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A relentless, nerve-shredding plunge into a desolate world, blending visceral horror with raw human drama and haunting emptiness.
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I Am Legend
A lonely, tense survival story that mixes quiet melancholy with sudden terror, anchored by a powerful solitary performance.
About 2007 film directed by Francis Lawrence
Genres drama, action, horror, post-apocalyptic, vampire
Directed by Francis Lawrence
Written by Akiva Goldsman, Mark Protosevich, Joyce Hooper Corrington
Starring Will Smith, Emma Thompson, Willow Smith, Alice Braga, Mike Patton, Salli Richardson, Dash Mihok, Charlie Tahan
Music James Newton Howard
Runtime 100 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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