A solitary scientist navigates a desolate, infected city, desperately seeking human connection amidst constant peril.
Suspenseful and bleak. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
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It stays inside its PG-13, with real scares and several jump scares.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated PG-13.
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Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
Blade Runner (1982)Melancholy · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA gritty, atmospheric Los Angeles detective hunts artificial humans while confronting his own melancholy existence.
Room (2015)Tense · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA mother and son escape their grim captivity, facing a bittersweet and suspenseful world for the very first time.
Fight Club (1999)Gritty · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally devastatingAn insomniac and a soap salesman unleash primal aggression, igniting a darkly comic, surreal spiral toward oblivion.
Shutter Island (2010)Suspenseful · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA marshal's investigation into a missing patient unravels amidst chilling visions and a pervasive sense of dread.
Interstellar (2014)Epic · full attention · emotionally devastating · measuredExplorers traverse a wormhole, confronting vast distances and the melancholy of a dying Earth.
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA brilliant, imprisoned psychopath offers chilling insights into a serial killer's mind, if a young agent dares to listen.
The Prestige (2006)Suspenseful · full attention · strong violence · emotionally devastatingTwo rival magicians engage in a cerebral and darkly-comic battle of obsession with deadly consequences.
Prisoners (2013)Suspenseful · light gore · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA father's desperate search for his missing daughter descends into a bleak, gritty, and atmospheric nightmare.I Am Legend is on our Scary, not gory; Zombies; Survival; Dystopias; and Disasters lists.
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