📹 9 FOUND FOOTAGE Movies That Are Worth Your Time

[@jerrettbarkley456]

As above so below is definitely a underrated found footage movie. Well to me at least.

[@ImpressionBlend]

I didn't love it personally, but I know it's a big favorite for a lot of people and I can see why!

[@jerrettbarkley456]

@@ImpressionBlend that’s fair. It’s not for everyone just like the genre.

[@armando7060]

I didn't like it myself either. I found it to be a bad combo of The Blair Witch Project and The Descent. Add on overdone background and jump scares, and I mentally checked out halfway through it. But again art is very subjective.

[@vintage_hart6392]

That movie is one of the best found footages i've seen

[@CynAnne1]

It's *so* claustrophobic, like "The Descent"... 😨

[@DavidTorress9]

The cell phone footage scene in Lake Mungo is the scariest scene i've ever seen. So good

[@ImpressionBlend]

SERIOUSLY! I was editing this video late in the evening, and even seeing parts of the scene while scrubbing through the trailer freaked me out 😆

[@mariecarl6837]

I screamed so loud when that scence came on

[@jmourao]

That scene, and the scenes during the end credits, always give me goosebumps. It's been a while, maybe I should (re)watch 'Lake Mungo'. 😄

[@mallaryroberts3346]

Blair Witch will always be one of my all time favs!!!🖤

[@unmaskedphantom2376]

Same, in my opinion it's one of the best found footage films out there

[@chulzbiya]

100% agree about Lake Mungo. I also stumbled upon it (during one of my many sad and ultimately disappointing searches for good horror) and it left me in complete shambles. It immediately vaulted into my top 10 horror movies of all time, and is a must watch for any fan of horror and/or true crime documentaries.

[@djsoulfilter]

Cloverfield 4K looks amazing!! [REC] is one of my fav horror movies!

[@markfarrar9176]

I felt the same about Lake Mungo. It had me so invested, I had to double check it wasn't a real documentary. Such a hidden gem of a movie.

[@corporalhicks86]

Great list, The Blair witch is my number one found footage film. I saw it at the cinemas when I and others thought it was real footage 🤪

[@dannydontgoin237]

One great found footage film that no one ever mentions is The Border Lands (aka Final Prayer). It's sort of found footage for people who don't like found footage. It's established that the characters are required to document every aspect of their investigation, but the action plays out very much like a narrative film Some really creepy scenes.

[@NineInchNailer]

Great list! Here are some of my favorites: "Ghostwatch" (1992), Noroi: The Curse (2005), Final Prayer (2013), Cropsey (2009) and the first two V/H/S films

[@ImpressionBlend]

Wait, I thought "Cropsey" was actually a documentary, no? And THAT ENDING of "Noroi" is insane!

[@NineInchNailer]

@@ImpressionBlend oh shit, really? I still hope it's a mockumentary...

[@aaronalford719]

Agreed on the first two VHS films, there were some genuinely creepy bits scattered throughout. The first one was such an interesting setup. I’ll have to check out the rest you mentioned. Cool name by the way.

[@CynAnne1]

@@aaronalford719 - I was lucky enough to see a rebroadcast of "Ghostwatch"...it's *very* good. And the end raised my neck-hairs (as did "Final Prayer")... *always* a good sign of 'spooky'. Love the "V/H/S" series *(except* for the end of the "Aliens" episode in "#2"...poor, brave "Tank"). 😔

[@bigkahunaburger1092]

There are some amazing found footage films. I always thought that The Blair Witch Project was very overrated.

[@undergrounddojokeyboardcag701]

I don't know if "amazing" is the proper adjective to use.

[@rightchordleadership]

TBWP is hugely overrated

[@qkat9856]

You just didn’t like it

[@TorontoJon]

The best found footage movies have to be filmed in a believable way with honest, realistic performances, decent pacing to prevent audience tedium, characters one actually cares about, and ideally a big payoff at the end to make it memorable. :)

[@lilyflower8991]

Grave Encounters is my favorite! Found footage is definitely my favorite sub genre of horror!

