepare for a show at The Town Hall to memorialize a recently deceased concert promoter.

Director: Christopher Guest | Stars: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer

Votes: 29,571 | Gross: $17.51M

62. Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015)

87 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller

An aspiring filmmaker goes to shocking extremes to convince Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film. First entry in Adrian Tofei's trilogy which includes We Put the World to Sleep and Pure.

Director: Adrian Tofei | Stars: Adrian Tofei, Sonia Teodoriu, Florentina Hariton, Alexandra Stroe

Votes: 2,417

63. Meet the Richardsons (2020– )

40 min | Comedy

Mockumentary focusing on real-life comedy couple Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont, who play aptly fictionalised versions of themselves, their home and work lives, and relationships with their Hebden Bridge neighbours and celebrity friends.

Stars: Lucy Beaumont, Jon Richardson, Elsie Richardson, Damion Priestley

Votes: 923

64. Grave Encounters 2 (2012)

Not Rated | 98 min | Horror, Mystery

A film student who is obsessed with the movie Grave Encounters sets out with his friends to visit the psychiatric hospital depicted in the original film.

Director: John Poliquin | Stars: Richard Harmon, Shawn C. Phillips, Jennica Fulton, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman

Votes: 27,485

65. Welcome to Flatch (2022–2023)

TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy

A documentary film crew follows a group of young adults and their current concerns, in their small town. The crew focus is the daily lives of cousins Kelly and Shrub Mallet and their idiosyncratic surroundings.

Stars: Holmes, Sam Straley, Justin Linville, Taylor Ortega

Votes: 2,661

66. Skinwalker Ranch (2013)

R | 86 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A scientific research team investigates and documents the supernatural phenomena surrounding the disappearance of a cattle ranchers 10 year old son. Inspired by true events that shocked the paranormal community around the world.

Directors: Devin McGinn, Steve Berg | Stars: Britani Bateman, Taylor Bateman, Steve Berg, Michael Black

Votes: 4,966

67. Exists (2014)

R | 81 min | Horror, Thriller

A group of friends who venture into the remote Texas woods for a party weekend find themselves stalked by Bigfoot.

Director: Eduardo Sánchez | Stars: Samuel Davis, Dora Madison, Roger Edwards, Chris Osborn

Votes: 10,908

68. People Just Do Nothing (2014–2018)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Music

A mockumentary series about a group of failed MCs from West London and their passion for pirate radio.

Stars: Allan Mustafa, Hugo Chegwin, Asim Chaudhry, Steve Stamp

Votes: 8,186

69. Player of Ibiza (2024– )

Comedy

"Nix für Jungs" is a fictional trash reality show on NDR Fernsehen.

Stars: Bruno Alexander, Oskar Belton, Emil Belton, Sammy Scheuritzel

Votes: 63

70. Real Husbands of Hollywood (2013– )

TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy

Kevin Hart and other celebrities play a comic fictionalized version of themselves in this parody of similarly named reality shows. Episodes often feature Kevin Hart's attempts to gain celebrity and his jealousy of his friends.

Stars: Duane Martin, Kevin Hart, Nick Cannon, Nelly

Votes: 4,505

71. Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm (1999 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 59 min | Comedy

Mock documentary about Seinfeld writer Larry David featuring contributions from his friends and colleagues. Larry makes a return to stand-up comedy and prepares to film a television special for HBO.

Director: Robert B. Weide | Stars: Jason Alexander, Larry Charles, Carol Leifer, Richard Lewis

Votes: 6,026

72. The Monster Project (2017)

TV-14 | 99 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A recovering drug addict takes a job with a documentary crew who plans to interview three subjects who claim to be real life monsters.

Director: Victor Mathieu | Stars: Toby Hemingway, Justin Bruening, Murielle Zuker, Jamal Quezaire

Votes: 3,582

73. Killing Gunther (2017)

R | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

A group of eccentric assassins are fed up with Gunther, the world's greatest hitman, and decide to kill him, but their plan turns into a series of bungled encounters as Gunther seems to always be one step ahead.

