Best Movies like I Am Legend (2007)

The Omega Man, like I Am Legend, centers on a single immune survivor in a city ravaged by a man-made virus, exploring the psychological impact of isolation and the consequences of humanity's scientific hubris in a post-apocalyptic world.

Due to an experimental vaccine, Dr. Robert Neville is the only human survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. Besides him, only a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people remain; sensitive to light, and homicidally psychotic. The Omega Man is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 38m runtime, released in 1971 with an average rating of 6.2 by 625 people. The movie made an estimated total of $8,720,000 in the box office.

The Last Man on Earth presents the viewpoint of a lone survivor navigating a devastated society after a catastrophic epidemic, mirroring I Am Legend's premise and its protagonist's struggle for survival amid overwhelming loneliness.

When a disease turns all of humanity into the living dead, the last man on earth becomes a reluctant vampire hunter. The Last Man on Earth is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 27m runtime, released in 1964 with an average rating of 6.6 by 490 people.

Children of Men shares a dystopian backdrop where a global crisis has drastically diminished humanity, exploring themes of social breakdown, hope, and the burden carried by those left to confront an altered world.

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind. Children of Men is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 49m runtime, released in 2006 with an average rating of 7.6 by 7,987 people. The movie made an estimated total of $70,595,464 in the box office.

28 Days Later follows the aftermath of a viral outbreak and the struggle to survive in an abandoned, dangerous urban landscape, connecting directly to the viral disaster and survival elements central to I Am Legend.

Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain. 28 Days Later is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 53m runtime, released in 2002 with an average rating of 7.2 by 8,681 people. The movie made an estimated total of $82,784,517 in the box office.

Stake Land places its characters in a world devastated by a widespread epidemic, focusing on the physical and psychological trials faced by survivors in a hazardous post-apocalyptic environment.

Martin was a normal teenage boy before the country collapsed in an empty pit of economic and political disaster. A vampire epidemic has swept across what is left of the nation's abandoned towns and cities, and it's up to Mister, a death dealing, rogue vampire hunter, to get Martin safely north to Canada, the continent's New Eden. Stake Land is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 38m runtime, released in 2010 with an average rating of 6.2 by 885 people. The movie made an estimated total of $33,245 in the box office.

The Road depicts an intimate journey of survival across a barren, depopulated landscape, echoing I Am Legend’s focus on desperation, persistence, and the human response to profound loss.

A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones and, when the snow falls, it is gray. Their destination is the warmer south, although they don't know what, if anything, awaits them there. The Road is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 51m runtime, released in 2009 with an average rating of 7.0 by 4,351 people. The movie made an estimated total of $27,635,305 in the box office.

A Quiet Place similarly explores an altered society where survivors must adapt to a hostile environment after a catastrophic event, examining the lengths to which they will go to protect themselves and their loved ones.

A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound. A Quiet Place is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 31m runtime, released in 2018 with an average rating of 7.4 by 15,544 people. The movie made an estimated total of $340,955,294 in the box office.

Snowpiercer offers a vision of humanity’s remnants in the wake of environmental disaster, delving into societal collapse, individual perseverance, and adaptation to extreme conditions, resonant with I Am Legend’s post-apocalyptic scenario.

In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer; a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine. Snowpiercer is a movie from South Korea in Korean, with a total 2h 7m runtime, released in 2013 with an average rating of 6.9 by 10,549 people. The movie made an estimated total of $86,758,912 in the box office.

The Book of Eli tracks a lone wanderer traveling through a devastated world, sharing I Am Legend’s themes of faith, resilience, and survival amid the ruins of civilization.

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. The Book of Eli is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 58m runtime, released in 2010 with an average rating of 6.8 by 6,793 people. The movie made an estimated total of $157,107,755 in the box office.

Carriers deals directly with the aftermath of a deadly, fast-spreading contagion, centering on the challenges and ethical dilemmas facing survivors in the wake of civilization’s collapse.

A deadly virus has spread across the globe. Contagion is everywhere, no one is safe, and no one can be trusted. Four friends race through the back roads of the American West on their way to a secluded utopian beach in the Gulf of Mexico where they could peacefully wait out the pandemic. Their plans take a grim turn when their car breaks down on an isolated road starting a chain of events that will seal their fates. Carriers is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 24m runtime, released in 2009 with an average rating of 6.1 by 1,512 people. The movie made an estimated total of $5,805,279 in the box office.

The Girl with All the Gifts explores the effects of a humanity-altering infection, presenting a world transformed by a mysterious virus and focusing on the personal and societal adaptation necessary for survival.

