Found footage is a genre of films that are typically filmed by the main characters in the movie or by security cameras or webcams in the movie. These movies are famed as though the main characters are aware they're being filmed or are filming themselves for some reason, unlike other movies in which the film is set up like a glimpse into the lives of the characters.
Many found footage films are horror movies, which makes sense because the genre became super popular back in 1999 with the release of The Blair Witch Project. But, that's not the only genre that utilizes this filming style. There are a ton of other movies that are filmed in the found footage style, either for the entire movie or simply for parts of it, and it adds a really fun and special element to the film.
10 A Haunted House (5.0)
A Haunted House is a comedic film that parodies a variety of popular horror movies. This film was released in 2013 and is a parody of other found footage-style movies, including some like The Devil Inside. This movie is definitely a lot less serious than other found footage films, but parodying horror movies is pretty popular in the movie world.
This movie follows a couple, Malcolm and Kisha, who just moved into a brand new house. Unfortunately for the two of them, there was already a demon living in the home and it possessed Kisha. Malcolm is determined not to let this get in the way of his normal life, so he turns to some professionals for help.
9 Cannibal Holocaust (5.9)
Cannibal Holocaust is a classic found footage film that was released in 1980, long before the massive surge in popularity of this genre hit the movie world. This movie was marketed as a documentary about a rescue team going into the Amazon rainforest in order to find missing filmmakers, only to find nothing but the footage that they had taken while there.
The movie gained a lot of attention for the intense scenes of gore and violence in the movie. Because the movie was marketed as an actual documentary and the actors and actresses were told to stay out of other productions for one year after the movie's release, many people falsely reported that many of them had actually been murdered. Luckily, the actors and actresses appeared in court to prove that the whole thing was just a movie. Still, this film has been incredibly controversial ever since it was released.
8 As Above, So Below (6.2)
As Above, So Below is a horror film that was released in 2014. The movie's found footage elements are presented as the work of a documentary crew that goes underground, into the Catacombs of Paris in order to film an alchemy scholar's search for the famed Philosopher's Stone.
The crew goes underground into the Catacombs after getting a clue that Flamel's legendary Philosopher's Stone is under there. Unfortunately for them, none of the members of the crew that joined Scarlett on her journey could have expected things to go as terrifyingly wrong for them as they did.
7 The Shallows (6.3)
The Shallows is a movie that was released in 2016 and stars Blake Lively as Nancy, a woman who recently lost her mother and is trying to move past her grief. In order to do so, she travels to a secluded beach to go surfing. Unfortunately for Nancy, she's attacked by a shark and finds herself stranded on a large rock in the middle of the ocean.
This movie isn't entirely a found footage film like many of the others on this list. In fact, it's mostly a traditional movie that is filmed in the style of other films, but there are tiny hints of found footage throughout the movie. But, the small pieces of found footage that are scattered throughout the movie really add to the authentically terrifying feeling of being lost at sea.
6 Paranormal Activity (6.3)
Paranormal Activity is a horror movie that was released in 2007. When people think of recent found footage horror movies, this series is likely one of the ones that comes to mind. There are six films in the series with a seventh one planned to be released in 2021, but the original is the only one to break the top 10 most popular found footage films on IMDb.
The first movie is set in 2006 and has a note at the beginning thanking both the police department and the families of the main characters for their cooperation, adding to the feeling that this movie is made up of authentic found footage. The movie Katie and Micah, a couple who start experiencing strange, paranormal events in their home, leading to Micah filming their day-to-day lives to try to collect evidence.
5 The Blair Witch Project (6.5)
The Blair Witch Project was released in 1999 and is one of the earlier found footage films that definitely went on to inspire more recent ones. The movie spawned two sequels as well as a video game and other pieces of media inspired by this terrifying movie. Early promotional ads for the movie listed the actors and actresses in the film as "missing people", adding to the feeling that this was truly found footage and not just a movie.
This movie follows a group of students and filmmakers who travel to the woods in Maryland in order to investigate an urban legend known as The Blair Witch. Unfortunately, they find themselves lost in the woods while terrifying things happen to them. The movie claims to be the footage found on their cameras in the woods a year after their disappearance.
4 Project X (6.6)
Project X is an example of a found footage film that isn't a horror movie. This movie was released in 2012 and follows a group of semi-unpopular high school seniors who decide to throw the biggest party of the year one weekend while home alone.
Unfortunately for these friends, the party gets out of control and what should have been a fun time to make them infamous at their school before graduation quickly becomes much, much more in a way that they couldn't have expected. The entire thing is filmed by a fellow student who follows them around and documents the events of the party.
3 Cloverfield (7.0)
Cloverfield was released in 2008 and is set in New York City where a group of friends are having a going-away party for one of their friends. What should be a happy night for friends to just enjoy themselves takes a turn for the worst when a giant monster descends on the city.
The movie is filmed by the friends on their video camera as they're tormented by the giant monster and they watch as the city they call home is ravaged by whatever the creature is. While the friends try to survive the monster attack, they also try to figure out what it is and where it came from.
2 End Of Watch (7.6)
End of Watch was released in 2012 and is a crime film that stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña as LAPD partners and friends Brian and Mike. The two of them are tasked with patrolling some of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Los Angeles, but the danger they face on the job doesn't stop their dedication to keeping the streets safe.
The movie is shown through the lens of the camera that Brian uses to film the two of them on their job each day. Unfortunately, things take a pretty intense turn for the two of them when they become the targets of a gang.
1 Searching (7.6)
Searching is a found footage film that was released in 2018 and stars John Cho as David, a man whose 16-year-old daughter recently went missing. When the police's search for her turns up with nothing, David decides to take matters into his own hands by going through her laptop for clues.
Much of the movie is filmed through the webcam of her laptop and shows the screen of the computer as David searches desperately for any clues he can find as to where his daughter may have gone.
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