Found Footage Tier List

[@kamilarosinska5404]

The Borderlands is definitely the top tier for me.

[@jayg-lg2ot]

He named that it's just under a diff name . It's under the final prayer

[@detestor420]

⁠@@jayg-lg2otthe borderlands is the UK release title. And Final Prayer was the US release title 😊

[@AugustRx]

so close. it's an fps game but the movie adaptation is just a masterpiece not found footage.

[@Kramerica962]

I know you understand you're in the minority with Deadstream but I just gotta let it be known that I think it's top tier. The comedy worked for me and felt like a perfect representation of your average influencer. I was way into it and am looking forward to more from the creators.

[@TheHauntedBeard]

yea totally respect that, thanks for sharing.

[@wadejohnston4305]

Wasn't a big deal when you didn't like Blair witch but when I saw you liked the NEW one more than the old...my smart watched chimed saying to check my heart rate😅

[@TheHauntedBeard]

😆

[@PortugueseMACPOW]

Watching Blair Witch Project in 1999 thinking it was real: WOW! Watching it now when there are much better ones: meh...

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Yea I hear ya. I wish I was old enough to see it in theaters when it came out. I didn't watch it for the first time until like 10 years after it came out.

[@maddiem323]

I’d add Death of a Vlogger, Marrowbone, and Savageland to this list!

[@SoulOnIce1983]

Imagine putting Blair Witch and Gonjium in the "watch on fast forward" section. Two of the most enjoyable found footage movies ever. Yikes.

[@TheHauntedBeard]

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[@JoseTorres-or1qk]

Haunted Asylum and Blair witch are top notch found footage staples. Butterfly kisses is straight documentary trash.

[@jamesmichael9341]

I agree. The second he put those there I instantly lost all respect for his choices. DeadStream was great as well. It was a mixture of comedy/fun horror. I would easily put those 3 in 1st and DeadStream in 2nd. And Dashcam in “burn the tape”? I get it, you wanna do the “well she was annoying!” thing but that was at least on a 50/50 still recommend level.

[@jamesmichael9341]

@@JoseTorres-or1qkYou didn’t like Butterfly Kisses? We’re you fully into it while watching? Cause man, I’ve seen around 100 Found Footage horror movies and it’s easily my top 10. It was great as well as it had its own niche. First time I’ve seen a FF with that whole idea.

[@pocketacessuited]

Bro, you did Haunted Asylum dirty, lol. Thats the fun of personal tastes. Thanks for the list!

[@Def002]

The Taking of Deborah Logan is an awesome movie. The older actress Jill Larson has been in a bunch of TV and movies. She’s probably best known for being in the soap opera “All My Children”.

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Yea it’s a solid one for sure.

[@EmmaFrostRules]

So I'm about 15 minutes into this video. I absolutely love the format. You just called out Butterfly Kisses and out loud I yelled "YOU BETTER PUT THAT ONE IN PRESERVE FOREVER!!" Afflicted I would have put in preserve forever as well. Looking forward to the rest of the video and watching new ones.

[@brandman546]

I think I am the only person who actually likes Dashcam. The director intended her to be an inversion of the typical final girl and I thought it was fun to watch a terrible person like her deal with a situation like that.

[@yaboi6722]

I loved dashcam too. Had some really good scares.

[@DarkHorseDanny]

I still believe The Descent would have served better as a Found Footage film

[@bryanenright6758]

OG Blairwitch was a game changer. It’s one of those “you needed to be there” when it came out. For the longest time the world thought it was real until the actors came out and did interviews. I loved it. The only movies that was found footage that gave me chills after that was Gonjiam Haunted Asylum and Ghost Watch

[@blackstacie_ibe]

I heard so many bad reviews on Dashcam - especially all the hate the lead actress got. I finally got around to watch it and I actually really liked it. Making the lead annoying was an interesting choice. Forcing me to not care if she dies, yet, by the end, you end up caring about her. But I can totally see why many hate the movie. I think my expectations were so low that I ended up enjoying it

[@whereisrowanmorrison]

Yeah it's overhated fr

[@yaboi6722]

With haunted asylum I feel like it’s fair to say it didn’t do anything unique or new, but it did all the cliche stuff better than any other FF movie ever did. Just hit the basics and nailed it. One of the few movies I had to turn off because it was scaring me lol. Appreciate the list though 🤝

[@alexanderulv3886]

So glad there was a few of these I haven’t watched yet. And I would love to see your ranking of ALL Paranormal Activity movies, including the 2021 one :)

[@simplelifedays3692]

Blair witch, Paranormal activity, Creep, troll hunter, area 51, REC (foreign one), the last exrisiom, the taking of deb lon, MOM, VHS, amber alert, dash cam. Those are mine in order. I may have missed a few and pobably told my age a bit. I like your list but i cant believe you put the new blair witch above the orginal. 😮 There are 3 in you list I need to wach. I LOVE fffs. KZbin has a lot of short ones too. Thanks 💚

[@Nick_Dabney]

wow its crazy how much movie preferences differ. My top movies would include dashcam gojiam AND deadstream

[@TheHauntedBeard]

@@Nick_Dabney oh yea! That’s what makes it interesting.