In the future, a strange fungus has changed nearly everyone into thoughtless, flesh-eating monsters. When a scientist and a teacher find a girl who seems to be immune to the fungus, they all begin a journey to save humanity. The Girl with All the Gifts is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 51m runtime, released in 2016 with an average rating of 6.6 by 2,198 people.

Threads uses its depiction of a destroyed society struggling to exist after disaster to explore the emotional and physical aftermath of world-changing events, closely aligning with I Am Legend’s apocalyptic themes.

Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization. Threads is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 57m runtime, released in 1984 with an average rating of 7.6 by 425 people.

Extinction follows characters navigating a world upended by disaster and infection, delving into themes of coping with loss, isolation, and persistent threats in a devastated society.

And suddenly, overnight, the world came to a halt. Two men, two survivors, one kid, and hatred that separates them. A place forgotten by everyone, including the creatures that inhabit the Earth... until now. Extinction is a movie from Spain in English, with a total 1h 50m runtime, released in 2015 with an average rating of 6.3 by 784 people. The movie made an estimated total of $2,350,695 in the box office.

The Divide shows survival within a confined group after calamity strikes, focusing on post-apocalyptic human behavior, breakdown of social norms, and the stresses of an altered world akin to that in I Am Legend.

Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic. The Divide is a movie from Canada in English, with a total 2h 2m runtime, released in 2012 with an average rating of 5.9 by 763 people. The movie made an estimated total of $156,362 in the box office.

World War Z investigates the spread of a lethal epidemic and global attempts to curb its devastation, paralleling I Am Legend’s interest in viral pandemics, survival, and the search for hope amid widespread collapse.

Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls. World War Z is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 56m runtime, released in 2013 with an average rating of 6.8 by 16,809 people. The movie made an estimated total of $531,865,000 in the box office.

The Crazies also features a community upended by a dangerous infection, illustrating how a deadly outbreak can alter individual fates and reshape the world’s structure, much like the viral disaster in I Am Legend.

Four friends find themselves trapped in their small hometown after they discover their friends and neighbors going quickly and horrifically insane. The Crazies is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 41m runtime, released in 2010 with an average rating of 6.3 by 2,323 people. The movie made an estimated total of $54,956,140 in the box office.

Monsters envisions a landscape radically transformed by disaster, where survivors must negotiate danger and adapt to foreign threats, exploring parallel ideas of survival in a world dramatically changed by non-human forces.

Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear and half of Mexico was quarantined as an infected zone. Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain "the creatures," while a journalist agrees to escort a shaken tourist through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the U.S. border. Monsters is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 34m runtime, released in 2010 with an average rating of 6.2 by 1,807 people. The movie made an estimated total of $5,639,730 in the box office.

Light of My Life examines the relationship between survivors after a world-altering disease has decimated the population, touching on themes of protection, adaptation, and moral complexity in the aftermath of catastrophe.

Parent and child journey through the outskirts of society a decade after a pandemic has wiped out half the world's population. As a father struggles to protect his child, their bond—and the character of humanity—is tested. Light of My Life is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 59m runtime, released in 2019 with an average rating of 6.5 by 593 people.

The Returned presents the challenges faced by survivors dealing with the aftermath of a widespread event, focusing on altered societal dynamics and the enduring impact of mass trauma.

The lives of the residents of a small French town are changed when thousands of the recently dead inexplicably come back to life and try to integrate themselves into society that has changed for them. The Returned is a movie from France in French, with a total 1h 42m runtime, released in 2004 with an average rating of 5.5 by 125 people.

Blindness follows the breakdown and challenges of society after a sudden, uncontrollable condition drastically alters the population, highlighting the fragility of civilization in extreme crisis.

When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine. Blindness is a movie from Canada in English, with a total 2h 1m runtime, released in 2008 with an average rating of 6.5 by 1,402 people. The movie made an estimated total of $19,844,979 in the box office.

Cargo confronts life after a severe outbreak, emphasizing isolation and the responsibilities of survivors as they adapt to an unfamiliar, dangerous world, akin to the central themes in I Am Legend.

After being infected in the wake of a violent pandemic and with only 48 hours to live, a father struggles to find a new home for his baby daughter. Cargo is a movie from Australia in English, with a total 1h 45m runtime, released in 2017 with an average rating of 6.4 by 1,884 people. The movie made an estimated total of $56,385 in the box office.

