Phoenix Forgotten
Recovered footage turns a twentieth-anniversary search for three vanished teenagers into a claustrophobic desert encounter with alien terror.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- paranoid
- foreboding
- late night horror viewing
- found footage marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the found-footage alien mystery familiar and uneven, with limited tension despite an intriguing premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The twentieth-anniversary discovery of unseen footage frames the recovered record of the teens' final expedition.
The premise combines anniversary revelations, missing-person investigation, and purported expedition footage.
Three teens enter the desert outside Phoenix to document strange local events linked to an alien incident.
The narrative promises the truth behind three teens who disappear during a night expedition.
Films like Phoenix Forgotten, and why
The Blair Witch Project
shared found-footage horror, adolescent protagonists, and extraterrestrial mystery
The Fourth Kind
shared pseudo-documentary structure, alien conspiracy, and escalating dread
The Phoenix Incident
shared desert setting, missing-person mystery, and science fiction horror atmosphere
Cloverfield
shared found-footage presentation, youthful expedition, and supernatural uncertainty
Movie Details
- Director
- Justin Barber
- Release Date
- 2017-04-21
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (371)
Cast
- Florence Hartigan
- Luke Spencer Roberts
- Chelsea Lopez
- Justin Matthews
- Clint Jordan
- Cyd Strittmatter
- Roberto Medina
- Jeanine Jackson
- David Carrera
- Matt Biedel
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Phoenix Forgotten about?
- Recovered footage turns a twentieth-anniversary search for three vanished teenagers into a claustrophobic desert encounter with alien terror.
- What is Phoenix Forgotten like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Phoenix Forgotten as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Phoenix Forgotten violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Phoenix Forgotten as mild.
- What did critics think of Phoenix Forgotten?
- Critics generally found the found-footage alien mystery familiar and uneven, with limited tension despite an intriguing premise.
- Which films are like Phoenix Forgotten?
- Films with a similar feel include The Blair Witch Project, The Fourth Kind, The Phoenix Incident, and Cloverfield.
- How long is Phoenix Forgotten?
- Phoenix Forgotten runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch Phoenix Forgotten?
- In United States, Phoenix Forgotten is available to rent or buy from Fandango At Home, Apple TV Store.