[@StrangeMachines1]

Heyy a great list! Troll hunter , hell house LLC triology and rec are my favorites of this genre. I still have lots to watch tho 😄

[@Lightstormer]

"Paranormal Activity" and "V/H/S"! These were also among my favs! ^_^!

[@FRCB]

What we do in the Shadows is a must watch especially this time of the year

[@marcusistic]

So glad you included Troll Hunter. One of my faves.........

[@-Roos97-]

I saw REC in the theater for my film class last year and that was quite the experience, given that I usually don't go to see horror movies in the cinema haha, It's really good though!! I'm definitely gonna check out Chronicle and Lake Mungo! Thanks for the recommendations :)

[@leobandoni]

V/H/S, Grave Encounters, Hell House LLC. and The Last Exorcism are the best found footage movies imo

[@lisag2680]

Hell House , LLC was good!

[@InjectSomeCommonSense]

Yes the first hellhouse in the trilogy is my favorite! They are coming out with a digital directors cut. Also a new series called the abbadon tapes!

[@CynAnne1]

@@InjectSomeCommonSense - Most likely an exclusive release to the "Shudder" channel first...a subscription to it was my "Mother's Day" gift this year. 😏

[@RandomHorror]

I love found footage it just shows how you don't always need a steady hand to make a movie and how they can sometimes look real to. Great picks.

[@ImpressionBlend]

What are your favorites?

[@RandomHorror]

@@ImpressionBlend oh I can't just pick one I have many, Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity just the first ones I could go on forever.

[@carloshuicochea9816]

The taking of Deborah logan is a good one

[@CynAnne1]

Carlos - Yes, it is...Jill Larson *is amazing,* as is Anne Ramsey (playing her long-suffering daughter).

[@TheAnadromist]

Thanks Marianna. Great list. I would add the crime mystery Searching. (But is that a web social media footage film?). Interestingly in my library I don't have section for 'found footage'. I tend to see found footage, J-Horror, K-Horror, Gothic horror etc as stylistic genre's rather than subject genres. I file everything by subject. So Blair Witch Project is a witch film. Cloverfield a creature film. Rec is a demon film. While Quarantine hangs out with the zombies and infection films. But all attempts at classification break down somewhere. But isn't organizing one's libraries a joy in itself?

[@ImpressionBlend]

Wait, how are [REC] and "Quarantine" not in the same section?? That's interesting haha. As far as "Searching" - I wasn't sure this whole relatively new "everything happens on a screen" thing could be classified as found footage, so I didn't include any of those movies. But if I did - "Searching" would be at the very top of this list!

[@zachpajak7493]

Oooo will have to check out Searching! Honestly haven’t heard of it

[@ImpressionBlend]

@@zachpajak7493 OMG you're going to LOVE it! Don't even look anything up about it - just watch it ))

[@zachpajak7493]

@@ImpressionBlend awesome!!! :D Just added on Letterboxd-won’t look up a thing ))

[@kosmosyche]

Thank you! I am a casual fan of found footage horror movies and really appreciate what the best examples in the genre try to and sometimes successfully accomplish. I have watched 5 of your choices and completely agree with all your assessments and critiques. That means the other 4 are definitely must watch for me!

[@KT12191]

Horror in the High Desert is excellent! During a particularly terrifying scene at the end I also had to look up and make sure it wasn't real. Similar to Lake Mungo in its aesthetic.

[@MorliHolect]

Unfriended was an interesting new format in the found footage genre. I also liked The Dyatlov Pass Incident, Project Almanac, The Pyramid, The Bay, Apollo 18 and Europa Report too

[@ImpressionBlend]

I was really unsure how to classify movies like "Unfriended" and "Searching". If we consider them found footage - then "Searching" belongs at the number 1 spot of this list, it's an insanely good thriller!

