nounplural noun shockumentaries

• A documentary film or programme that deals with subjects such as death or violence in a graphic and often sensationalized way.

  ‘for those who relish every bloody detail, we now have shockumentaries’

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  • ‘Is there a real shift here in political documentaries that are starting to become more like mockumentaries or shockumentaries.’
  • ‘The life and death of a 70s pop star is told as a bizarre shockumentary - with Barbie dolls standing in for actors.’
  • ‘But there is a humanity here, and a sense of humor, both of which are lacking from 99% of the later shockumentaries.’
  • ‘After the latest farce, there has been a national debate Stateside over the morality of reality-based so-called ‘shockumentaries’.’
  • ‘Other directors continued to mine the third world for shockumentary material, however.’