Top 10 Found Footage Films of All Time

These are my picks for the Top 10 Found Footage Films of all time.

There have been many different kinds of SUBGENRE for film over time, but there has always been one kind that has stuck out the most to me. FOUND FOOTAGE. Whether its horror... comedy... science fiction or everything in between, the Found Footage subgenre has been entertaining me greatly over the years. From THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT to CLOVERFIELD, the first person perspective of filmmaking is one of the more unique setups in cinema. With that, I list here what I believe to be the BEST of found footage of all time.

Enjoy!

HONORABLE MENTIONS

- AS ABOVE SO BELOW (2014)
- PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES (2014)
- ALIEN ABDUCTION (2014)
- V/H/S (2012)
- V/H/S 2 (2013)
- EXISTS (2014)
- THE GALLOWS (2015)
- THE VISIT (2015)
- CREEP (2014)
- THE BAY (2012)

10. TROLLHUNTER (2010)

About: A group of students investigate a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. They start to follow a mysterious hunter, learning that he is actually a troll hunter.

TROLLHUNTER has a 6.9/10 rating on IMDB and made NOK 24 million ($4.2 million) at the box office.

9. THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999)

About: Three student filmmakers hike into the Black Hills near Burkittsville, Maryland, in 1994 to film a documentary about a local myth known as the Blair Witch. The three disappear, but their equipment and footage are discovered a year later.

THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT has a 6.5/10 rating on IMDB and made $248.6 million at the box office.

8. CHRONICLE (2012)

About: Three 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.

CHRONICLE has a 7.0/10 rating on IMDB and made $126.6 million at the box office.

7. HOST (2020)

About: Six friends hire a medium to hold a seance via Zoom during the COVID-19 lockdown, but they get far more than they bargained for as things quickly go wrong.

HOST has a 6.5/10 rating on IMDB and made $443,807 at the box office.

6. THE SACRAMENT (2013)

About: A 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.

THE SACRAMENT has a 6.1/10 rating on IMDB and made $9,221 at the box office.

5. UNFRIENDED (2014)

About: A group of online chatroom friends find themselves haunted by a mysterious, supernatural force using the account of their dead friend.

UNFRIENDED has a 5.6/10 rating on IMDB and made $62.9 million at the box office.

4. CLOVERFIELD (2008)

About: A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.

CLOVERFIELD has a 7.0/10 rating on IMDB and made $172.4 million at the box office.

3. REC (2007)

About: A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.

REC has a 7.4/10 rating on IMDB and made $32.5 million at the box office.

2. THE LAST EXORCISM (2010)

About: A troubled evangelical minister agrees to let his last exorcism be filmed by a documentary crew.

THE LAST EXORCISM has a 5.7/10 rating on IMDB and made $67.7 million at the box office.

1. PARANORMAL ACTIVITY (2007)

About: After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY has a 6.3/10 rating on IMDB and made $194.2 million at the box office.