Found Footage Movies - Ranked best to worst
All the Found Footage movies I've seen ranked from best at the top, to bottom... A constant work in progress
I'm probably forgetting a bunch of movies I've seen ...ah well
I'm probably forgetting a bunch of movies I've seen ...ah well
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- DirectorOren PeliStarsKatie FeatherstonMicah SloatMark FredrichsAfter moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.You can't deny that this movie is a powerhouse, made by a group of friends with only a 15 000 dollar budget which is really nothing if you compare to other movies like Godzilla with a 160 000 000 dollar budget...
Yet it manages to be one of the scariest movies of the 2000's - DirectorAdam RippStarsDarris LoveDarontay McClendonDon CambellWhen a brutal carjacking yields a videocamera, a teenage boy decides to document his life and the lives of his fellow gangbangers.A realistic but brutal look at ghetto-life for a young teenager and his violent friends
- DirectorEric NicholasStarsAna Claudia TalancónColin HanksJordana SpiroA quiet but disturbed young man puts the life of a woman he's obsessed with under a virtual microscope when he installs hidden cameras throughout her house.Excellent stalker found footage with exceptional performances
- DirectorColin MinihanStuart OrtizThe Vicious BrothersStarsBenjamin WilkinsonSean RogersonAshleigh GryzkoFor their ghost hunting reality show, a production crew locks themselves inside an abandoned mental hospital that's supposedly haunted - and it might prove to be all too true.
- DirectorJohn Erick DowdleStarsPerdita WeeksBen FeldmanEdwin HodgeWhen a team of explorers venture into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.A devilishly creepy f&f movie
- DirectorMatt ReevesStarsMike VogelJessica LucasLizzy CaplanA group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.Big budget (25 000 000 dollars) found footage flick, very good sci-fi
- DirectorTi WestStarsJoe SwanbergAJ BowenKentucker AudleyA news team trails a man as he travels into the world of Eden Parish to find his missing sister, where it becomes apparent that this paradise may not be as it seems.Excellent acting in this found footage drama-thriller that feels quite realistic as well
- DirectorJosh TrankStarsDane DeHaanAlex RussellMichael B. JordanThree high school friends gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery underground. Soon they find their lives spinning out of control and their bond tested as they embrace their darker sides.If you like superhero-movies and found footage-movies you will probably love this
- DirectorDerek LeeClif ProwseStarsClif ProwseDerek LeeMichael GillTwo best friends see their trip of a lifetime take a dark turn when one of them is struck by a mysterious affliction. Now, in a foreign land, they race to uncover the source before it consumes him completely.Very good movie, similar to Chronicle but more scary
- DirectorDaniel StammStarsPatrick FabianAshley BellIris BahrA troubled evangelical minister agrees to let his last exorcism be filmed by a documentary crew.Pretty creepy stuff right here
- DirectorNima NourizadehStarsThomas MannOliver CooperJonathan Daniel BrownThree high-school seniors throw a birthday party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads.Showed that Found Footage doesn't have to be scary but can be funny as well
- DirectorTod WilliamsStarsKatie FeatherstonMicah SloatMolly EphraimAfter experiencing what they think are a series of "break-ins", a family sets up security cameras around their home, only to realize that the events unfolding before them are more sinister than they seem.Didn't blow my mind like the first one but still wellmade
- DirectorHenry JoostAriel SchulmanStarsChloe CsengeryJessica Tyler BrownChristopher Nicholas SmithIn 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity called Toby, who resides in their home.Didn't blow my mind like the first one but still wellmade
- DirectorDavid JungStarsShane JohnsonElla AndersonCara PifkoAfter poor advice from a psychic leads to the death of his wife, a man vows to disprove the existence of the paranormal by allowing himself to be possessed by demons.Solid found footage horror, well acted and well executed
- DirectorZachary DonohueStarsMelanie PapaliaDavid SchlachtenhaufenAdam ShapiroWhile studying the habits of web cam chat users from the apparent safety of her own home, a young woman's life begins to spiral out of control after witnessing a grisly murder online.If you're gonna watch a webcam-horror movie then I'd recommend this one, it's nothing spectacular but it keeps you entertained
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsOlivia DeJongeEd OxenbouldDeanna DunaganTwo siblings become increasingly frightened by their grandparents' disturbing behavior while visiting them on vacation.M Night Shyamalan goes found footage! And he does so very well... One issue though is that the filming is a little too perfect looking and at times the characters hold on to the camera at odd times where it should have been the last thing on their mind to do
- DirectorEduardo SánchezStarsSamuel DavisDora MadisonRoger EdwardsA group of friends who venture into the remote Texas woods for a party weekend find themselves stalked by Bigfoot.Surprisingly action-packed horror-movie that for good and bad (mostly good) doesn't spend alot of time building up the movie and goes quickly to the action
Solid cast, simple story but fast-paced so you never get bored, yeah all in all a above average found footage movie - DirectorDamon RussellStarsCurtis SnowAbdullah MuhammadCurtis LockettThe story of Atlanta robbery boy and crack dealer, Curtis Snow, who stole a camera from some college kids in a dope deal and made a documentary about his life.Not much of a plot, basically just a guy showing off his hood, but what's wrong with that? Based on a true story with real people as themselves most of the time, hard to know where the truth ends and fiction begins
- DirectorSteven QualeStarsRichard ArmitageSarah Wayne CalliesMatt WalshStorm trackers, thrill-seekers, and everyday townspeople document an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes touching down in the town of Silverton.I wasn't sure wether to add this movie to the list or not because the angles are just to perfect to ever make you feel like this was actual footage, sure some of the characters with cameras in the movie were professional documentarians but that doesn't mean that while the rest of the people pretty much fly up in the air they manage to stand still on the ground...
And some angles just don't make any sense whatsoever...
But I did put VLOG on the list and wikipedia refers to it as a found footage movie, so yeah I guess it belongs here
Not much of a plot to speak of but great effects and solid cast so it's still very enjoyable - DirectorSebastián CorderoStarsSharlto CopleyMichael NyqvistChristian CamargoAn international crew of astronauts undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest moon.Cool sci-fi fake documentary/found footage flick
- DirectorPatrick BriceStarsKatie AseltonPatrick BriceMark DuplassA young videographer answers an online ad for a one-day job in a remote town to record the last messages of a dying man. When he notices the man's odd behavior, he starts to question his intentions.Mark Dunplass is genuinly creepy as the creep... It's a unsettling psychological thriller character study
- DirectorMatt JohnsonStarsMatt JohnsonOwen WilliamsPadraig SingalTwo best friends are filming a comedy about getting revenge on the bullies at their high school. One of them isn't joking.Good found footage drama, might not satisfy the fans of ff-horror but if you'd like a different dose of found footage then this is a stellar one
- DirectorMatty BeckermanStarsKatherine SigismundCorey EidRiley PolanskiA vacationing family encounters an alien threat in this thriller based on the real-life Brown Mountain Lights phenomenon in North Carolina.Pretty entertaining, but the end was possibly the dumbest end since... ever
- DirectorElliot GoldnerStarsGordon KennedyRobin HillAidan McArdleA team of Vatican investigators descend upon a church in a remote area to demystify the unusual happenings, but what they discover is more disturbing than they had first imagined.Pretty creepy movie, the ending was a little too much though
- DirectorBobcat GoldthwaitStarsAlexie GilmoreBryce JohnsonLaura MontagnaA man and his girlfriend camp in the woods to capture firsthand evidence of Bigfoot.Positives: the lead characters are very likeable, negatives: there's alot of build-up... And some more build-up... And then some more build-up... etc but it's still fairly enjoyable