Found Footage Horror Movies of the 2000s

Found footage presents the story as recovered recordings, with raw, documentary-style dread. Remakes, J-horror imports, extreme French cinema and the found-footage boom. Standouts from the 2000s include [REC], The Descent and Paranormal Activity.

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   [REC] (2007)

   Rated 7.2 on TMDB

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

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2. 

   The Descent (2005)

   Rated 7.0 on TMDB

   After a personal tragedy, Sarah joins her friends on a caving expedition in the Appalachian Mountains. But when a rockfall traps them deep underground, their adventure turns into a nightmare.

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3. 

   Paranormal Activity (2009)

   Rated 6.1 on TMDB

   After a young, middle-class couple moves into what seems like a typical suburban house, they become increasingly disturbed by a presence that may or may not be demonic, but is certainly the most…

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4. 

   Pulse (2001)

   Rated 6.7 on TMDB

   In the immense city of Tokyo, the darkness of the afterlife lures some of its inhabitants desperately trying to escape the sadness and isolation of the modern world.

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5. 

   Lake Mungo (2009)

   Rated 6.1 on TMDB

   After 16-year-old Alice Palmer drowns at a local dam, her family experiences a series of strange, inexplicable events centered in and around their home.

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6. 

   Vacancy (2007)

   Rated 6.3 on TMDB

   A young married couple becomes stranded at an isolated motel and find hidden video cameras in their room. They realize that unless they escape, they'll be the next victims of a snuff film.

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7. 

   Diary of the Dead (2007)

   Rated 5.5 on TMDB

   A group of young filmmakers encounter real zombies while filming a horror movie of their own.

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8. 

   [REC]² (2009)

   Rated 6.6 on TMDB

   The action continues from [REC], with the medical officer and a SWAT team outfitted with video cameras are sent into the sealed off apartment to control the situation.

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9. 

   Quarantine (2008)

   Rated 5.8 on TMDB

   A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.

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10. 

    Noroi: The Curse (2005)

    Rated 6.9 on TMDB

    A documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon.

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11. 

    The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)

    Rated 6.5 on TMDB

    When hundreds of videotapes showing torture, murder and dismemberment are found in an abandoned house, they reveal a serial killer's decade-long reign of terror and become the most disturbing…

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12. 

    August Underground (2002)

    Rated 4.0 on TMDB

    Imagine walking down the street and finding an unmarked VHS tape. Curiosity piqued, you take it home and pop it in.

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13. 

    August Underground's Mordum (2003)

    Rated 3.8 on TMDB

    The sequel to the cult classic August Underground is a character study in the sick, an amoral putrid fantasy.

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14. 

    Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)

    Rated 6.4 on TMDB

    The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo, all the while deconstructing the…

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15. 

    Occult (2009)

    Rated 6.7 on TMDB

    Koji Shiraishi interviews the survivors of an indiscriminate attack at a sightseeing resort and starts investigating the strange events that have been happening to them.

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16. 

    August Underground's Penance (2007)

    Rated 3.8 on TMDB

    Has someone ever handed you a movie, not telling you one thing about it, only telling you to watch it.

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17. 

    Dabbe (2006)

    Rated 4.6 on TMDB

    A cruel suicide wave spreads from the United States to a small Turkish town, where a man kills himself after spending time on the computer. His friends are still getting disturbing emails from him.

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18. 

    My Little Eye (2002)

    Rated 5.4 on TMDB

    Five young people apply to live in an isolated house together for six months whilst their every move is filmed by numerous cameras.

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19. 

    Welcome to the Jungle (2007)

    Rated 4.3 on TMDB

    Two young couples head into the New Guinea wilderness in an effort to find Michael Rockefeller, the heir to the Rockefeller fortune who disappeared in 1961.

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20. 

    Incident at Loch Ness (2004)

    Rated 5.8 on TMDB

    When renowned director Werner Herzog and fellow filmmaker Zak Penn set off to explore the legend of Scotland's Loch Ness monster, they uncover much more than they bargained for.

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