American mockumentary films

Borat! Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan is a 2006 mockumentary black comedy film directed by Larry Charles, which stars Sacha Baron Cohen as Borat Sagdiyev, a fictional Kazakh journalist traveling through the United States. Much of the film features unscripted vignettes of Borat interviewing and interacting with real-life Americans who believe he is a foreigner with little or no understanding of the local customs. A co-production between the United States and the United Kingdom, Borat is the second of four films built around Baron Cohen's characters

2009 film directed by Neill Blomkamp

2007 American computer-animated mockumentary comedy film

1999 film directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez

2017 film directed by Craig Gillespie

Zelig is a 1983 American satirical mockumentary comedy film written, directed by and starring Woody Allen as Leonard Zelig, a nondescript enigma, who, apparently out of his desire to fit in and be liked, unwittingly takes on the characteristics of strong personalities around him. The film, presented as a documentary, recounts his period of intense celebrity during the 1920s, including analyses by contemporary intellectuals.

Brüno is a 2009 mockumentary comedy film directed by Larry Charles and starring Sacha Baron Cohen, who produced, co-wrote, and played the gay Austrian fashion journalist Brüno Gehard. The film also stars Gustaf Hammarsten. A co-production between the United States and the United Kingdom, it is the third film based on one of Cohen's characters from Da Ali G Show, following Ali G Indahouse and Borat.

1969 film by Woody Allen

2020 film directed by Jason Woliner

1992 film by Woody Allen

1999 film by Woody Allen

This Is Spinal Tap is a 1984 American mockumentary comedy film directed by Rob Reiner in his feature directorial debut. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer play members of the parody heavy metal band Spinal Tap. Reiner plays Martin "Marty" Di Bergi, a documentary filmmaker following the band's American tour.

2007 film directed by George A. Romero

2008 film directed by John Erick Dowdle

2010 film by Daniel Stamm

2016 animated feature film

2011 film directed by Richard Linklater

1999 film directed by Michael Patrick Jann

1965 film by John Sturges

2023 film directed by Cameron and Colin Cairnes

1997 film directed by Arthur Hiller

2016 film directed by Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone

film directed by Orson Welles

1992 film by Tim Robbins

1978 film by John Alan Schwartz

2003 film by Christopher Guest

2017 film directed by Taran Killam

2007 comedy film directed by Ben Garant

2007 film directed by John Erick Dowdle

CB4 is a 1993 American satirical mockumentary black comedy film directed by Tamra Davis and starring Chris Rock. The film follows a fictional rap group named "CB4", named after the prison block in which the group was allegedly formed (Cell Block 4). The movie primarily parodies gangsta rap and the rap group N.W.A, as well as taking inspiration from This Is Spinal Tap. It contains short segments featuring celebrities and musicians such as Halle Berry, Eazy-E, Butthole Surfers, Ice-T, Ice Cube, Flavor Flav, and Shaquille O'Neal.

2010 film by Casey Affleck

2006 film by Gabriel Range

2000 film by Christopher Guest

2019 film directed by Scott Aukerman

1997 film by Christopher Guest

2007 American film by Bill Guttentag

1999 film by Jeff Abugov

1998 film by Joe Dietl

1967 film by Jim McBride

2026 film directed by Aidan Zamiri

2006 film by Scott Glosserman

2007 film by Zak Penn

2004 film directed by Kevin Willmott

Netflix mockumentary by Charlie Brooker

2016 film directed by Taika Waititi

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues is a 2025 American mockumentary comedy film directed by Rob Reiner and written by Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer. The sequel to This Is Spinal Tap (1984), it stars Guest, McKean, Shearer, and Reiner, and follows the members of the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap as they reunited for a final show.

2003 film by Pauly Shore

2005 film by Polly Draper

2001 film by Daniel Minahan

2019 film directed by Martin Scorsese

1995 mockumentary short film by Alice in Chains

1983 film by Lizzie Borden

2023 film directed by Nick Lieberman and Molly Gordon

2022 film directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead

2015 mockumentary television film

2015 film directed by Chris Sparling

1971 film by Woody Allen

1981 exploitation film

2004 film by Mark Hamill

2004 film by Sergio Arau