Genre
Mockumentary
Fiction wearing documentary clothing — talking heads, handheld cameras, and an unseen crew — usually for comedy, occasionally for something much colder.
Four textbook cases
Not the best four — the four that define the shape. Start anywhere.
This Is Spinal Tap
Rob Reiner · 1984
Best in Show
Christopher Guest · 2000
What We Do in the Shadows
Jemaine Clement · 2014
Man Bites Dog
Rémy Belvaux · 1992
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