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Mockumentary

Found footage told as a documentary, with interviews, archive material and a crew that keeps filming when things go wrong. The style ranges from horror and true crime to dark comedy. Includes Lake Mungo, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, Man Bites Dog and Hell House LLC.

655 films

The Abduction of Sal Bedford2025
Abnormal Activity2010
Actress Apocalypse2005
Actually Happened! Most Terrifying Psychic Phenomena. Psychic Research Team Report. Relived.2004
Adopted2009
AFR2007
The Age Mate2024
Alan at Night2025
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn1997
Alien Outpost2014
All Superheroes Must Die 2: The Last Superhero2016
Alternative 31977
American Zombie2007
Among Us2004
Amsterdam Vigilance2025
...and on the 7th Day, God Rocked2008
Apocalyptic2014
Artists in Agony: Hitmen at the Coda Teahouse2021
As Above, So Below2014
At All Cost2014
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
Bad Ben 10: Eulogy2022
Bad Ben 13: The Dracula Situation2024
Banned from Broadcast: The Movie - Saiko! The Large Family2009
The Bay2012
Beckoning the Butcher2013
Before Night Falls2022
Behind the Camera2013
Behind the Sightings2021
Being Michael Madsen2007
Believe2007
Best in Show2000
The Beyond2017
Big Dick Energy2022
Big Man Japan2007
Bigfoot at Millcreek2017
Bigfoot County2012
The Bigfoot Diaries2009
The Bigfoot Project2017
Bigger Than Tina1999
Bionico's Bachata2024
The Black Door2001

Also 38 hybrid films tagged Mockumentary (only partly found footage)

Also 13 short films tagged Mockumentary (free to watch right here)

Mockumentary in Numbers

655 films · 1961-2026 · Peak: 2010s · 48 countries

The earliest Mockumentary film on the site is The Connection (1961). The 2010s brought the most, with 293 films, and 2012 was the busiest single year with 39.

Essential Mockumentary Films

Ranked by how many Letterboxd found footage lists include them.

As Above, So Below2014Hell House LLC2015Lake Mungo2008The Taking of Deborah Logan2014Noroi: The Curse2005The Poughkeepsie Tapes2007The Bay2012The Tunnel2011

Films per Decade

  • 1960s4 <1%
  • 1970s3 <1%
  • 1980s6 <1%
  • 1990s37 6%
  • 2000s154 24%
  • 2010s293 45%
  • 2020s158 24%

Top Countries

  1. United States310
  2. Japan144
  3. United Kingdom62
  4. Canada34
  5. Australia16