Director: Taran Killam | Stars: Taran Killam, Dave 'Squatch' Ward, Bobby Moynihan, Hannah Simone

Votes: 15,370

74. The Pyramid (2014)

R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

An archaeological team attempts to unlock the secrets of a lost pyramid only to find themselves hunted by an insidious creature.

Director: Grégory Levasseur | Stars: Ashley Hinshaw, James Buckley, Denis O'Hare, Christa Nicola

Votes: 27,299 | Gross: $2.76M

75. Butterfly Kisses (2018)

91 min | Horror, Mystery

A filmmaker discovers a box of video tapes depicting two students' disturbing film project featuring a local horror legend, The Peeping Tom. As he sets out to prove this story is real and ... See full summary »

Director: Erik Kristopher Myers | Stars: Rachel Armiger, Reed DeLisle, Matt Lake, Eve Young

Votes: 4,041

76. Trial & Error (2017–2018)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

A spoof of crime documentaries about the arrest and trial of a beloved poetry professor from a small town in South Carolina, who is accused of brutally murdering his wife, and the young Northeastern lawyer hired to defend him.

Stars: Nicholas D'Agosto, Jayma Mays, Steven Boyer, Sherri Shepherd

Votes: 6,596

77. The Hills (2006–2010)

TV-PG | 30 min | Reality-TV

After high school graduation, "Laguna Beach" alumna Lauren sets out to live on her own in Los Angeles and work as an intern at Teen Vogue.

Stars: Audrina Patridge, Heidi Montag, Spencer Pratt, Lauren Conrad

Votes: 11,580

78. 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: 20,276

79. Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)

R | 87 min | Documentary, Comedy, Crime

Following the style of some of the world's most prolific street artists, an amateur filmmaker makes a foray into the art world.

Director: Banksy | Stars: Banksy, Mr. Brainwash, Space Invader, Debora Guetta

Votes: 68,895 | Gross: $3.29M

80. For Your Consideration (2006)

PG-13 | 86 min | Comedy

Three actors learn that their respective performances in the film "Home for Purim," a drama set in the mid-1940s American South, are generating award-season buzz.

Director: Christopher Guest | Stars: Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer, Parker Posey, Christopher Guest

Votes: 15,912 | Gross: $5.54M

81. Zero Day (2002)

Not Rated | 92 min | Drama

Two troubled adolescents chronicle the events that ultimately lead up to a terrifying assault on their school.

Director: Ben Coccio | Stars: Cal Robertson, Andre Keuck, Serataren Adragna, Melissa Banks

Votes: 4,812 | Gross: $0.01M

82. Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County (2004–2006)

TV-PG | 30 min | Drama, Reality-TV

MTV follows eight teens living in Laguna Beach nearing the end of high school and beginning the next chapter of their lives.

Stars: Jessica Smith, Lauren Conrad, Alex Hooser, Kristin Cavallari

Votes: 4,070

83. Diary of the Dead (2007)

R | 95 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi

A group of young film students run into real-life zombies while filming a horror movie of their own.

Director: George A. Romero | Stars: Michelle Morgan, Joshua Close, Shawn Roberts, Todd Schroeder

Votes: 49,294 | Gross: $0.96M

84. Come Fly with Me (2010–2011)

TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy

This is a parody of shows about the inner workings of an airport.

Stars: Matt Lucas, David Walliams, Lindsay Duncan, Sally Rogers

Votes: 9,909

85. 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: 44,260 | Gross: $11.80M

86. Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire (2019)

Not Rated | 85 min | Horror, Mystery

The Abaddon Hotel will once again be open to the public. Russell Wynn has taken his audience-interactive show, Insomnia, into the abandoned hotel that is rumored to be haunted.

