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Mockbuster

2026 · 90 min

A scrappy, affectionate peek behind low-budget filmmaking, equal parts stressful deadline scramble and wry, good-humoured charm.

Tagline: If you can't beat Hollywood... knock it off.
Overview: A struggling filmmaker’s opportunity collides with chaos and compromise when Sharknado’s notorious studio, The Asylum, invites him to direct a "mockbuster."
How it feels: Satirical, light, earnest and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Art, ambition, work, media
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
ambition
work
media
friendship
Places: workplace
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild