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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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It was reported to be the costliest documentary film of all time, even with production costs undisclosed.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 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

My new documentary film, however, details critical human errors that fueled the flames—errors Palisadians still don’t see anyone owning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

That followed a complaint by an Italian writer who had seen the 2022 Slovenian documentary film, Sarajevo Safari, which was the source of the allegations.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

The result of his work was a documentary film, God Grew Tired of Us.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau