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Project X(2012)

R
| 1h 28min | Comedy
3.4/5 (with 2,774 votes)

Three high school seniors throw a party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads.

A Haunted House(2013)

R
| 1h 26min | Comedy, Horror
2.9/5 (with 799 votes)

Malcolm and Kisha move into their dream home, but soon learn a demon also resides there. When Kisha becomes possessed, Malcolm - determined to keep his sex life on track - turns to a priest, a psychic, and a team of ghost-busters for help in this spoof of all the "found-footage/documentary style" films released in recent years.

The Medium(2021)

2h 9min | Horror, Thriller
3.5/5 (with 282 votes)

A horrifying story of a shaman's inheritance in the Isan region of Thailand. But the goddess that appears to have taken possession of a family member turns out not to be as benevolent as it first appears.

The Fourth Kind(2009)

PG-13
| 1h 38min | Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 737 votes)

Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler, a psychologist, may be on the verge of blowing the unsolved cases wide open when, during the course of treating her patients, she finds evidence of alien abductions.

Grave Encounters 2(2012)

R
| 1h 35min | Horror
2.8/5 (with 389 votes)

Tortured by the ghosts of the demonized insane asylum that killed the crew of GRAVE ENCOUNTERS, film students fight to escape death as their own paranormal investigation goes terribly wrong in this horrifying sequel.

Team Thor: Part 2(2017)

3.5/5 (with 133 votes)

A continuation of the documentary spoof of what Thor and his roommate Darryl were up to during the events of "Captain America: Civil War". While Cap and Iron Man duke it out, Thor tries to pay Darryl his rent in Asgardian coins.

Directed by Taika Waititi

Husbands and Wives(1992)

R
| 1h 48min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
3.5/5 (with 179 votes)

When Jack and Sally announce that they're splitting up, this comes as a shock to their best friends Gabe and Judy. Maybe mostly because they also are drifting apart and are now being made aware of it. So while Jack and Sally try to go on and meet new people, the marriage of Gabe and Judy gets more and more strained, and they begin to find themselves being attracted to other people.

Creep 2(2017)

R
| 1h 20min | Horror, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 324 votes)

After finding an ad online for “video work,” Sara, a video artist whose primary focus is creating intimacy with lonely men, thinks she may have found the subject of her dreams. She drives to a remote house in the forest and meets a man claiming to be a serial killer. Unable to resist the chance to create a truly shocking piece of art, she agrees to spend the day with him. However, as the day goes on, she discovers she may have dug herself into a hole from which she can’t escape.

Directed by Patrick Brice

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

R
| 1h 32min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 181 votes)

The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo, all the while deconstructing the conventions and archetypes of the horror genre for them.

Taxi(2015)

1h 22min | Comedy, Drama, Documentary
3.5/5 (with 179 votes)

A yellow cab is driving through the vibrant and colourful streets of Tehran. Very diverse passengers enter the taxi, each candidly expressing their views while being interviewed by the driver who is no one else but the director Jafar Panahi himself. His camera placed on the dashboard of his mobile film studio captures the spirit of Iranian society through this comedic and dramatic drive….

Directed by Jafar Panahi - With Jafar Panahi

Faces of Death(1978)

NR
| 1h 45min | Horror
2.1/5 (with 67 votes)

A collection of death scenes, ranging from TV-material to home-made super-8 movies. The common factor is death by some means.

Directed by John Alan Schwartz

Punishment Park(1971)

R
| 1h 28min | Drama, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 69 votes)

In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances of survival are slim.

Directed by Peter Watkins - With Carmen Argenziano, George Gregory
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Team Darryl(2018)

6min | Comedy
3.1/5 (with 56 votes)

Fresh off being unseated as the ruler of Sakaar, the Grandmaster makes his way to Earth to start a new life. It's been over a year since Thor left Australia and Darryl has been struggling to pay his rent. Now Darryl needs a new roommate to help make the monthly payments. Unfortunately for Darryl, the Grandmaster was the only one who answered Darryl's "Roommate Needed" ad and with no viable options, the Grandmaster moves in.

Directed by Taika Waititi

The Town That Dreaded Sundown(1976)

R
| 1h 26min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Crime
2.9/5 (with 76 votes)

A Texas Ranger hunts for a hooded serial killer terrorizing the residents of a small town, set in 1946 Arkansas. Loosely based on a true story.

Directed by Charles B. Pierce - With Ben Johnson, Andrew Prine, Dawn Wells, Jimmy Clem

Curse of the Blair Witch(1999)

44min | Horror, Thriller
3.1/5 (with 47 votes)

Mockumentary about the Blair Witch legend and the three filmmakers who disappeared in October of 1999. It first aired on the Sci-Fi Channel on July 11, 1999 as a promotional prelude to the release of The Blair Witch Project on July 30, 1999.

Land Without Bread(1933)

29min | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 62 votes)

An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, as it was in 1932. Insalubrity, misery and lack of opportunities provoke the emigration of young people and the solitude of those who remain in the desolation of one of the poorest and least developed Spanish regions at that time. (Silent short, voiced in 1937 and 1996.)

