these flicks are shoddy on purpose
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our top 10 favorite
found footage films just so you know the
found footage film is not made from
real-life recordings
it’s just shot to look like it was
gathered and reassembled from such
footage I just heard a rumor that all
your balls got attacked by a midget
is it true please please tell me it is
number 10 diary of the dead kicking off
our list is the fifth entry in George
Romero’s long-running zombie series the
story is told from the perspective of a
group of student filmmakers who decide
to record the pandemic and this allows
the low-budget apocalypse film to
involve us more directly in the hysteria
while this is by no means the best entry
this flick does give us a new sense of
interest and involvement number 9
Project X
inspired by an actual Australian party
that ballooned out of control
courtesy of social media this movie aims
to be the most immediate and extreme
house party flick ever cast cell phones
were used to record some scenes to ramp
up the film’s amateur look as a result
it’s packed with everything parents
instinctively fear and it’s amateur
styling packs added shock value
especially during the street wide
Armageddon seen number 8 Man Bites Dog
this Belgian film predates mainstream
interest in the genre and centers on a
camera crew that’s following a pleasant
and talkative serial killer who’s only
too happy to share his tricks of the
trade a satire of society’s unending
fascination with violence it
increasingly blurs the line between
reporter and subject and raises some
pretty serious morality issues this
experience would be hard to replicate
with Hollywood’s usual arsenal yes you
can we call it number 7 troll hunter
another foreign film this one focuses on
three Norwegian college students as they
follow a hunter and discover that their
government has long covered up the
existence of trolls during their shoot
we are treated to an unforgettably
satirical spin on classic folklore that
remains relentlessly unnerving and
realistic fortunately as the credits
point out no trolls were harmed in the
making of this film
you
number six Cannibal Holocaust this
documentary style production centers on
an anthropologist who finds the footage
of a film crew that disappeared while
documenting cannibalistic tribes of the
Amazon the oldest and most controversial
film on our list it was made with real
indigenous tribesmen and contained
graphic violence in turn it was mistaken
for a real snuff film the director was
arrested and the movie was banned in
several countries oh good lord
it’s it’s unbelievable it’s horrible
number five Chronicle while horror films
are the go-to genre for found-footage
this incredible tale instead puts a new
spin on the sci-fi and superhero theme
shot as a teen video journal after a
fateful encounter that leaves a group of
friends with strange powers the story
doesn’t get bogged down with the usual
trappings or mythology instead it relies
on its captivating characters brought to
life by their realistic sense of
excitement and fear as well as some wild
visual flourishes
off the road
number four Cloverfield
directed by JJ Abrams this monster story
focuses on a group of friends who are
stuck in New York when a godzilla-sized
creature attacks frantically paced and
expertly shot its handheld camera
permits us to go on one heck of a
cinematic rollercoaster ride it also
gives us a lasting image of a certain
beloved statue lying in ruins
number three wreck a minute ago they
were unconscious I know right to tell
you anything the reaction time varies
depending on the blood group and we just
got this Spanish found-footage flip
takes the zombie horror genre in a
realistic direction that even from arrow
can’t quite match shot to make you feel
like you’re actually on location it
creates a gritty and unsettling
atmosphere as it follows a news reporter
and her cameraman on the tail of a fire
crew into an infected apartment building
this film is so effectively scary that
Hollywood instantly remade it damn get
mine
fifth floor number two let’s go number
two the Blair Witch Project this is the
found footage film that tricked
countless unsuspecting viewers into
thinking they were watching real footage
left behind by a group of students who
went missing their search for a fabled
which not only took the genre mainstream
but also reveal how queasy and
unprepared audiences can be when exposed
to shaky raw footage is there any wonder
it left an impression with scenes like
this scared to close my eyes scared to
open them number one
paranormal activity taking the top spot
on our list is the found footage horror
phenomenon that never lets up on the
suspense or terror
the film modernizes the timeless haunted
house story but removes the hollywood
gloss and gore by turning on the night
vision to produce its increasingly
ominous atmosphere the realism is so
effective the film literally propelled
audience members out of their seats and
spawned an entire franchise do you agree
with our list which is your favorite
found footage film for more entertaining
top 10s be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com equally okay
