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Worst To Best: Found Footage Films

by jacksewell181 • Created 10 years ago • Modified 10 years ago
The Blair Witch Project (1999) cost $30,000 to produce, and went on to make $250 million at the box office. If that doesn't make you want to make a found footage film, then what does?
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  • Cannibal Holocaust (1980)

    1. Cannibal Holocaust

    19801h 35mUnrated22Metascore
    5.8 (65K)
    An anthropologist ventures into the Amazon rainforest on a rescue mission, where he recovers footage shot by a film crew documenting their disastrous encounters with local cannibal tribes.
    DirectorRuggero DeodatoStarsRobert KermanFrancesca CiardiPerry Pirkanen
  • The McPherson Tape (1989)

    2. The McPherson Tape

    19891h 6mNot RatedVideo
    5.4 (2.3K)
    On a typical fall evening in 1983, a young man was videotaping his niece's 5th birthday party. As the night's strange occurrences took place, he kept his video camera running, recording the entire event.
    DirectorDean AliotoStarsTommy GiavocchiniPatrick KelleyShirly McCalla
  • 84C MoPic (1989)

    3. 84C MoPic

    19891h 35mR
    6.8 (2.1K)
    The title refers to the U.S. Army's former "MOS" (job code) for a combat cameraman. The story follows a unit of American G.I.s in Vietnam, all with different backgrounds and motives for being there, through the lens of his camera.
    DirectorPatrick Sheane DuncanStarsJonathan EmersonNicholas CasconeJason Tomlins
  • Benoît Poelvoorde in Man Bites Dog (1992)

    4. Man Bites Dog

    19921h 35mNC-1767Metascore
    7.4 (45K)
    A film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand.
    DirectorsRémy BelvauxAndré BonzelBenoît PoelvoordeStarsBenoît PoelvoordeJacqueline Poelvoorde-PappaertNelly Pappaert
  • The Last Broadcast (1998)

    5. The Last Broadcast

    19981h 26mTV-14
    5.2 (6.6K)
    A film crew ventures into the forest in search of the mythical 'Jersey Devil'.
    DirectorsStefan AvalosLance WeilerStarsDavid BeardLance WeilerStefan Avalos
  • Heather Donahue in The Blair Witch Project (1999)

    6. The Blair Witch Project

    19991h 21mR80Metascore
    6.5 (303K)
    Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.
    DirectorsDaniel MyrickEduardo SánchezStarsHeather DonahueMichael C. WilliamsJoshua Leonard
  • The St. Francisville Experiment (2000)

    7. The St. Francisville Experiment

    20001h 19mPG-13
    3.8 (1.8K)
    Four young people spend a night in a haunted mansion.
    DirectorTed NicolaouStarsPaul SalamoffTroy TaylorP.J. Palmer
  • August Underground (2001)

    8. August Underground

    20011h 10mUnratedVideo
    3.5 (4.1K)
    Two serial killers go on a murdering rampage as one films the outcome from behind a video camera.
    DirectorFred VogelStarsKyle DealmanCasey EganeyDan Friedman
  • Diane Behrens and Stephanie Dees in The Collingswood Story (2002)

    9. The Collingswood Story

    20021h 20mUnrated
    5.2 (2.8K)
    A separated couple attempts to keep their friendship alive by video chatting. But a chance encounter with an online psychic initiates a disturbing reign of terror.
    DirectorMichael CostanzaStarsStephanie DeesJohnny BurtonDiane Behrens
  • August Underground's Mordum (2003)

    10. August Underground's Mordum

    20031h 22mUnratedVideo
    3.0 (4.1K)
    Two friends bring along a newcomer to go on a killing spree.
    DirectorsJerami CruiseKilljoyMichael Todd SchneiderStarsCristie WhilesFred VogelMichael Todd Schneider
  • Zero Day (2002)

    11. Zero Day

    20021h 32mNot Rated69Metascore
    7.2 (5.3K)
    Two troubled adolescents chronicle the events that ultimately lead up to a terrifying assault on their school.
    DirectorBen CoccioStarsCal RobertsonAndre KeuckSerataren Adragna
  • Incident at Loch Ness (2004)

    12. Incident at Loch Ness

    20041h 34mPG-1362Metascore
    6.4 (4.6K)
    A documentary exploring the myth of the Loch Ness monster.
    DirectorZak PennStarsWerner HerzogKitana BakerGabriel Beristain
  • Septem8er Tapes (2004)

