I Am Legend (2008)
I Am Legend
”In a post-apocalyptic world, a lone survivor in New York City fights to find a cure for a deadly plague.”
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Inspired by Richard Matheson's homonymous book, 'I Am Legend' might be the most desolate setting of an epidemic. Here, director Francis Lawrence (from 'The Hunger Games') puts Will Smith's character as the only survivor of a collapsed world -- besides, of course, his companion dog. The rest of the people in the world were infected, turning them into a kind of zombie. As said, it is the most devastating version possible for a viral infection scenario. But the emotion with some scenes, Will Smith's remarkable performance and the comforting ending can serve as good entertainment.
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Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure in this post-apocalyptic action thriller.
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