[@arlem525]

The Den absolutely terrified me 😮

[@detestor420]

The Borderlands aka Final Prayer is one of my absolute favorite found footage films. And man that ending is something else. 😅

[@johnstrika9170]

That shit sent my claustrophobia into overdrive

[@detestor420]

@@johnstrika9170 yes it was quite intense when you realize what’s happening

[@zero9078]

That movie is a waste of time the acting's great

[@IGotOTGame]

I completely agree with you about the first Blair witch. I watched it when it was still fairly new and I only enjoyed the last 2 or 3 minutes. I kept rewinding to see what I missed since it was supposed to be so good and scary then I realized it wasn’t me, it was the movie 😂

[@TheHauntedBeard]

haha yep, right there with ya

[@Ryanlani221]

I really wanted to like As above so below, but the acting was just so bad and not believable that it broke the immersion completely for me. The Tunnel was a masterpiece though. One of the scariest films ive seen.

[@dgator75]

Crazy to see Hardcore Henry on ff list. My favorite movie next to Fight Club. I know most people just consider it POV action movie. The only reason I dont want it to be ff is because that would probably mean Henry is actually dead and footage is recovered from his memory chip. Dont wanna think that. Im that invested lol. Butterfly kisses is ssooo good. Host is damn near perfection. 2 very unknown gems are, Interior and The Butcher Possessions aka Beckoning the butcher(which is impossible to find anymore)

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Right on! Thanks for the recommendations.

[@rogdawg123]

host, afflicted, and deborah logan are my 3 favorite movies of this list

[@tammywilliamskeefer]

I have a few to recommend checking out: Skew Jeruzalem Quarantine The Bay

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Thanks for the recommendations!

[@arlem525]

I love love love Borderlands, but how was the footage even found, given the ending IYKYK

[@Jerlynvins]

Couldn't make it to 7 minutes. BWP is one of the greatest horror films . Period.

[@blackstacie_ibe]

Thanks for taking the time to put this together. 🥳

[@Tigercat-ei8hn]

Great list and I would also recommend checking out Exists, Living Among Us, Heidi, The Tunnel, Area 51, and Godforsaken.

[@LimpyKjr117]

Heidi is one that will stick with you!

[@htw893]

Love this. I can't remember the last time I saw a found footage list where I haven't seen everything. My husband is going to be so psyched as he LOVES found footage. So agree with you on many of these, especially Butterfly Kisses and As Above So Below. I have to disagree on Dashcam. I know it's not everyone's taste, but I love it, trumper-nonsense aside. ;)

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Thanks!!

[@tiffanyhensley3103]

Bad Ben is worth watching to add to this list

[@AmazingAsian]

Blaire witch + documentary= huge scare factor cause we all thought it was real

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Yea I wish I had seen this when it came out and had that experience

[@karend169]

I think if you weren't around when Blair Witch came out, you don't really understand it. It was huge. I think you were too young.

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Yea you’re right. I wish I saw it when it came out so I could’ve got the full impact of it.

[@horizonmage_o1839]

Also late to the party, but thanks for all these cool movie recommendations! I haven't watched many Found Footage movies, I don't really know why, guess the genre kinda slipped past me, but I find them to be lots of fun, even when there's always the question of why they are still filming, but I guess that comes with the territory. I wouldn't say any of these are 10/10, but I think they are worth checking out: -Exists -Willow Creek Both of these are about Bigfoot, the first one jumps a bit too quick into the action and could use a bit more set-up, but it's pretty cool and has a great ending imo The second one takes kinda too long to jump into the action, almost nothing happens for the first half, but there's a very good scene in the last third where the movie gets a lot better -The Bay -Apollo 18 Lots of people seem to dislike these two, but I really liked them. The Bay tries a bit too hard at times, but the concept is pretty creepy and they got some really creepy scenes towards the end. I really like movies where you see the beginning of the "infection" and how people slowly notice that something is going on, but then it's already too late Apollo 18 is also a movie that takes place on the moon, and the late 60s scientific setting is perfect for Found Footage, would love to see more of that. Also pretty creepy but it features no time travelling lol Lots of split opinions on those, but hey, I liked them. Maybe you will too!

