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United States

Most found footage films come from the United States, from The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity to Creep, Hell House LLC and V/H/S. Independent filmmakers keep the format alive with new releases every month.

976 films

The Abduction of Sal Bedford2025
Abnormal Activity2010
Absence2013
Absinthe2012
Actress Apocalypse2005
Adopted2009
Adze the African Vampire2024
Afraid2018
After Chernobyl2021
AGONi2015
Alan at Night2025
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn1997
Alien Abduction2014
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County1998
Alien Origin2012
The Alien Report2024
Alien Surveillance2018
Alien Valley2012
Alienators2017
Aliens: Zone of Silence2017
Alistair19182016
All Superheroes Must Die 2: The Last Superhero2016
Almaz Black Box2007
Alone in the Ghost House2015
Alone with Her2006
Altar2016
Alterverse2015
Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story2015
Amber Alert2012
America's Deadliest Home Video1993
American Stream2025
American Wisper2020
American Zombie2007
Amerikan Holokaust2013
Amish Witches: The True Story of Holmes County2016
The Amityville Haunting2011
The Amityville Lost Tape2025
Amityville Ride-Share2023
Amityville Webcam2024
Amityville: No Escape2016
Among Us2004
...and on the 7th Day, God Rocked2008
The Andy Baker Tape2021
Anneliese: The Exorcist Tapes2011
Apollo 182011
The Archive2015
Area 512015
Area 51 Confidential2011

Also 101 hybrid films tagged United States (only partly found footage)

United States in Numbers

976 films · 1961-2027 · Peak: 2010s

The earliest film from the United States on the site is The Connection (1961). The 2010s brought the most, with 443 films, and 2024 was the busiest single year with 71.

Essential Films from the United States

Ranked by how many Letterboxd found footage lists include them.

The Blair Witch Project1999Creep2014As Above, So Below2014Paranormal Activity2007Hell House LLC2015Cloverfield2008V/H/S2012The Taking of Deborah Logan2014

Films per Decade

  • 1960s3 <1%
  • 1970s2 <1%
  • 1980s8 <1%
  • 1990s23 2%
  • 2000s115 12%
  • 2010s443 45%
  • 2020s380 39%

Top Subgenres

  1. Mockumentary310
  2. Supernatural206
  3. Lost Tapes98
  4. Monster84
  5. Haunted Location76