The Last Broadcast(1998)

1h 26min | Horror, Mystery
2.5/5 (with 45 votes)

InDecember 1995, a four-man team from the public-access program, "Fact or Fiction", braved the New Jersey's desolate Pine Barrens determined to deliver a live broadcast of the legendary Jersey Devil. Only one came out alive. It took the jury ninety minutes to sentence the lone survivor to life in prison. One year later, a filmmaker decides to mount his own investigation...

Directed by Stefan Avalos, Lance Weiler

Paranormal Entity(2009)

PG
| 1h 28min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
2.7/5 (with 49 votes)

Twenty-three year old, Thomas Finley was arrested for the murder of his nineteen-year old sister, Samantha, as well as the murder of fifty-two year old, Edgar Lauren, a Professor and paranormal investigator.In the early morning hours, Police were called to the scene by Thomas Finley himself. He was found inside with his sister's body cradled in his arms.After questioning, Thomas was taken into custody. In his police statement, Thomas claimed that the victims were attacked by a demonic entity of unknown origin. Days later, he committed suicide.It is the opinion of those closely related to the family, that this video found at the scene be shown to the public as a final testament to what actually happened inside the Finley home in those final days.

Marebito(2004)

1h 32min | Horror
3.0/5 (with 53 votes)

A fear-obsessed freelance cameraman investigates an urban legend involving mysterious spirits that haunt the subways of Tokyo.

Bob Roberts(1992)

R
| 1h 42min | Comedy, Drama
3.3/5 (with 68 votes)

Mock documentary about an upstart candidate for the U.S. Senate written and directed by actor Tim Robbins. Bob Roberts is a folksinger with a difference: He offers tunes that protest welfare chiselers, liberal whining, and the like. As the filmmakers follow his campaign, Robbins gives needle-sharp insight into the way candidates manipulate the media.

The Legend of Boggy Creek(1972)

G
| 1h 27min | Mystery, Horror, Drama
2.5/5 (with 27 votes)

A documentary-style drama based on true accounts of the Fouke Monster in Arkansas, Boggy Creek focuses on the lives of back country people and their culture while chronicling sightings of the monster.

Directed by Charles B. Pierce

I Captured the King of the Leprechauns(1959)

4.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Behind the scenes of Darby O'Gill and the Little People.

Getting Go: The Go Doc Project(2013)

1h 31min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 18 votes)

Too shy to make a proper introduction, a recent college grad devises to shoot a documentary about the NYC nightlife scene in order to meet the go-go guy he’s cyber-obsessed with.

Directed by Cory Krueckeberg

Faces of Death II(1981)

NR
| 1h 25min | Documentary, Horror
1.9/5 (with 22 votes)

Brief scenes of death related material: mortuaries, accidents and police work are filmed by TV crews and home video cameras. Some of it is most likely fake, some not as much.

Directed by John Alan Schwartz - With James Brady, John Hinckley, Lupe Pintor, Ronald Reagan, Eastbound & Down

Freedom to Love(1969)

1h 23min | Documentary, Drama
2.7/5 (with 5 votes)

It is a sex education film of sorts dedicated to all forms of human sexuality.

Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives(2013)

2.8/5 (with 4 votes)

In April 2013, a fishing vessel was attacked off the coast of South Africa, killing all on board. A TV crew documented Marine Biologist Collin Drake as he worked to determine the predator responsible. His discovery is presented in this shocking footage.

Directed by Doug Glover

La Commune (Paris, 1871)(2003)

5h 45min | War, Drama, History
3.8/5 (with 13 votes)

We are in the year 1871. A journalist for Versailles Television broadcasts a soothing and official view of events while a Commune television is set up to provide the perspectives of the Paris rebels. On a stage-like set, more than 200 actors interpret characters of the Commune, especially the Popincourt neighbourhood in the XIth arrondissement. They voice their own thoughts and feelings concerning the social and political reforms. The scenes consist mainly of long camera takes.

Mermaids: The Body Found(2011)

1h 22min | Science Fiction
2.3/5 (with 10 votes)

A story that imagines how these real-world phenomena may be related. In this story, startling amateur video and photographic evidence, as well as additional audio recordings, suggests whales weren’t the only creatures affected by the Navy’s sonar. The film follows the two scientists who tracked the whale beachings for years and delivers first-hand, on-camera accounts of what they claim to have discovered in the aftermath of one particular beaching. Their story is nothing less than fantastical: they claim to have found the remains of a mermaid.

Directed by Sid Bennett

Morto Troisi, viva Troisi!(1982)

3.4/5 (with 13 votes)

The fake report about Troisi's death, with the direction of Troisi himself with Lello Arena and Anna Pavignano. A long of list people greet the comediam, from Gianni Boncompagni to Maria Giovanna Elmi. There is also Benigni, hidden behind a window, and Arena, his guardian angel.

Hard Core Logo(1996)

R
| 1h 32min | Drama, Comedy, Music
3.4/5 (with 12 votes)

Bruce Macdonald follows punk bank Hard Core Logo on a harrowing last-gasp reunion tour throughout Western Canada. As magnetic lead-singer Joe Dick holds the whole magilla together through sheer force of will, all the tensions and pitfalls of life on the road come bubbling to the surface.

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