[@CynAnne1]

"The Bay" is one of *the most horrifying* movies ever made...the plausibility of the storyline, *and* the real-time speed that everything collapses at, is just shiver-inducing. 😨

[@jmourao]

I liked 'Unfriended', I too thought it was in interesting "new" approach (as is the more recent 'Host'). Haven't yet seen 'The Dyatlov Pass Incident' and 'The Bay' (which I intend to do in the very near future), I have seen the others mentioned above. 😄

[@SanjuroSan]

When I found Lake Mungo that movie shook me to my core. After that moment I've been "Mungo-ing" people ever since. Now my girlfriend and I base someone's worthiness of being specially fucked up by determining if we should "Mungo" them.

[@8teenOfficial]

You can put Noroi: The Curse & Be My Cat: A film for Anne there. Great list btw ❤️

[@ImpressionBlend]

The ending of "Noroi" is INSANE!

[@abdullahshamal243]

lake mungo is my favorite, another one is the Poughkeepsie tapes is another great scary/disturbing found footage movie

[@ImpressionBlend]

For some reason, "The Poughkeepsie Tapes" didn't work for me at all ((

[@leonazar]

Poughkeepsie Tapes is one of my all time favourites.

[@gavinhenderson7250]

Lake Mungo is one of my favourite films of all time. Scares me half to death again and again but I can't help but adore it.

[@ImpressionBlend]

Same here! I wish they did a blu-ray release of it

[@C_Melvyn_James]

Thanks! I learned a couple things. Great take!

[@armando7060]

I recommend Hellhouse if you haven't seen it. I found it on Tubi and it was so good and creepy. I will definitely be watching it again.

[@InjectSomeCommonSense]

One of my faves! The first one in the trilogy is best imo but they are coming out with a digital directors cut and a new series called the abbadon tapes!

[@ImpressionBlend]

I watched it recently, while preparing for this video! Definitely well done as found footage

[@Darkwildchild]

As I was watching this I was saying to myself "Marianna better talk about Lake Mungo!". When she started describing nº1 as "The most underrated horror film of the past 20 years..." I was like YES! xD

[@ImpressionBlend]

Haha of course! That movie is SO good!

[@spacepope87]

"Lake Mungo" is by far my favorite found footage/mokumentary film. It's probably mt favorite horror film too.

[@ImpressionBlend]

Yes! What an underrated gem!

[@spacepope87]

@@ImpressionBlend Indeed!

[@otsmovies]

Have you seen The Last Broadcast? No one talks about this film sadly. It came before Blair Witch. It’s pretty great.

[@lordcrayzar]

I think I’m the only person who like Quarantine better than REC.

[@leonthesleepy]

Yesss Chronicle is so good! Kinda bummed we never got a sequel, but at the same time, it was so self contained that its a blessing in disguise. Plus, imo its to date the best unofficial live action depiction of Akira haha. I have NOT seen Lake Mungo but i think i'll finally give it a try :)

[@stefansalvatore4103]

Great list. I really loved Lake Mungo & Creep. I would include Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum if this were my list. I loved that movie. Great video anyway.

[@superchick99]

I absolutely love found footage films! Thanks for making this video!

[@thesilentknight4554]

I'm actually surprised you didn't mention Paranormal Activity. The first at least. Someone already mentioned it, but also as above, so below is definitely underrated. Scarlett is a great adventurist & brave protagonist. She could've definitely fit the mold of Tomb raider's Lara Croft 😁

[@Ajsiofficial]

I would like to add The Conspiracy to this list😁 Btw, I put Lake Mungo on my watch list, can't wait to watch it📺

[@HOLYPARISHOFDOOM]

The Conspiracy is outstanding! ...and is rarely mentioned among the other more familiar found footage titles. The corporate establishment propagandizes people so stridently against the notion of a shadow govt/secret society that I'd guess some people avoid it for that very reason, especially as the story lends credence to that concept. Lake Mungo, on the other hand? .... I got through it and it left me wondering what all the hubbub was about.

[@airixxxx]

Great list, remember watching Cloverfield in the cinema thinking this is how Evangelion's angels should be done in live action. Chronicle with it's low budget managed to display superpowers better than any marvel movie (it's heavily inspired by Akira, which is a great thing). And REC is a jewel.

[@TheHorrorMiserMontyG]

My list would be similar to yours Marianna but I would have As Above So Below, Hell House LLC and Ghost Encounters.

