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Best 1 This Is Spinal Tap
This Is Spinal Tap

Rob Reiner's 'This is Spinal Tap' (1984) is a brilliant mockumentary that satirizes the excesses and absurdities of the rock and roll lifestyle. The film follows a fictional heavy metal band as they e...

9.25 Brilliant
2 The Office (US)
The Office (US)

The American adaptation of 'The Office' is a brilliantly awkward and hilarious mockumentary sitcom set in a paper company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Its cringe comedy, relatable characters, and surpri...

9.02 Brilliant
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3 The Rehearsal (Television Series)
The Rehearsal (Television Series)

Nathan Fielder's 'The Rehearsal' is a deeply unsettling and darkly comedic exploration of human connection, anxiety, and the lengths people will go to control their lives. The series follows Fielder a...

8.48 Excellent
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4 What We Do in the Shadows (TV Series)
What We Do in the Shadows (TV Series)

A slightly more focused look at the domestic absurdity of the vampire roommates. This ranking entry focuses on the series' ability to maintain its unique blend of genuine horror lore and mundane roomm...

8.30 Excellent
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5 The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

The story of the Pre-Fab Four, a fictional Beatles-like band, told in documentary style. A loving and hilarious parody of Beatles history.

7.86 Very Good
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6 Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is a 2020 mockumentary featuring Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat Sagdiyev and Maria Bakalova as Tutar. The film follows Tutar’s journey to offer a bribe to the American governmen...

0.00 Poor
7 Come Fly with Me
Come Fly with Me

Come Fly with Me is a mockumentary television show set within a busy airport environment. The series depicts the operations of three fictional airlines – FlyLo, Our Lady Air, and Great British Air – a...

0.00 Poor
8 Reno 911!
Reno 911!

Reno 911! is an American sitcom produced for Comedy Central that employs a mockumentary format. The show parodies law enforcement documentary programs like *Cops*, featuring comedic actors portraying...

0.00 Poor
9 1000 Ways to Die
1000 Ways to Die

1000 Ways to Die was an American docufiction anthology series airing from 2008 to 2012 on Spike and Comedy Central. The show presented dramatized accounts of unusual deaths, often drawing upon true ev...

0.00 Poor
10 Trailer Park Boys
Trailer Park Boys

Trailer Park Boys is a Canadian mockumentary sitcom centered around the residents of Sunnyvale Trailer Park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The series began airing in 2001 and ran for seven seasons before...

0.00 Poor
11 High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series is an American television series created for Disney+ based on the High School Musical films. It employs a mockumentary format and follows a group of studen...

0.00 Poor
12 Big Time Rush
Big Time Rush

Big Time Rush was an American musical sitcom broadcast by Nickelodeon from 2009 to 2013. The series centered on a fictionalized iteration of the band Big Time Rush, mirroring the premise of television...

0.00 Poor
13 Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation

Parks and Recreation is an NBC sitcom that ran for seven seasons from 2009 to 2015. The show centered on the activities of the Parks and Recreation Department in Pawnee, Indiana, featuring a core cast...

0.00 Poor
14 Modern Family
Modern Family

Modern Family is an American sitcom that ran for eleven seasons on ABC. It depicted the daily routines and relationships within three distinct families residing in Los Angeles. The show explored the d...

0.00 Poor
15 The Office
The Office

The Office is an American mockumentary sitcom centered on the employees of Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch. Created as an adaptation of a British series, it chronicles the routine activities within a...

0.00 Poor
16 Borat
Borat

Borat! is a 2006 mockumentary featuring Sacha Baron Cohen as a Kazakh journalist, Borat Sagdiyev, documenting his travels across America. The film utilizes unscripted interactions with American citize...

0.00 Poor
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