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Documentary

Footage shot by a documentary crew, often with interviews, archive clips and a camera that keeps rolling when things go wrong. The biggest camera format on the site, with Lake Mungo, Hell House LLC, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon and 84C MoPic.

655 films

The Abduction of Sal Bedford2025
Actress Apocalypse2005
Adopted2009
Advent2024
AFR2007
The Age Mate2024
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn1997
Alien Outpost2014
All Superheroes Must Die 2: The Last Superhero2016
Alternative 31977
Alterverse2015
American Zombie2007
Amityville: No Escape2016
Among Us2004
Amsterdam Vigilance2025
...and on the 7th Day, God Rocked2008
Anneliese: The Exorcist Tapes2011
Apocalyptic2014
Artists in Agony: Hitmen at the Coda Teahouse2021
As Above, So Below2014
At Stake: Vampire Solutions2012
Athens County Massacre2018
The Atticus Institute2015
Autohead2016
Awake in the Woods2015
B-Movie: The Shooting of 'Farmhouse Massacre'2002
The Baby Formula2008
Badder Ben: The Final Chapter2017
Banned from Broadcast: The Movie - Saiko! The Large Family2009
The Barbados Project2022
The Bay2012
Beckoning the Butcher2013
Behind the Camera2013
Behind the Sightings2021
Being Michael Madsen2007
Believe2007
Best in Show2000
The Beyond2017
Big Man Japan2007
Bigfoot at Millcreek2017
Bigfoot County2012
Bigfoot: The Lost Coast Tapes2012
Bigger Than Tina1999
Bionico's Bachata2024
The Black Door2001
Black Eyed Children: Let Me In2015
Black Water Vampire2014
Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story2004

Also 48 hybrid films tagged Documentary (only partly found footage)

Also 22 short films tagged Documentary (free to watch right here)

Documentary in Numbers

655 films · 1961-2026 · Peak: 2010s · 46 countries

The earliest Documentary film on the site is The Connection (1961). The 2010s brought the most, with 292 films, and 2012 was the busiest single year with 39.

Essential Documentary Films

Ranked by how many Letterboxd found footage lists include them.

The Blair Witch Project1999As Above, So Below2014Hell House LLC2015Lake Mungo2008The Taking of Deborah Logan2014V/H/S/22013Noroi: The Curse2005The Visit2015

Films per Decade

  • 1960s3 <1%
  • 1970s3 <1%
  • 1980s6 <1%
  • 1990s33 5%
  • 2000s143 22%
  • 2010s292 45%
  • 2020s174 27%

Top Countries

  1. United States346
  2. Japan84
  3. United Kingdom74
  4. Canada33
  5. Australia18