[@watchthisnow2865]

Just rewatched The Blair Witch Project last night. I still think it is bone chilling.

[@ImpressionBlend]

Agreed! Just rewatched it the other day myself.

[@dgrancastillo]

I'm not a fan of the genre, but I did like some of your picks. I will look for your recomendations. I would also add The Visit by M Night Shyamalan and Redacted by Brian de Palma which is not horror and which impressed me a lot.

[@moneyonfleek1992]

There’s a movie called Snow on da Bluff it’s a found footage film it’s very underrated

[@SEAKPhotog]

Thanks for the list. Some of these are new to me - allows nice to make new discoveries.

[@Sweaty_Ken]

Lake Mungo is fantastic, low key and haunting - excellent choice for number one as it deserves to be seen by more people. I would give a shout out to The Last Exorcism as well though, I thought that film was very well crafted and stood out as one of the better found footage horrors that I have seen, the sequel was a bit trashy though...

[@ImpressionBlend]

"The Last Exorcism" is one I didn't get the chance to catch, though the premise sounded interesting. Definitely planning to check it out!

[@DisposableSanitarium]

I would put Noroi: The Curse at #1. The way it’s able to constantly build tension is incredible and the ending is crazy.

[@JakeDriver]

I have a ton of love for the REC franchise. They got crazier the longer they went on. I will always remember John Sponge.

[@ImpressionBlend]

It's funny how everyone agrees [REC] is great, but the rest of the franchise is very love it or hate it for people. I've only seen the first one, so far.

[@JakeDriver]

@@ImpressionBlend They are all worth a watch. The second one really explains a lot. Third and fourth are just pure nuts. Third is by far my favourite.

[@caseyharrison3607]

I agree 100% on Lake Mungo. It was an excellent film and I am glad that I gave it a chance.

[@thomasmorano17]

The best zombie ff is I AM HEREO..NO SUBTITLES BUT SO GOOD.I RECOMMEND

[@TheHammerofDissidence]

People forget that the Blair Witch had genius marketing behind it.

[@ImpressionBlend]

Very true!

[@dallascowboyshighlights9632]

Great list! I’ve actually seen them all and totally agree with your #1 choice.

[@ImThatZombieDude115]

Exists (2014) it's a Sasquatch film from the same Director of The Blair witch project and it was done very well

[@bonnieblue-blade7376]

Late to the party here...I know....Love Cloverfield as well...I ignored all of the negative and went with my gut. I've watched it repeatedly and still love it🖤

[@evgenigradinar2731]

You should definitely check out the "10 Cloverfield Lane", it is in the same universe with "Cloverfield", although the movies are completely different from each other.

[@ImpressionBlend]

I have a review for that one ;)

[@radleystark6561]

Late I know but how can you not have As Above So Below or the Dyatlov Pass Incident on this list. Love the rest of it though, liked and subscribed, thanks.

[@ImpressionBlend]

I'm not a big fan of either of these, tbh, but "The Dyatlov Pass Incident" (or "Devil's Pass" when I watched it) particularly bothers me because I'm fascinated by the actual events its based on and the route they took with it for the movie didn't work for me at all, sadly.

[@ulfingvar1]

Lake Mungo is one of the best films of the past 20 years, period!

[@TorontoJon]

I knew a woman who, while watching 'The Blair Witch Project' in a theatre, had to run off to the bathroom to throw up, not because of any shocking scenes, but because the shaky cam effect on a large screen gave her motion sickness. :)

[@vanessalaughtland4417]

I've seen all of these bar the last two, we definitely share a lot of opinions regarding found footage! Lake Mungo has jumped up my watchlist now for sure :)

[@ImpressionBlend]

Ooo so you have the best ones ahead of you! Can't wait to hear what you think!

[@seanbillington3287]

Due to my interest in witch hysteria, BWP is automatically my favorite, but I've always felt like people don't give enough credit to the actors in that film. None of the viral marketing would've worked if we didn't believe they were normal, easy-going college kids who haphazardly got lost. They really sold every moment of confusion, annoyance, mounting frustration with each other, and ultimately fear of dying, especially Heather Donahue. It's a shame her performance continues to be mocked to this day.

