So this one's more mockumentary than found footage, but Noroi: The Curse (2005) is an absolute must-watch. It's a very slow burner, but when its secrets gradually start to unravel themselves, the previously-confusing plot becomes clear, and it's extremely creepy.

The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) - it's a mockumentary rather than strictly found footage, but it's one of the darkest films of its nature that I've ever seen, if not the darkest. It documents a serial killer investigation in New York, and includes footage filmed by the killer himself. The gold standard, imo.

Lake Mungo (2008) - mockumentary with a very love/hate relationship on Reddit. Some love it and think it's terrifying, some hate it and find it boring. I'm somewhere in the middle. A girl dies in a lake, and strange occurrences begin.

The Tunnel (2011) - Aussie flick that's gradually starting to get the love it deserves. A documentary crew investigates a government cover-up and delve into the abandoned train tunnels below Sydney, and they get more then they bargained for.

V/H/S - found footage anthology film (its sequel, V/H/S 2 (2013) is even better) that covers varying themes. The segments vary in quality, but it's well worth a watch.

The Dyatlov Pass Incident (2013), A.K.A. Devil's Pass. Personally didn't think much of it, but it's a decent enough flick. As usual, a documentary crew head over to the Dyatlov Pass to make a documentary about the real-life Dyatlov Pass Incident.

One I will always recommend is As Above, So Below (2014). One of my favourite films ever! Perfect for anyone who loves Dante's Divine Comedy (specifically Inferno). It's set (and actually filmed) in the Paris Catacombs.

The Taking Of Deborah Logan (2014) blurs the distinction between found footage and mockumentary, and it's superb. Really creepy.

Creep (2014) and Creep 2 (2017) - Mark Duplass is a mumblegore genius. I won't say much about either, because they're best watched totally blind, but they're both effectively about videographers hired by a man to record some videos for him.

Hell House LLC (2015). I was really impressed by it. I enjoy Halloween haunted house tour films (see: Haunt (2019), and this one combined HHHT films with the found footage genre. For a low budget film, it's awesome.

They're Watching (2016) is one that's barely talked about, which is a shame, because it's really great fun. An American home improvement TV team head over to Eastern Europe to meet an American emigrant and see her renovation. Only, the villagers are extremely religious and superstitious, and strange things beginning happen.

Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018) - legitimately terrifying. As far as horror goes, this was the one that had me looking over my shoulder the most. A documentary crew sets off to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast, and things inevitably go wrong. There are some massive jump scares, but they're not cheap ones.

My honors chemistry teacher would play this for us atleast once a month when he wasn't feeling it.

None of us complained.

Yeah, that one’s best saved for family movie night… 😏

I was going to bring up Happiness. Truly a fucked up movie. Don't watch it with a date.

I don't care about your opinion of the quality of found footage movies. But you can't say, "iT's mY oPiNiOn ThErE aRe A lOt ReLeAsEd," when that is easily disproved with facts.

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its just an opinion guy. Thanks for digging into stats though. I know i responded on your other post as well. Be well.

part 2 was way better /s

yeah some comparison to the whole IMDB database.

so lets dive deeper into stats. Lets look a the entire subgenre of horror that is classified as "Supernatural", lets cross compare it to what is currently available on streaming options for free in the USA. Lets look at that over the timeline of October 2022-today. Then lets see how much of that sample is found footage.

Or you could just take it with a grain of salt.

I think there's a tradition of music students coming to Achill island as well. The most unrealistic thing I found was the fact it never rained

I think that's more than reasonable, I just know that sometimes they do at least credit Sound/Stock Companies such as Getty or Shutterstock in the credits. Didn't see anything like that. I also just highly doubt that something iconic like that scream would not have a copyright or a company tied to it.

I've spoken with Rei since and apparently she has reached out to lawyers around the rules regarding copyright or about using her voice specifically and if someone may have licensed it since.

Who's to say life wouldn't have been like that on Achill island then?

you work with what you got.

It's a period piece because it's set in an earlier historical period, that's what a period piece is.

As long as they paid to license the material they might not be contractually obligated to provide screen credit. It varies based on company requirement and guild rules.

I mean I’d find it really difficult to believe a large production like Tar didn’t negotiate full worldwide clearances and their E&O insurers didn’t go through the film with a fine tooth comb— but stranger things have happened. In which case it’s up to the controlling entity to seek compensation.

What does this have to do with anything? I'm not here saying found footage movies are masterpieces in the cinematic landscape. I was literally just backing up what the other redditor said about this genre being less than a percent of movies. Why are you so salty about being proven wrong?

EDIT: Just to further drive home this point because you're being such a dick about it...IMDB lists 1,388 Horror Movies released in 2021 and this comprehensive list of Found Footage Movies indicates 3 were released in 2021. That's less than a percent...

The Blair Witch Project certainly sucked.

Every scene is truly hilarious

Maybe you should avoid making bullshit, generalized statements like "so many horror movies these days are found footage" instead. They're not, plain and simple.

And I actually replied to you elsewhere in this thread with sources to back up my claims.

EDIT: Just to further drive home this point because you're being such a dick about it...IMDB lists 1,388 Horror Movies released in 2021 and this comprehensive list of Found Footage Movies indicates 3 were released in 2021. That's less than a percent...

We watched Plane a week ago, and found it to be the standard shoot 'em up, unlikely hero, action flick. It was good, not amazing, but good. All in all, it was entertaining, and a decent movie to see in a theater.

We will, don't worry. I totally get your point. I'm not a huge fan either. But my partners insisted it has to be found footage. I'll try my best to not make those mistakes that make these movies unwatchable. Luckily for us, it is a very a rather quiet movie. Not a lot of running, shaking and all that stuff. :)

> I also caught Sacred Deer at the cinema and that was the first time where everything I wanted from his film felt like it had been fulfilled,

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That's how I felt about the movie, too! I loved The Lobster so I went through his other films in the days ever and Sacred Deer just felt so...complete. It's certainly not funny like The Lobster but it's a vision fulfilled.

I love when directors are ambitious and actually make it come together. I've been trying the David Cronenberg films lately and he's similar in terms of ambitiuous, odd scope but just gets lost in his eccentric ideas and there's always this feeling that he missed the point. Lanthimos gets to the finish line, though.

I'm not understanding. Can you explain it better?

I appreciate it. Found footage for me shows up more in the supernatural subgenre of horror.

I would love to see work with strings make a comeback

Get a camera stabilizer gimbal