My 10 favourite mockumentaries
by kong888 | created - 15 Jan 2014 | updated - 15 Jan 2014 | PublicHere is a list of my favourite films and TV shows which are filmed in a mock-documentary/found footage style. Enjoy!
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1. Reno 911! (2003– )
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Crime
An irreverent look at what goes on behind the scenes in Reno, Nevada's Sheriff's Department.
Stars: Cedric Yarbrough, Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant, Kerri Kenney
Votes: 22,943
I first heard of this after seeing the trailer for the movie. All of the characters are brilliantly portrayed and you can watch them all on LOVEFiLM now :)
2. The Office (2001–2003)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of an office that faces closure when the company decides to downsize its branches. A documentary film crew follow staff and the manager David Brent as they continue their daily lives.
Stars: Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Mackenzie Crook, Lucy Davis
Votes: 123,024
It was a very tough decision whether to put this in the top spot but I think Reno 911 just steals it.
3. 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: 147,253 | Gross: $4.74M
A classic and one I still watch on a very regular basis. The scenes which were cut out are better than the ones used in most films!
4. The Last Exorcism (2010)
PG-13 | 87 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A troubled evangelical minister agrees to let his last exorcism be filmed by a documentary crew.
Director: Daniel Stamm | Stars: Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr, Louis Herthum
Votes: 52,086 | Gross: $41.03M
I've grown a little tired of all the found footage horrors but I thought this was extremely good and very well acted. Don't bother with the second one though, it's bad.
5. 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: 16,455
The reviews were very hard on this and although it wasn't up to the standards set by Ricky and Stephen's previous shows I thought it had some great comedy moments and Warwick was particularly good. Some of the supporting cast let it down with a few bad performances which was a real surprise.
6. On the Ropes (2011)
94 min | Comedy
When a documentary maker covers a story on a 'proper fighting gym', little does he know how events will unfold as his attention is drawn to a rival gym with a unique fighting style, owned by a self-professed karate expert.
Directors: Mark Noyce, Hamdy Taha | Stars: Joe Egan, Mark Noyce, Ben Shockley, Steve Coleman
Votes: 54
This was an interesting take on the typical comedies based around martial arts and is definitely going to hit a nerve with some of the karate instructors out there :)
7. Le Donk & Scor-zay-zee (2009)
71 min | Comedy
Rock roadie, Le Donk, has lived, loved and learned. Along the way, he's lost a classy girlfriend but gained a sidekick, Scorz-Ayz-Ee. He sets out to make Scorz a star with a little help from the Artic Monkeys.
Director: Shane Meadows | Stars: Paddy Considine, Dean Palinczuk, Olivia Colman, Richard Graham
Votes: 2,016
Extremely good performance by Paddy Considine with some great moments.
8. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
R | 81 min | Horror, Mystery
Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.
Directors: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez | Stars: Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, Joshua Leonard, Bob Griffin
Votes: 285,063 | Gross: $140.54M
This was one of the first found footage horror films I had seen and it genuinely scared the hell out of me! Not many have come close to this since.
9. That Peter Kay Thing (2000)
30 min | Comedy
Tells the stories of keeping a working man's club open, an under achieving bingo worker, a turf war between two ice cream men, a look behind the scenes at the MEN Arena, meet Britain's oldest paper boy.
Stars: Peter Kay, Andrew Sachs, Steve Edge, Claire Rhodes
Votes: 1,767
Peter Kay at his best and the birth of Phoenix Nights.
10. 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: 9,835
Very few of my friends enjoyed this but some of the characters are delivered brilliantly by Matt Lucas.
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