[@philipprdawg337]

oh man i remember watching rec for the first time. I was way too young to watch it and it was a memorable experience. greetings from germany

[@hazzah1007]

The only one I hadn't heard of is the cult one. Found footage can be a tough watch, especially for those with a queasy stomach. Also, like with Chronicle, it loses a bit of luster when the cast has now recognizable faces.

[@logansorrell8828]

Some great picks for this list! Both Lake Mungo and Cloverfield are amazing films and add so much to this genre! I checked out the Creep films and while I enjoyed the first film and Mark Duplass's performance, the second one wasn't really for me!

[@CynAnne1]

logan - Whereas I liked the second one better...it was perhaps the first time Duplass' character had been 'accepted', even after revealing his murderous impulses. And the end, as the camera focuses on "Sara's" face, and *she looks directly at us...* 😯

[@kastorpaul509]

There is a hidden movies like grave encounters I couldn't find because forgot his title lol

[@EbolaAioli]

Man Bites Dog (1992).

[@aaronalford719]

Second that. Scrolled through the comments to find this mention. The final shot is echoed in the Blair Witch Project. There is a recent film heavily influenced by Man Bites Dog called Random Acts of Violence. It has a random cameo by Kirsten Dunst who plays herself, and the ending includes this saying, something like “respect cinema.” Do you know of it? I can’t find any evidence of it now.

[@xthemetalmilitiax]

Creep is a good one for sure thanks Marianna

[@chillfox6040]

You should watch The Conspiracy it's pretty good and well written.

[@MapontoLee]

Thanks for the recommendations, Mariana! My favorite one is [🔴Rec]

[@InjectSomeCommonSense]

I'm quite surprised hellhouse LLC didn't make your list. It's the first movie in the trilogy and the best imo. It really draws you in. They are also coming out with a new series called the abbadon tapes! And a digital directors cut of the first movie on prime.

[@ImpressionBlend]

Watched that one recently, I actually thought it was pretty good! Just not one of my favorites ))

[@shonna_77]

I watched "Hell House LLC" this month and thought it was very good -- I was gripped and felt uneasy through the whole thing. "The Conspiracy" was a pretty good mockumentary that I also watched this month. I also watched "Grave Encounters" which was not very good (boring).

[@InjectSomeCommonSense]

One of my all time faves! There are 2 more sequels, but the first is best imo.

[@CynAnne1]

Shonna - Have you seen the "Hell House LLC: Directors Cut" yet? It explains why... ● ● Spoiler ● ● "Paul" was taken before everyone else (and gives us a few extra frights not seen in the theater release). 👀

[@shonna_77]

@@CynAnne1 no, but now I want to! thanks! it's such a truly scary movie.

[@UTJRod7]

If we are going to allow non-horror and mockumentary films then This Is Spinal Tap has to be on this list, that is THE mockumentary film

[@ImpressionBlend]

SO TRUE! I was sticking to horror/thriller movies, but yes, if we're just going all out for mockumentaries - it's doesn't get better than "This Is Spinal Tap"

[@NovaFeedback1979]

Lake Mungo is the best horror film of the last twenty years I would argue.

[@ImpressionBlend]

SO underrated!

[@catarinathebookworm]

As above so below is also a great found footage movie! I absolutly love it!

[@CynAnne1]

One of *the* earliest and best (IMO) 'found footage' films, and rarely mentioned, is "The Collingswood Story" (2006). I own the 1st print dvd of it, and it's *STILL creepy af...* 😨

[@ImpressionBlend]

I haven't heard of that one! Will have to look it up!

[@RyansChannel0203]

I never liked The Blair Witch Project.

[@carolinesimard8494]

Ryans Channel I gave it a second chance a couple of months ago, for me it’s trash, I hated it even more the second time...🤣

[@eimanhafizan2692]

I was hoping The Bay or Ghostwatch are in the list.

