JoCoLibrary - Adult - Mockumentaries

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Best in Show
Best in Show (DVD - 2001)

Annotation:Follows the antics of dog owners participating in the fictionalized "Mayflower Dog Show."

The Big Tease
The Big Tease (DVD - 1999)

Annotation:When a Scottish hairdresser is flown to Los Angeles to participate in the "Platinum Scissors" competition, he quickly finds out that his invitation was sent in error.

The Blair Witch Project
The Blair Witch Project (DVD - 1999)

Annotation:Three film students travel to Maryland to make a student film about a local urban legend, the Blair Witch. One year later, the students are gone but their video is found in the woods.

Borat
Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (DVD - 2007)

Annotation:Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev (played by Sacha Baron Cohen) travels to America to make a documentary, ultimately exposing prejudices and hypocrisies in American culture.

Brüno
Brüno (DVD - 2009)

Annotation:Sacha Baron Cohen brings another character, a flamboyant, gay Austrian model, to the States.

Chalk
Chalk (DVD - 2007)

Annotation:Two history teachers encounter psychological hardships during the school semester.

Cloverfield
Cloverfield (DVD - 2008)

Annotation:When a group of friends at a party in New York discover that a monster is attacking the city, they use a video camera to document the invasion and the destruction that follows.

The Comeback, the Complete First Only Season
The Comeback, the Complete First Only Season (DVD - 2006)

Annotation:Former B-list sitcom star Valerie Cherish (played by Lisa Kudrow) is so desperate to revive her career that she agrees to star in a reality television show called "The Comeback."

Comic Book the Movie
Comic Book the Movie (DVD - 2004)

Annotation:A comic book aficionado gets the opportunity to direct a documentary featurette about his favorite comic book hero.

Confetti
Confetti (DVD - 2007)

Annotation:Follows three couples as they compete in a magazine competition to find the most unique and originally themed wedding.

C.S.A
C.S.A The Confederate States of America (DVD - 2006)

Annotation:Explores an alternative history of the United States beginning with the Civil war being won by the South, having an alliance with Germany against Japan, and a cold war with Canada.

District 9
District 9 (DVD - 2009)

Annotation:Twenty years after the arrival of an alien ship over Johannesburg, South Africa, the creatures have been segregated from humanity. When one human discovers the secret behind their technology he is hunted down inside the alien district.

Drop Dead Gorgeous
Drop Dead Gorgeous (DVD - 1999)

Annotation:An overbearing, civic-minded mother stops at nothing to ensure that her daughter wins a teen beauty contest.

A Hard Day's Night
A Hard Day's Night (DVD - 2002)

Annotation:Shows a "typical" day in the life of the Beatles.

I'm Still Here
I'm Still Here (DVD - 2010)

Annotation:Follows Joaquin Phoenix as he transitions from a career in acting to attempting a career as a rapper.

A Mighty Wind
A Mighty Wind (DVD - 2003)

Annotation:Follows three folk bands as they reunite for a benefit performance for their deceased manager.

Modern Family, the Complete First Season [DVD]
Modern Family, the Complete First Season [DVD] (DVD - 2010)

Annotation:Three non-traditional families face everyday challenges.

The Naked Brothers Band
The Naked Brothers Band The Movie (DVD - 2007)

Annotation:Follows a world-famous rock band as they confront fame, girls, band break-ups, and impending adolescence.

The Office
The Office Season One (DVD - 2005)

Annotation:Follows the comedic exploits of a paper supply company in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Parks and Recreation, Season One
Parks and Recreation, Season One (DVD - 2009)

Annotation:Follows an bumbling but earnest city employee as she attempts to build a park.

Quarantine
Quarantine (DVD - 2009)

Annotation:When a reporter and her cameraman follow Los Angeles firemen into an apartment building in response to a distress call, they and the residents are locked inside by the CDC with a vicious infection spreading through the building.

Reno 911!, the Complete First Season
Reno 911!, the Complete First Season (DVD - 2004)

Annotation:Follows the antics of the sheriff's department in Reno, Nevada.

Surf's up
Surf's up (DVD - 2007)

Annotation:A young penguin travels from his home in Antarctica to take part in a surfing competetion and meets new friends along the way.

Take the Money and Run
Take the Money and Run (DVD - 2004)

Annotation:An early Woody Allen mockumentary in which a compulsive thief can't manage to steal without being caught.

This Is Spinal Tap
This Is Spinal Tap A Rockumentary by Martin Di Bergi (DVD - 2000)

Annotation:In a satirical look at rock groups and their performances, an old British group fumbles their way through one more tour.

Waiting for Guffman
Waiting for Guffman (DVD - 2001)

Annotation:A former big-city musical star gathers the residents of Blaine, Missouri together to create a production in hopes of being discovered.

Zelig
Zelig (DVD - 2001)

Annotation:Stars Woody Allen as Leonard Zelig, the famous "Chameleon Man" of the 1920's, whose personality was so vague he would assume the characteristics of whomever he came into contact.

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A mockumentary is a fictitious documentary-style film or TV show.


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