Found Footage Horror Movies of the 2010s
Found footage presents the story as recovered recordings, with raw, documentary-style dread. Elevated horror, shared universes and social allegory reshaped the genre. Standouts from the 2010s include Sinister, A Haunted House 2 and Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum.
Sinister (2012)
Rated 6.9 on TMDB
True-crime writer Ellison Oswalt is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit.
See where it’s streamingA Haunted House 2 (2014)
Rated 6.2 on TMDB
After exorcising the demons of his ex, Malcolm starts afresh with his new girlfriend and her two children.
See where it’s streamingGonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018)
Rated 7.3 on TMDB
The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast, but they encounter much more than expected as they move deeper inside the nightmarish old building.
See where it’s streamingAs Above, So Below (2014)
Rated 6.8 on TMDB
When a team of explorers venture into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.
See where it’s streamingWhat We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Rated 7.5 on TMDB
Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.
See where it’s streamingA Haunted House (2013)
Rated 5.9 on TMDB
Malcolm and Kisha move into their dream home, but soon learn a demon also resides there.
See where it’s streamingThe Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
Rated 6.6 on TMDB
What starts as a poignant medical documentary about Deborah Logan's descent into Alzheimer's disease and her daughter's struggles as caregiver degenerates into a maddening portrayal of dementia at…
See where it’s streamingThe Possession of Michael King (2014)
Rated 6.2 on TMDB
Michael King asks occultists to summon all evil spirits to prove his point that they do not exist. But something goes wrong and he becomes a danger to everyone.
See where it’s streamingUnfriended: Dark Web (2018)
Rated 6.3 on TMDB
When a 20-something finds a cache of hidden files on his new laptop, he and his friends are unwittingly thrust into the depths of the dark web.
See where it’s streamingThe Visit (2015)
Rated 6.3 on TMDB
A brother and sister are sent to their grandparents' remote Pennsylvania farm for a week, where they discover that the elderly couple is involved in something deeply disturbing.
See where it’s streamingCreep (2014)
Rated 6.4 on TMDB
Looking for work, Aaron comes across a cryptic online ad: "$1,000 for the day. Filming service. Discretion is appreciated." Low on cash and full of naiveté, he decides to go for it.
See where it’s streamingGrave Encounters (2011)
Rated 6.3 on TMDB
A crew from a paranormal reality television show lock themselves in a haunted psychiatric hospital.
See where it’s streamingOne Cut of the Dead (2017)
Rated 7.6 on TMDB
Real zombies arrive and terrorize the crew of a zombie film being shot in an abandoned warehouse, said to be the site of military experiments on humans.
See where it’s streamingUnfriended (2014)
Rated 5.6 on TMDB
While video chatting one night, six high school friends receive a Skype message from a classmate who killed herself exactly one year ago.
See where it’s streamingParanormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014)
Rated 5.4 on TMDB
Seventeen-year-old Jesse has been hearing terrifying sounds coming from his neighbor’s apartment, but when he turns on his camera and sets out to uncover their source, he encounters an ancient evil…
See where it’s streamingV/H/S (2012)
Rated 6.1 on TMDB
When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire one rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they had bargained for.
See where it’s streamingParanormal Activity 2 (2010)
Rated 5.8 on TMDB
Just as Daniel and Kristi welcome a newborn baby into their home, a demonic presence begins terrorizing them, tearing apart their perfect world and turning it into an inescapable nightmare.
See where it’s streamingCage Dive (2017)
Rated 4.6 on TMDB
Three friends from California are filming an audition tape for an extreme reality game show.
See where it’s streamingV/H/S/2 (2013)
Rated 6.2 on TMDB
Inside a darkened house looms a column of TVs littered with VHS tapes, a pagan shrine to forgotten analog gods.
See where it’s streamingParanormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension (2015)
Rated 5.3 on TMDB
Using a special camera that can see spirits, a family must protect their daughter from an evil entity with a sinister plan.
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