    13. Septem8er Tapes

    20041h 35mR32Metascore
    5.7 (855)
    One year after 9/11, an American journalist travels to Afghanistan in an effort to learn the truth about the search for Osama bin Laden.
    DirectorChristian JohnstonStarsGeorge CalilWali RazaqiSunil Sadarangani
  • Kevin Howarth in The Last Horror Movie (2003)

    14. The Last Horror Movie

    20031h 20mR
    5.5 (4.1K)
    A serial killer uses a horror video rental to lure his next victim. What begins as a teen slasher transforms into a disturbing journey through the mind of Max Parry, a mild mannered wedding photographer with a taste for human flesh.
    DirectorJulian RichardsStarsKevin HowarthMark StevensonAntonia Beamish
  • Zombie Diaries (2006)

    15. Zombie Diaries

    20061h 25mR
    4.0 (4.9K)
    An unknown virus begins spreading and within weeks it engulfs the entire planet. Upon the death of its host, the virus would reanimate the corpse until it was no longer able to support itself. Soon, the planet was infested with the undead.
    DirectorsMichael G. BartlettKevin GatesStarsScott AinslieToby BowmanVictoria Summer
  • Colin Hanks and Ana Claudia Talancón in Alone with Her (2006)

    16. Alone with Her

    20061h 18mNot Rated65Metascore
    6.0 (4.3K)
    A 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.
    DirectorEric NicholasStarsAna Claudia TalancónColin HanksJordana Spiro
  • Christopher Walken, Seann William Scott, Rosario Dawson, and Dwayne Johnson in The Rundown (2003)

    17. The Rundown

    20031h 44mPG-1359Metascore
    6.7 (147K)
    A tough aspiring chef is hired to bring home a mobster's son from the Amazon but becomes involved in the fight against an oppressive town operator and the search for a legendary treasure.
    DirectorPeter BergStarsDwayne JohnsonSeann William ScottChristopher Walken
  • The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)

    18. The Poughkeepsie Tapes

    20071h 21mR
    5.9 (29K)
    In an abandoned house in Poughkeepsie, New York murder investigators uncover hundreds of tapes showing decades of a serial killer's work.
    DirectorJohn Erick DowdleStarsStacy ChboskyBen MessmerSamantha Robson
  • August Underground's Penance (2007)

    19. August Underground's Penance

    20071h 24mNot RatedVideo
    3.5 (1.8K)
    The third film in the series. This time a couple go on a killing spree in their local area.
    DirectorFred VogelStarsCristie WhilesFred VogelShelby Lyn Vogel
  • Long Pigs (2007)

    20. Long Pigs

    20071h 22mNot Rated
    5.9 (817)
    Two filmmakers document a cannibal killer's life. As they uncover inconsistencies in his stories and interview a victim's father, tensions rise. The final interview ends in violence, leaving only footage behind.
    DirectorsNathan HynesChris PowerStarsAnthony AlvianoAl BernsteinJean-Marc Fontaine
  • Head Case (2007)

    21. Head Case

    20071h 36mNot Rated
    3.9 (343)
    A film edited from the home movies of serial killers Wayne and Andrea Montgomery, which presents a look into their quiet, suburban lives...and the graphic, disturbing details of their horrific crimes.
    DirectorAnthony SpadacciniStarsPaul McCloskeyBarbara LessinBrinke Stevens
  • Exhibit A (2007)

    22. Exhibit A

    20071h 25mNot Rated
    6.1 (3.8K)
    The timely story of a normal family disintegrating under financial pressure, eventually driven to the unimaginable. We witness the terrifying events unfold through daughter Judith's video camera, which subsequently becomes Exhibit A.
    DirectorDom RotheroeStarsBradley ColeBrittany AshworthAngela Forrest
  • Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat in Paranormal Activity (2007)

    23. Paranormal Activity

    20071h 26mR68Metascore
    6.3 (265K)
    After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.
    DirectorOren PeliStarsKatie FeatherstonMicah SloatMark Fredrichs
  • Death of a Ghost Hunter (2007)

    24. Death of a Ghost Hunter

    20071h 47mNot Rated
    4.3 (2.3K)
    Renowned "ghost hunter", Carter Simms is paid to conduct a paranormal investigation of a supposedly haunted house. Along with a cameraman, a reporter, and a spiritual advocate, she embarks on a three night journey into terror.
    DirectorSean TrettaStarsPatti TindallMike MarshDavina Joy
  • Eva Mendes in Live! (2007)

    25. Live!

    20071h 36mR
    5.8 (5.2K)
    A mockumentary following an ambitious TV network executive trying to produce a controversial reality show where contestants play Russian Roulette.
    DirectorBill GuttentagStarsEva MendesDavid KrumholtzRob Brown

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