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Thanks for the recommendations!

[@rygord101]

The Taking of Deborah Logan will always be my fav.

[@bulltrack2843]

Im 21 and I just watched the Blair Witch Project like 1 year ago and I only finished it because people keep saying that it was the greatest movie. It was soooo boring and nothing ever happened, I supose at the time when people thought it was real maybe then it was scary… 🤐

[@ramirezrem]

I would change a few positions but overall good list. And you miss some of the good found footage movies: - REC 2 - Frogman - Frankenstein Army (highly recommended) - Horror in the high desert 1 & 2 (highly recommended) - Murder Death Koreatown (highly recommended) - Paranormal Activity Next of Kin - The Bay (HIGHLY recommended) - The Medium (HIGHLY recommended) - VHS 99 & 85 - The Banshee Chapter (TOp 3 of FF movies) - Trollhunter - Descent Into Darkness: My European Nightmare

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Thanks for the recommendations!

[@EmmaFrostRules]

Thank you, thank you for putting Dashcam on the Burn the Tape tier.i hated that movie.

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Haha you’re welcome

[@rocketcm3251]

You're missing Willow Creek and The Visit. I'd have to say, these two (adjacent to The Tunnel) are my favourite found footage horrors.

[@johnrapp1116]

I appreciate the work you’ve taken to put this video together. You clearly have a fascination with this genre, as do I. I’m getting old and have seen nearly all of these except the “screen based” ones like Unfriended, Host, We’re all going to the World’s Fiar. I’m going to check out a couple of those. You’re *ordering* of the lists on the tiers - oh man! Outwaters and Lake Mungo are better than Gonjiam?? Are you insane, sir?? 😆 Oh well - that’s why creators like you put the stuff out there - for reactions! Check out Jeruzalem for sure. 👍🏻

[@TheHauntedBeard]

haha thanks for the feedback!

[@seagull8415]

Some second tier recommendations not quite classics, Area51, Evidence, Jeruzalem, Horror in the high desert, Frankensteins army, Diatlov pass incident, the Medium.

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Thanks for the recommendations!

[@rogdawg123]

the medium is extremely creepy and an amazing movie

[@TheHauntedBeard]

I still need to see that one.@@rogdawg123

[@rogdawg123]

@TheHauntedBeard yes... you wont be disappointed 👍

[@jayg-lg2ot]

Dude I was about to burn this shit down to the ground for him not having horror In the high desert till you chimed in 😂😂😂 im a ff freak iv seen soooooo many. I'm a horror fan period! Let me tell you ! Actually scratch that I'm not going to say it right here in case he misses this comment cuz I need him to hear me on this so I'll finish this thought as a fresh comment

[@CataclysmicDuck]

Super late to the party here, but your takes on this were great! I think Creep 2 > Creep, but the main thing I wanted to bring up was some of the ones you said you should watch/rewatch - Paranormals, Unfriended:Dark Web, Hell House 2/3/4. Paranormal The Dark Ones is phenomenal; 4/Next of Kin are oof. Still fun watches imo, but oof. Unfriended: Dark Web is VERY good, but I'd put it like right above the original. I loved Dark Web because it brings the realistic approach to things, but still keeps it creepy as shit. Hell House 2/3 are both absolutely incredible, and imo they get better from 1 to the next. I haven't watched Hellhouse 4 yet but I've heard it's also pretty solid. Thanks for the super good tierlist! Keep it real Beard ❤

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Thanks! Also I’ve since seen all 4 hell house movies. I have a ranking video of them on my channel.

[@CataclysmicDuck]

@TheHauntedBeard heck yeah I'll go check it out 🥳🤘

[@arlem525]

I recommend Chronicle too. Superhero found footage.

[@markolepotan]

I literally subscribed to your channel and became an immediate fan when I heard you don’t like blear witch project. I have never understood why people love that movie and what they get out of it?? Not scary what so ever.. not even a tiny bit interesting.. I also didn’t watch it when it came out so maybe that plays a big role… Great recommendations by the way! Thanks!

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Thanks. Glad to know I’m not the only one about Blair witch. 👍🏼

[@OliPop_Official]

it was very scary when it came out due to some crazy marketing AND there are people who enjoy the safety of it, no jumpscares but the vibes are there

[@MikeSlimmen]

I am so happy to have found this channel!