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our top 10 favorite
found footage films just so you know the
found footage film is not made from
real-life recordings
it’s just shot to look like it was
gathered and reassembled from such
footage I just heard a rumor that all
your balls got attacked by a midget
is it true please please tell me it is
number 10 diary of the dead kicking off
our list is the fifth entry in George
Romero’s long-running zombie series the
story is told from the perspective of a
group of student filmmakers who decide
to record the pandemic and this allows
the low-budget apocalypse film to
involve us more directly in the hysteria
while this is by no means the best entry
this flick does give us a new sense of
interest and involvement number 9
Project X
inspired by an actual Australian party
that ballooned out of control
courtesy of social media this movie aims
to be the most immediate and extreme
house party flick ever cast cell phones
were used to record some scenes to ramp
up the film’s amateur look as a result
it’s packed with everything parents
instinctively fear and it’s amateur
styling packs added shock value
especially during the street wide
Armageddon seen number 8 Man Bites Dog
this Belgian film predates mainstream
interest in the genre and centers on a
camera crew that’s following a pleasant
and talkative serial killer who’s only
too happy to share his tricks of the
trade a satire of society’s unending
fascination with violence it
increasingly blurs the line between
reporter and subject and raises some
pretty serious morality issues this
experience would be hard to replicate
with Hollywood’s usual arsenal yes you
can we call it number 7 troll hunter
another foreign film this one focuses on
three Norwegian college students as they
follow a hunter and discover that their
government has long covered up the
existence of trolls during their shoot
we are treated to an unforgettably
satirical spin on classic folklore that
remains relentlessly unnerving and
realistic fortunately as the credits
point out no trolls were harmed in the
making of this film
you
number six Cannibal Holocaust this
documentary style production centers on
an anthropologist who finds the footage
of a film crew that disappeared while
documenting cannibalistic tribes of the
Amazon the oldest and most controversial
film on our list it was made with real
indigenous tribesmen and contained
graphic violence in turn it was mistaken
for a real snuff film the director was
arrested and the movie was banned in
several countries oh good lord
it’s it’s unbelievable it’s horrible
number five Chronicle while horror films
are the go-to genre for found-footage
this incredible tale instead puts a new
spin on the sci-fi and superhero theme
shot as a teen video journal after a
fateful encounter that leaves a group of
friends with strange powers the story
doesn’t get bogged down with the usual
trappings or mythology instead it relies
on its captivating characters brought to
life by their realistic sense of
excitement and fear as well as some wild
visual flourishes
off the road
number four Cloverfield
directed by JJ Abrams this monster story
focuses on a group of friends who are
stuck in New York when a godzilla-sized
creature attacks frantically paced and
expertly shot its handheld camera
permits us to go on one heck of a
cinematic rollercoaster ride it also
gives us a lasting image of a certain
beloved statue lying in ruins
number three wreck a minute ago they
were unconscious I know right to tell
you anything the reaction time varies
depending on the blood group and we just
got this Spanish found-footage flip
takes the zombie horror genre in a
realistic direction that even from arrow
can’t quite match shot to make you feel
like you’re actually on location it
creates a gritty and unsettling
atmosphere as it follows a news reporter
and her cameraman on the tail of a fire
crew into an infected apartment building
this film is so effectively scary that
Hollywood instantly remade it damn get
mine
fifth floor number two let’s go number
two the Blair Witch Project this is the
found footage film that tricked
countless unsuspecting viewers into
thinking they were watching real footage
left behind by a group of students who
went missing their search for a fabled
which not only took the genre mainstream
but also reveal how queasy and
unprepared audiences can be when exposed
to shaky raw footage is there any wonder
it left an impression with scenes like
this scared to close my eyes scared to
open them number one
paranormal activity taking the top spot
on our list is the found footage horror
phenomenon that never lets up on the
suspense or terror
the film modernizes the timeless haunted
house story but removes the hollywood
gloss and gore by turning on the night
vision to produce its increasingly
ominous atmosphere the realism is so
effective the film literally propelled
audience members out of their seats and
spawned an entire franchise do you agree
with our list which is your favorite
found footage film for more entertaining
top 10s be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com equally okay
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