The found-footage subgenre is a realm of limitless potential.

However, things soon take an unexpected turn when they encounter an experienced hunter who hunts down trolls.

As an investigation ensues, it soon becomes clear to David that she may have been kidnapped.

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Searching is an edge-of-your-seat mystery thriller with shocking turns and powerful suspense.

A paranormal investigator explores a series of seemingly unrelated incidents involving a curse.

This is a unique, possibly game-changing found-footage horror movie destined to become a modern classic.

The crew encounters a troll in ‘Trollhunter’

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A live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation’s living rooms.

Released in 2007,[REC]is a Spanish horror thriller directed byJaume Balaguero.

[REC]is a must-watch for fans of this subgenre and doesn’t fail to entertain.

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Lake Mungois arguablythe greatest international found-footage horror movieof all time.

Strange things start happening after a girl is found drowned in a lake.

It follows three teenage boys who develop telekinetic powers after finding a mysterious, glowing meteor in the woods.

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But as their powers grow, one of them slowly develops a taste for violence.

Superhero movies have beena popular genre for most of the 21st century.

It only seemed more likely there was going to be a found-footage superhero flick.

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But as they become lost, they soon realize the legend may be all too real.

It’s an unforgettable film that gets better with age and is perfect from beginning to end.

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Lilly D’Abo, played by actor Ingrid Torelli, is restrained in a chair as Jack Delroy and June Ross-Mitchell, played by actors David Dastmalchian and Laura Gordon, look on in Late Night with the Devil.

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A live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation’s living rooms.

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Strange things start happening after a girl is found drowned in a lake.

Andrew Detmer (Dane DeHaan) uses his powers to crush a car in ‘Chronicle.'

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Chronicle is a superhero film captured in a “found-footage” format similar to films like Cloverfield that follows three high school seniors brought together by a mysterious alien artifact. After stumbling upon a mysterious hole in the middle of the woods, they find a crystal that gives them inexplicable powers that grow as time passes. The movie records the teens practicing their newfound abilities, but when one friend begins to give in to the temptation of power and control, this quickly spirals beyond their control.

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Jake Gyllenhaal as a police officer wielding a handgun in End of Watch

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Shot documentary-style, this film follows the daily grind of two young police officers in LA who are partners and friends and what happens when they meet criminal forces greater than themselves.

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Josh Leonard coming out of a tent in The Blair Witch Project (1999).

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Law enforcement engages in a confrontation at an alien’s doorstep in ‘District 9’

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Violence ensues after an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth finds a kindred spirit in a government agent exposed to their biotechnology.

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