6.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project (2025)
Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project (2025)
Overview
Mockumentary comedy-horror film directed by Max Tzannes, in which a crew of documentarians follows an aspiring filmmaker's ambitious attempt to create the ultimate found footage horror movie. Stars Brennan Keel Cook as the lead amateur director, with Chen Tang and Erika Vetter. Produced by Radio Silence.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Family Values: Mixed
Christianity: Negative
Viewer Rating
6.5
Overview
Mockumentary comedy-horror film directed by Max Tzannes, in which a crew of documentarians follows an aspiring filmmaker's ambitious attempt to create the ultimate found footage horror movie. Stars Brennan Keel Cook as the lead amateur director, with Chen Tang and Erika Vetter. Produced by Radio Silence.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's core conflict revolves around the chaotic production of a low-budget horror movie, devoid of any political or ideological framing. This apolitical emphasis on filmmaking absurdities determines its neutral stance.
The film employs a diverse ensemble cast with Asian and Latino actors in key supporting roles alongside Caucasian leads, reflecting visible representation in an indie production setting. The narrative centers on comedic filmmaking mishaps without delving into critiques of traditional identities or explicit DEI messaging.
Secondary
The film depicts family elements peripherally through a strained romantic partnership between the director and his girlfriend, who doubles as production assistant and provides her parents' cabin as a filming location, but lacks substantive exploration of family structures, roles, or values.
The film portrays Christianity via Mitchell, a devout adherent depicted as gullible and unable to discern malice in others, presenting his faith as a source of naivety without offering sympathetic depth or critique of such stereotyping.
No LGBTQ+ characters or themes appear in the film. The narrative focuses on the chaotic production of a low-budget Bigfoot horror movie, with no queer representation or related elements.
No transgender characters or themes appear in the film. The narrative centers on indie filmmaking chaos and horror tropes without addressing transsexual identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is a mockumentary following an amateur filmmaker's attempt to create a found footage movie, featuring original characters without adaptations from prior source material or portrayals of historical figures that alter established genders.
The film depicts an original mockumentary narrative about a modern crew producing a low-budget Bigfoot horror movie, featuring fictional characters without ties to established source material or historical figures that define prior racial identities.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.9
6.0
Critic Ratings
7.6
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