This JustWatch streaming guide gives you everything you need to know about found footage movies. Discover horror movies that use this technique and films from a host of other genres that lean into the protagonist-as-filmmaker style. Whichever streaming service you prefer—Netflix, Max, Paramount+, Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, or any other—JustWatch has you covered with all of the options. You can use the JustWatch filter bar to help find exactly the type of movie you want. Filter by runtime, IMDb rating, price, age rating, and more to help narrow your choices.
Found footage horror movies that are best for a scare
Found footage movies stake a claim to reality, turning characters into filmmakers and the movie into an illicit object. Nowhere has this been more effective than in the horror genre. The iconic Blair Witch Project brought this style into full focus, while other horrors such as Paranormal Activity, REC, and V/H/S have found a unique spin on it. Cannibal Holocaust is widely considered one of the first in the genre and features the footage of a lost film crew abandoned in the Amazon. Barry Levinson’s The Bay is made up of confiscated government footage, while Host takes place entirely over an online meeting where a malicious presence makes itself known.
Found footage movies in other genres
Despite the popularity of found footage horror movies, this technique has been used effectively in other genres also. Cloverfield is a sci-fi thriller that uses this style to document an alien invasion, while Troll Hunter is a fantasy mockumentary movie about an ancient mythical creature. One Cut of the Dead is an independent, zombie comedy meta-movie that features a found footage making-of section embedded within its narrative. Chronicle is a superhero movie from filmmaker Josh Trank where the camera is in the hands of the characters, while Apollo 18 shows found footage from an abandoned space mission.
