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A list of all found footage films. Mostly horror though a few other genres may come into it. Please let me know any suggestions. I hope everyone finds this list useful! Some really great movies on here.
You may find a few Documentary style movies too if they fit close to found footage.
Pretty complete list with over 2,000 entries. All are in alphabetical order, order of release or to be watch in a sequence as part of the so called "universe", like for instance the Conjuring-universe, or part of an anthology or serie. Anything missing or to add, please let me know.
*Last update 06/03/2024
The Found Footage/POV/Hand-Held/First Person sub-genre is a derisive one at best. FF flicks can be intense and terrifying, making you feel like you;'re actually watching real footage of real people being stalked, haunted, etc... and those are the good ones. Found Footage flicks can also be cheap, shoddy, predictable, and overly-familiar, which basically renders them useless as far as scares go. Those are the bad ones.
Below, we've tried to cull the absolute best "Footage" movies from the hundreds and hundreds that are out there, which was no easy feat. We tried our best to be objective about which movies made the list, and which ones didn't, but in the end, our personal tastes played more of a role here than they usually do when we make a Best of list.
There will no doubt be a few movies missing from this list that will make people cry foul; Grave Encounters and The Den are two good examples of popular FF flicks that many Horror fans loved, but did nothing for us. Sorry.
We've also included a few movies in our Honorable Mention section that might raise some eyebrows: End of Watch isn't Horror at all, and Sinister may have some great Found Footage in it, but is by no means a FF flick. They both do the FF thing extremely well however, and so here they are.
The Top Six for this list was a tough one to put together, mainly because a lot of the movies below could easily be at the top of the list. Each of the movies in The Top Six were included for specific reasons, but that doesn't mean that Home Movie or The Tunnel weren't as good. Rankings are a flexible thing, so take them as you will.
For the first 6 movies in the list:
If you're in the mood for a truly quality Found Footage Flick, any of the movies in our Top Six will do you right. For our money, Noroi and [REC] are probably the best (and most terrifying) of them, but then again they all bring their own unique and terrifying vision to the Found Footage Sub-Genre.
For the remaining:
Below are the rest of our 30 Best Found Footage Flicks, and of course, a few Honorable Mentions thrown in for good measure. Keep in mind that no "Best of" list is ever perfect, but merely a solid starting point for anyone looking to watch some great flicks.
The last 6 being "Honorable Mentions".
Source: http://thehorrorclub.blogspot.ch/2015/08/the-best-of-found-footage.html
Upcoming and plan to watch
List import from http://www.imdb.com/list/ls069426949/?start=1&view=compact&sort=release_date_us:desc&defaults=1&scb=0.9093589525634311.
Missing on the list:
4.4
Unlisted Owner
The Life Raft
6-5=2
Paranormal Event Response Unit
Kerb Crawlers
Cold Blooded
Paranoia Tapes
Paranormal Retreat 2-The Woods Witch
Play
The Last Witch
Where's Wendy
Do Not Watch
Black Sky
The Island
The Thin Man
The Exorcist File
Slaughterhouse 2: Prelude
Death Island
Encounter
Video Killer
Dv2
Garden Island: A Paranormal Documentary
Exit 91 Summerland
Paranoid Activity
Optica
Realms the Shadow Man
Devil Dog Shuck Returns
Assignment
Black Eyed Children: Let Me In
Found Footage
Found Footage
Found Footage
Blood Vow
The Dark Hunter
Left Behind
Black Shuck
The Ridges
U Mugs
The Lost Tape
Paranormal Proof
No. 32, B District
Hunting Grounds
The Mitchell Tapes
The Borneo Incident
Like a Bat Outta Hell
Sunshine Girl and the Hunt for Black Eyed Kids
Limelight
Followed
Ring Around The Rosie
Headgame
Scarefest
Poltergeist Encounters
Five Find Your Limit
7
Nightshot
Sickhouse 2
GG13: The Haunted World of Claire Wilmenson
Pestilenz
There Are Monsters
A Warning to the Curious
Absinthe
Actress Apocalypse
Area 407: Part Two
Bad Seeds
Behind the Horror
A Blair Witch Tale
Spo0K
Dawn's Early Light
13 Shades of Romanian
Chrysalis
Wow
Whiskey Hollow
Under the Raven's Wing
Torn: A Shock Youmentary
The Zombie Vlogs
The X Species
The Moretti House
Malibu Horror Story
The Locals
The Interview
The Hell Experiment
List of some Australian Movies
All credits go to IMDb user: RDLongoria
All credits go to IMDb user: RDLongoria
List import from http://www.imdb.com/list/ls070607652/.
Missing on the list:
909 Experiment
Absinthe
The Garlock Incident
Crybaby Bridge
The Burningmoore Incident
The Interview
The Slender Case
Lost Tapes
The Rheinsberg Tapes
The Mitchell Tapes
Hulk Blood Tapes
Silent Lake
Evidence of a Haunting
The Trick or Treaters
Where's Wendy
Alone in the Ghost House
The Nanabijou Tapes
Dead Eyes
The House on the Wrong Side of the Tracks
Searching for Haizmann
The Legend of the 5ive
Pursuit of a Legend
Resurrecting the Street Walker
End Roll
A Blair Witch Tale
The Lost Footage
File Box
Five Find Your Limit
Poltergeist Encounters
ParaAbnormal
Pestilenz
Four Corners of Fear
7
Kerb Crawlers
Red Like Blood
Shallow Creek Cult
Sunshine Girl and the Hunt for Black Eyed Kids
Limestone Burning
In the Dead of Night
Movies within the genre of horror, sci fi, fantasy or mystery.
Mostly low budget or at least not very well known.
Not all of them are necessarily good, but interesting in their own way if you approach with the right mindset.
This is a list of good and influential Found Footage movies / Mockumentaries that I recommend to everyone who wants to check out the genre. Most of them are horror/thriller movies, because in my opinion they benefit the most from this style of shooting.
I didn't include "semi"-found footage films that were only partially shot with handheld/surveillance cameras or made to look like found footage (Chernobyl Diaries, The Fourth Kind, Behind the Mask, End of Watch, Wer, Into the Void, Banshee Chapter etc). I also didn't include sequels (except V/H/S 2), because the first ones are almost always the best.
Enjoy! :)
HollyWood Movies based on Popularity
Found footage horror. Updated weekly.
Some essential horror film saga/franchises.
There are a lot of horror film sagas which we don't know about. This is a place where we can find them. If some movie/saga is lacking, please look me know.
A little bit of everything scary & gory
I considered movies in which at least half of the runtime is recorded in "found footage".
Movies and series mentioned in a forum thread on Yog-Sothoth
Horror Movie Franchises
by Robin Abrahamsson