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Sweet! I’m glad you found it.

[@bulltrack2843]

You are the first person I know that didn’t liked Deadstream 😂

[@TheHauntedBeard]

@@bulltrack2843 😁 yea I know. Im on an island on that one.

[@payersystempro]

Added to my watch list: Behind the Mask, MOM, Mr. Jones, Lunopolis. Not on your list, but ones I really like: Exists, Paranormal Activity - The Marked Ones, Trollhunter. Exists would be in my top tier. Where I disagree: Afflicted - Up 1 tier, Dashcam - Down 1 tier (even though you don't have a lower tier, simply acknowledging this movie should be outlawed), Host - Up 1 tier, Lake Mungo - Up 1 Tier, Houses October Built - Down 1 Tier. Pre-Warning on Hell House 2, it's a total salad toss. If you watch a lot of Indie horror, would be great to see a similar ranking for those! Awesome vid.

[@simplelifedays3692]

Trollhunter was amazing. You'll like MOM

[@dwsippel]

Plenty of these I haven't seen, although I have watched far more than I thought. Why I still haven't seen Beyond the Mask is beyond me. I should have seen that years ago. I would bump Rec up to top tier, bump Host up one tier, and Lake Mungo, while very well made, has very few thrills or scares, was mistakenly marketed as a horror film, is more of a darkly sad story of loss and lament for a particular family, would drop that down a tier.

[@doctajuice]

Nahh dude lake mungo goes in the top tier. I definitely agree about rec though it's one of the best in the genre

[@unctheduc]

Bro thanks man. This is legit. Found footage/ horror is my favorite genre by far. This is sick. Thank you. Ive watxhed a grip of these but some I havent so I'm looking forward to it.

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Thanks dude! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@WatermelonBarnacle23]

Creep is definitely a classic

[@RedSpade37]

How haunted are we talking here? Like, The Grudge haunted or like Haunted Mansion haunted?

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Haha great question! Gotta be closer to the grudge or maybe the ring.

[@matthewleeduering0730]

Good list brother

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Thanks dude!

[@gerardsk8ordie]

Watched The Poughkeepse tapes one month ago and I'm still traumatized 😭

[@TheHauntedBeard]

yep I know the feeling.

[@3310aozora]

日本のホラー映画「ノロイ」はご覧になられましたでしょうか？ 白石晃士監督の2005年のファウンドフッテージの傑作です。

[@TheHauntedBeard]

I haven’t. That’s one of the big ones I still need to see.

[@reginabegone]

I was going to comment this too. Noroi is an underrated gem.

[@serhantumer2407]

Thank god. Thank, f'ing god that someone else also thinks that the blair witch was disappointing. I don't understand the hype around it other than the good marketing. I'm a fan of found footage movies but this thing was boring as hell. I haven't felt anxious at all while watching it, not even once. Because it is so cheap and simple.

[@Blech-h9z]

The folks who rely on KZbin for $$ really don't like Deadstream. I loved it. Everybody knows that guy. We knew him in high school, where he peaked. It's honestly funny.

[@tonyparisi3975]

Great list, I agree with just about all. Willow Creek was pretty good

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Thanks!

[@crazytexan7532]

I think all though the 2nd and 3rd Hellhouses were not as good as rhe original I still think as a whole one of the best series style found footage

[@JakeFreddy9361]

Be my cat didnt land for me ...i actually started to fast fwd at times

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Yea that’s understandable

[@cheddarchap]

i subscribed as soon as i read that glorious name.

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Haha thanks!

[@costasspartan1894]

Brother The original Blair Witch deserves better its the movie in my opinion. that more or less started this whole Found Footage style movies.

[@richieb777]

Good Job.

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Thanks!

[@licorice1237]

Ðevil s Pass and Phoenix Forgotten should have been on the list.

[@TheHauntedBeard]

haven't seen those, need to tho.

[@arlem525]

HELL HOUSE Origins: Carmichael Manor is the BEST in the Hell House series. WATCH IT!

[@yaboi6722]

Just watched last night 🔥

[@OliPop_Official]

I would suggest watching Det Okanda (The Unknown)

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Haven’t heard of this one. Thanks

[@OliPop_Official]

@@TheHauntedBeard it's a Scandinavian film :) pretty cool

[@jaycollins2036]

Lake Mungo is my number 1 fs.