Director: Stephen Cognetti | Stars: Gabriel Chytry, Elizabeth Vermilyea, Sam Kazzi, Theodore Bouloukos

Votes: 5,253

87. The Muppets. (2015–2016)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy, Family

Jim Henson's lovable Muppets return to the small screen in this mockumentary-style series that follows their personal and professional lives.

Stars: Dave Goelz, Eric Jacobson, Bill Barretta, Peter Linz

Votes: 7,299

88. Afflicted (2013)

R | 85 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Two best friends see their trip of a lifetime take a dark turn when one of them is struck by a mysterious affliction. Now, in a foreign land, they race to uncover the source before it consumes him completely.

Directors: Derek Lee, Clif Prowse | Stars: Clif Prowse, Derek Lee, Michael Gill, Baya Rehaz

Votes: 25,650 | Gross: $0.12M

89. Jeruzalem (2015)

R | 94 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

When a couple of American young adults fly to Israel to visit the city of Jerusalem, a biblical nightmare falls upon them.

Directors: Doron Paz, Yoav Paz | Stars: Yael Grobglas, Yon Tumarkin, Danielle Jadelyn, Tom Graziani

Votes: 10,984

90. Life's Too Short (2011–2013)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy

The show centers on Warwick Davis in his day-to-day life, complete with the frustrations he faces.

Stars: Warwick Davis, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Rosamund Hanson

Votes: 16,506

91. Willow Creek (2013)

Not Rated | 80 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A man and his girlfriend camp in the woods to capture firsthand evidence of Bigfoot.

Director: Bobcat Goldthwait | Stars: Alexie Gilmore, Bryce Johnson, Laura Montagna, Bucky Sinister

Votes: 12,905

92. A Dog's Life (1962)

Approved | 108 min | Documentary, Horror

A "shockumentary" consisting of a collection of mostly real archive footage displaying mankind at its most depraved and perverse, displaying bizarre rites, cruel behavior and bestial violence.

Directors: Paolo Cavara, Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco Prosperi | Stars: Stefano Sibaldi, Rossano Brazzi, Yves Klein, Henning Skaarup

Votes: 4,421

93. The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM (2022)

TV-MA | 79 min | Documentary

On the 2-year anniversary of George Floyd's death, Candace revisits Minneapolis and the violent, racially-divided aftermath that fueled BLM's global rise--and filled its coffers.

Director: Candace Owens | Stars: Candace Owens, Bob Kroll, Liz Collin, Alvin Manago

Votes: 4,540

94. Nudist (2010)

14 min | Short, Drama

When Magnus left Kerstin, she decided to be naked. Always. Since then she has been fined six times.

Director: My Sandström | Stars: Carolina Malmborg, Kristina Håkansson, My Sandström

Votes: 227

95. Catfish (2010)

PG-13 | 87 min | Documentary, Drama, Mystery

Young filmmakers document their colleague's budding online friendship with a young woman and her family which leads to an unexpected series of discoveries.

Directors: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman | Stars: Nev Schulman, Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost, Angela Wesselman-Pierce

Votes: 43,775 | Gross: $3.23M

96. Tron: The Next Day (2011)

10 min | Short, Sci-Fi, Thriller

About the "Flynn Lives" movement.

Director: Kurt Mattila | Stars: Bruce Boxleitner, Jeff Bridges, Paul Dzenkiw, Garrett Hedlund

Votes: 1,730

97. The River (2012)

TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The crew of a research vessel are on a quest to find a missing TV explorer in the Amazon.

Stars: Bruce Greenwood, Joe Anderson, Leslie Hope, Eloise Mumford

Votes: 17,071

98. Spinal Tap II

Comedy, Music | Filming

On the 40th anniversary of the original, the sequel to the legendary rock mockumentary that put the film company on a run of success.

Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Fran Drescher, Michael McKean, Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest

99. 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: 12,396

100. Husbands and Wives (1992)

R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When their best friends announce that they're separating, a professor and his wife discover the faults in their own marriage.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Sydney Pollack, Judy Davis

Votes: 31,252 | Gross: $10.56M