[@knickknackkat8624]

Not the biggest fan of this subgenre, to be perfectly honest, but I really, really enjoyed "Chronicle"! I need to rewatch it sometime soon. "Lake Mungo" is very high on my watchlist, but it's not available on any streaming service in my country :(

[@chriscze6153]

This is really not a subgenre of horror for me, but I think Rec is a great film.

[@ImpressionBlend]

Really? How come? Most found footage horror/thriller movies have very similar characteristics and structure.

[@chriscze6153]

@@ImpressionBlend Why I think Rec is great or why I dislike found footage? I personally can never really get into someone recording a video for so long, I find it so unbelievable, plus I hate shaky cameras. Rec provides the most believable setup of any found footage movie I have seen - Creep has an interesting premise, but I don't believe that the guy would keep hanging out or video record this creepy dude after some of the early encounters with him. Lake Mungo and Spree are two found footage films I would be interested in seeing, but otherwise I steer clear from this subgenre.

[@ParthToroneel]

Hey Mariana, have you seen Indian horror film Tumbbad (2018) ...? I think you should definitely give it a shot. It’s on Netflix.

[@scrollsofdragons362]

I much prefer found footage when it's more stable like not always handheld like in the paranormal activity franchise which I love. That said Blair witch, grave encounters and Quarantine are also pretty good found footage. I like the through a screen too but feel it's more in the technology horror subgenre then found footage

[@stevenmorgan7998]

Nice recommendations! I’d like to see you review Nesting Dolls on Prime. Perfect movie for Halloween.

[@illwill3000]

I think about lake mungo at least once a week. It got me

[@lacrimatorium]

Now if you are throwing mockumentaries into the stew what about films like Spinal Tap or any of the Christopher Guest mocs?

[@rickbronx8528]

Spiral drive was pretty good

[@danieladamico5485]

Great video! I agree with you, I'm not a big fan of the genre as a whole, I think it's really overdone and overrated, buuut there are a few found footage movies that are good and worth it, it can be pretty much hit or miss for me.

[@alencarrafael]

You didn't mention Paranormal activity, that's a bit surprising. You don't like it? I think is a very effective found footage film. It may sound silly but the first time I've seen I believed was real.

[@quince_prince6336]

I would recommend you to watch another FF film like: Grave Encounters V/H/S V/H/S2 Hell House LLC Phoenix Forgotten The Taking Of Deborah Logan

[@ImpressionBlend]

I've seen all of these, except for "Phoenix Forgotten" - thank you for the recommendation, will check it out!

[@damenicionscott]

Hi there I watched Hereditary last night thanks to you

[@TK_1340]

I can recommend "Afflicted" It is a shame that a lot of people missed that gem. :) Edit : I'll definitely check out Lake Mungo. 😊👍

[@ImpressionBlend]

I've actually seen it! It popped up for me on a lot of "underrated found footage" lists, so I had to check it out.

[@Mountain.Man.1978]

The Borderlands is good, I only liked the RiffTrax version of Cloverfield. I thought cloverfield was good for a little bit them got tired of “dude run run run!” Etc.

[@osonhodeleon]

Some of the best movies out there are FOUND FOOTAGE.

[@jmourao]

I was wondering: is there a name for the genre of movies told by "live" news coverage (as opposed to "found" footage), similar to 'Ghostwatch' (1992) or 'Without Warning' (1994)? 🤔

[@Ava_Orchid]

I am a big fan of FF. I agree the sequel in Creep was better

[@geraldmartin7703]

Leaving D.C. (2012). Building menace.

[@jeang3237]

Poughkeepsie tapes!!!!

[@torchwood00]

Cloverfield My Number 1 Why Because I Was In It

[@eugeneratney7656]

Cloverfield leaves the others in the dust.

[@karlamonsivais9768]

What about Baskin? I wonder what's your opinion about that movie. Not found footage but horro film i really like.

[@ImpressionBlend]

Haven't seen that one yet

[@nathansharp5101]

Searching is really good even tho its not horror

[@ImpressionBlend]

Agreed! Love that movie!

[@rickbronx8528]

Just watched "the awnik". Was really good. Just fyi....