Movies Like Alien Abduction

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

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2019·1h 15m·★ 6.2·Turner Clay

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2008·1h 25m·★ 7.0·Matt Reeves

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The Poughkeepsie Tapes

2007·1h 21m·★ 5.9·John Erick Dowdle

Themes: faux documentary, hybrid found footage, found footageHorror & Thriller

Cannibal Holocaust

1980·1h 35m·★ 5.7·Ruggero Deodato

Themes: found footage adjacent, hybrid found footage, found footage

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2009·1h 52m·★ 7.9·Neill Blomkamp

Themes: found footage adjacent, hybrid found footage

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1986·2h 17m·★ 8.4·James Cameron

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How Good Is Alien Abduction?

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