What is the best movie directed by a YouTuber?

A wave of creators went from uploads to multiplexes, and most of them brought a horror script. Pick the one that earned its theatrical release.

1. 1
   Iron Lung

   Markiplier's self-financed 2026 adaptation of the indie horror game, set in a submarine on a sea of blood.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Talk to Me

   The Philippou brothers' 2023 possession horror, made by the twins behind the RackaRacka channel.
   826pts
3. 3
   Backrooms

   Kane Parsons' 2026 A24 feature built from his found-footage YouTube series about endless yellow rooms.
   565pts
4. 4
   Shelby Oaks

   Film critic Chris Stuckmann's 2025 Kickstarter-funded horror about a sister searching for a missing YouTuber.
   462pts
5. 5
   Lights Out

   David F. Sandberg's 2016 feature expanding the short horror film he first posted online.
   462pts
6. 6
   Eighth Grade

   Bo Burnham's 2018 coming-of-age debut from a director who started as a YouTube musician.
   462pts
7. 7
   Bring Her Back

   The Philippou twins' 2025 follow-up, a grief-soaked horror about two siblings and a foster home.
   462pts
8. 8
   Obsession

   Curry Barker's 2026 horror, made for under $1 million and one of the most profitable films of the year.
   339pts
9. 9
   Smosh: The Movie

   Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla's 2015 comedy about a mission inside YouTube itself.
   339pts

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