Found Footage Movies Like What We Do in the Shadows

15 hand-picked films

A documentary crew films three vampire flatmates in Wellington, and the comedy comes from how ordinary and petty their undead lives are.

If you want more of that deadpan humour, these picks start with vampire and monster mockumentaries, then move on to classic comedy mock-docs. Where a pick is not a comedy, the reason says so.

About the film: What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

1
Vampires (2010)
A documentary crew films a vampire family at home in Belgium, played as deadpan horror comedy
2
Nightlife (2008)
A small crew follows a house of vampires through dull jobs and nightly routines, with vampire hunters nearby
3
At Stake: Vampire Solutions (2012)
A film student documents a struggling vampire removal business in rural Mississippi
4
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
A mock-doc crew follows a man planning to become the next great slasher villain. Horror comedy
5
American Zombie (2007)
A satirical mockumentary about a group of zombies living ordinary lives in Los Angeles
6
Big Man Japan (2007)
A deadpan Japanese mock-doc about a tired, second-rate superhero who grows giant to fight monsters
7
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Not horror: the deadpan classic about a heavy metal band on a disastrous American tour
8
Best in Show (2000)
Not horror: Christopher Guest's deadpan ensemble mockumentary about owners heading to a big dog show
9
Forgotten Silver (1995)
Not horror: Peter Jackson presents a "forgotten" New Zealand film pioneer, with the same dry Kiwi humour
10
Reel Zombies (2008)
Indie filmmakers shoot a zombie sequel during a real zombie apocalypse while a crew films them. Comedy
11
Incident at Loch Ness (2004)
Werner Herzog plays himself, making a Loch Ness monster film with a chaotic crew. Dry self-parody
12
Digging Up the Marrow (2014)
Adam Green plays himself, filming a man who says monsters live underground. More horror than comedy
13
Living Among Us (2018)
A vampire family lets a documentary crew into their home: the same set-up, played as horror
14
Trollhunter (2010)
Norwegian students follow a secret government troll hunter. Dry humour, but a monster film, not a comedy
15
Man Bites Dog (1992)
A Belgian crew follows a chatty serial killer: pitch-black comedy, not a light one. Very violent

How we pick them: films with the same kind of story, setting, camera style or tone, checked against what fans and critics recommend. Films from the same series are left out. Hybrid = only partly found footage.

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Found Footage Movies Like What We Do in the Shadows

Vampires (2010)

Nightlife (2008)

At Stake: Vampire Solutions (2012)

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

American Zombie (2007)

Big Man Japan (2007)

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

Best in Show (2000)

Forgotten Silver (1995)

Reel Zombies (2008)

Incident at Loch Ness (2004)

Digging Up the Marrow (2014)

Living Among Us (2018)

Trollhunter (2010)

Man Bites Dog (1992)

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