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Found Footage Around the World: Films from 19 Countries
Most famous found footage films come from the US, but some of the best and strangest come from everywhere else. Every country brings its own legends, ghosts and fears - Japanese curses, Thai shamans, Korean asylums, Norwegian trolls.
This list travels through 19 countries, in release order. Most of them are in their original language with subtitles.
- 01Belgium
Man Bites Dog (1992)
A film crew follows a charming serial killer and slowly becomes part of his crimes. A pitch-black, very violent satire and an early cult classic of the format.
View film - 02Japan
Noroi: The Curse (2005)
A missing paranormal journalist's final documentary links strange incidents to an ancient curse. The benchmark for Japanese found footage.
View film - 04Australia
Lake Mungo (2008)
A grieving family, a documentary and secrets hidden in old photos and videos. Quiet, sad and deeply eerie.
View film - 06Singapore
Haunted Changi (2010)
Filmmakers spend a night in the abandoned Old Changi Hospital, a place long known for being haunted.
View film - 07Norway
Trollhunter (2010)
Students follow a government troll hunter through the Norwegian wilderness. Funny, epic and full of local folklore.
View film - 08Russia
Shopping Tour (2012)
A Russian mother and son on a bargain trip to Finland find out the locals have other plans. A dark horror comedy filmed on a phone.
View film - 09Denmark
Encounters (2014)
A Danish film crew disappears in the forests of northern Sweden - a year later, hackers leak their footage.
View film - 11France
Night Shot (2018)
An urban explorer alone in an abandoned sanatorium, filmed as one single, unbroken shot.
View film - 12South Korea
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018)
A horror web series livestreams a night inside a real abandoned asylum. One of the most acclaimed found footage films from Asia.
View film - 13Thailand
The Medium (2021)
A documentary about a village shaman in Thailand's Isan region turns into a brutal possession story.
View film - 14Taiwan
Incantation (2022)
A mother who broke a religious taboo asks the viewer to chant with her. Taiwan's found footage hit.
View film - 15Chile
Invoking Yell (2023)
Three young metalheads record their black metal demo in the woods - and try to capture voices from the other side.
View film - 16Paraguay
Do Not Enter (2024)
Two YouTubers who went viral with fake ghost footage go back to the mansion for real. Original title: No entres.
View film - 17Philippines
Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Killer Hospital (2024)
Filipino celebrities, playing themselves, film a ghost-hunting special in an abandoned hospital in Taiwan.
View film - 18Sweden
The Waiting Man (2026)
A hugely popular streaming group vanishes after a week of strange content - and a figure keeps waiting outside an apartment every night.
View film - 19Indonesia
402 Haunted Korean Hospital (2026)
Indonesian content creators livestream a dare from inside a haunted hospital in South Korea. An Indonesian remake of Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum.
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