[@avery2896]

underrated yter

[@arlem525]

Opal Larson plays Deborah Logan

[@mattbear6]

I did not see my favourite in your list: The Bay (2012)

[@TheHauntedBeard]

yea I need to see that one

[@doctajuice]

Lake mungo needs to be in the top tier

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Yea you’re prolly right. I need to give it a rewatch honestly.

[@TonyPeters-z5m]

Grave encounters?

[@MrJurandus123]

dashcam so low, come on man it was great movie :)

[@keremgo3d]

I love Lake Mungo the most ❤‍🔥

[@Apal570]

Honorable mention : Willow Creek 👣

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Yea I need to see that one still.

[@Apal570]

@@TheHauntedBeard it’s unique for the genre …enjoy

[@davewetering7554]

As above so below... after my first time watching it.. i loved the start so well!❤ but the second half.. it was a let down for me! Even after a rewatch!

[@avery2896]

fire

[@jayg-lg2ot]

Ok my friend listen to me carefully as i say this😂 i love horror .i love ff horror so iv seen a toooooon! So out of horror movies in general ff or otterwise let me be as clear as i can be ! The horror in the high desert is absolutely terrifying! Even more then that ,the last 35 40 mins of this ( even tho the whole thing is great) is sooooo scary soooooo creepy that it made me take a second scan the room around me and want to run to nommy! I rarely get that " pure terror,hair on the back of my neck need momas titty" kind of scared anymore from watching horror . This movie especially the ending gives me that fear snd i loooooved feeling it . Also let me say a couple cool other mentions . Horror high desert 2 . The andy baker tapes. Deadware .desth of a vloger and followed are some of my favs. Oh and i haaaaated the outwaters loooooved lunopalis

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Well you definitely sold me on Horror in the High Desert, thanks for the recommendations!

[@jayg-lg2ot]

@@TheHauntedBeard watch it at night lights off ok? Please lmk what you think . Also I really want to also ask you to do a review on the andy baker tapes ?

[@mizzodotcom2]

Dude put Cloverfield over Blairwitch look u have a right to your opinion but the reasons you gave for hating TBWP is lame just because of the reasons you like Cloverfield like did we see the same movies but I’m 42 and seen Blair Witch Project in the movies and I remember thinking it was real but don’t remember anyone leaving Cloverfield from the movies saying they thought it was real…dude you right you lost me when you put TBWP nxt to 💀stream 😂😂

[@TheHauntedBeard]

don't know what to tell you dude, just not a fan of TBWP. Had a better experience with Cloverfield.

[@jaycollins2036]

Tbwp is just sort of boring. It kind of invented the genre, but its characters, atmosphere, and scares just don't do it for me at all.

[@gummo1997x]

Bro missing was so fucking trash... you did put me on handsome henry though:)

[@zeebracove2992]

gongjiam top tier

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Yea I know. I’m in the small minority on that one.

[@MrJaycrow30]

This is not a proper list if you haven't even seen some of the more well-known ff movies!

[@TheHauntedBeard]

What ones am I missing?

[@MrJaycrow30]

@@TheHauntedBeard There are 2 movies in 2011 named 'Evidence', one directed by Howie Askins and another starring Rahda Mitchell. Both are different but great!! Devil's Pass, Yellowbrick Road, Phoenix Forgotten, Skew as well... cheers

[@TheHauntedBeard]

@@MrJaycrow30 thanks!

[@mkloppel]

Cold Ground

[@TheHauntedBeard]

haven't heard of this one, thanks for the recommendation.

[@mkloppel]

Its sad, there are only a couple "bad" scenes. Other than that, I consider it one of the most underrated sci-doc FF horror. I especially enjoy the setup initially, where it feel professional and safe. There is room for a second story with the other crew. Wish they could make that happen. @@TheHauntedBeard

[@virgo4200]

i hated paranormal activity it was boring and the ending sucked

[@TheHauntedBeard]

Bummer

[@dennyperez3872]

The Blair witch project 1999 is overrated not my cup of tea…

[@Lifesizemortal]

Grave Encounters is so overrated it's not even funny. What a snoozefest

[@coldturkey5333]

Finally someone who also agrees with me on a fact that the original Blair Witch isn’t as good as the remake as they show much more stuff in the latter.

[@boratlion8613]

Gonjiam is watch on fast forward, and creep is top notch? Ya, this channel is definitely trash…

[@TheHauntedBeard]

@@boratlion8613 😭

[@boratlion8613]

@@TheHauntedBeard lol my bad bro, that was harsh. You’re doing us all a service with your movie reviews

[@TheHauntedBeard]

@@boratlion8613 haha all good dude, thanks!