Z for Zachariah depicts the psychological complexities and interpersonal tensions among a handful of survivors in an inexorably changed environment, connecting to I Am Legend’s exploration of loneliness and adaptation.

In the wake of a nuclear war, a young woman survives on her own, fearing she may actually be the proverbial last woman on earth, until she discovers the most astonishing sight of her life: another human being. A distraught scientist, he’s nearly been driven mad by radiation exposure and his desperate search for others. A fragile, imperative strand of trust connects them. But when a stranger enters the valley, their precarious bond begins to unravel. Z for Zachariah is a movie from Iceland in English, with a total 1h 37m runtime, released in 2015 with an average rating of 5.7 by 1,012 people. The movie made an estimated total of $121,461 in the box office.

Into the Forest examines how individuals cope and adapt in the wake of societal collapse caused by pervasive catastrophe, thematically aligned with I Am Legend in its focus on surviving in an uncertain future.

In the not too distant future, two young women who live in a remote ancient forest discover the world around them is on the brink of an apocalypse. Informed only by rumor, they fight intruders, disease, loneliness & starvation. Into the Forest is a movie from Canada in English, with a total 1h 41m runtime, released in 2016 with an average rating of 5.8 by 728 people. The movie made an estimated total of $9,995 in the box office.

Patient Zero explores the search for answers and personal resilience in a society transformed by a viral outbreak, engaging with familiar motifs of contagion, immunity, and survival.

After an unprecedented global pandemic has turned the majority of humankind into violent infected beings, Morgan, a man gifted with the ability to speak the infected's new language, leads the last survivors on a hunt for patient zero and a cure. Patient Zero is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 27m runtime, released in 2018 with an average rating of 5.3 by 410 people.

Mad Max illustrates a world devastated by a global calamity, tracking survivors as they fight for existence amid lawlessness and ruin, which reflects the survival-oriented dystopian vision of I Am Legend.

In the ravaged near-future, a savage motorcycle gang rules the road. Terrorizing innocent civilians while tearing up the streets, the ruthless gang laughs in the face of a police force hell-bent on stopping them. Mad Max is a movie from Australia in English, with a total 1h 31m runtime, released in 1979 with an average rating of 6.7 by 5,027 people. The movie made an estimated total of $100,000,000 in the box office.

Day of the Dead considers the end of civilization following a catastrophic infection, showcasing survivors’ struggle with isolation, fear, and the collapse of social structure in ways reminiscent of I Am Legend.

As the world is overrun by zombies, scientists and military personnel in an underground Florida bunker must decide on how they should deal with the undead. Day of the Dead is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 41m runtime, released in 1985 with an average rating of 7.0 by 1,417 people. The movie made an estimated total of $34,000,000 in the box office.

The Survivalist portrays the daily struggles of individuals living in a society undone by widespread disaster, offering a close-up look at adversity and moral ambiguity in a harsh, post-collapse world.

In a time of starvation, a survivalist lives off a small plot of land hidden deep in forest. When two women seeking food and shelter discover his farm, he finds his existence threatened. The Survivalist is a movie from Ireland in English, with a total 1h 44m runtime, released in 2015 with an average rating of 6.2 by 392 people.

Maggie addresses infection’s toll on survivors and their relationships, examining the emotional struggles and survival instincts heightened by a world radically changed by disease.

There's a deadly zombie epidemic threatening humanity, but Wade, a small-town farmer and family man, refuses to accept defeat even when his daughter Maggie becomes infected. As Maggie's condition worsens and the authorities seek to eradicate those with the virus, Wade is pushed to the limits in an effort to protect her. Joely Richardson co-stars in this post-apocalyptic thriller. Maggie is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 35m runtime, released in 2015 with an average rating of 5.4 by 1,690 people. The movie made an estimated total of $187,112 in the box office.

These Final Hours looks at how ordinary people react and adapt as a disastrous event brings about the world’s end, mirroring I Am Legend’s exploration of character resilience and choices in apocalyptic scenarios.

With the end of the world only hours away, self-absorbed James heads to the ultimate party-to-end-all-parties. On his way there, he saves the life of a young girl named Rose who is searching desperately for her missing father. This simple act sets James on a path to redemption. These Final Hours is a movie from Australia in English, with a total 1h 27m runtime, released in 2014 with an average rating of 6.5 by 625 people. The movie made an estimated total of $360,000 in the box office.

Pandemic depicts a society undone by an uncontrollable infectious outbreak, focusing on the daily reality and ethical dilemmas confronting survivors, paralleling I Am Legend’s depiction of a viral apocalypse.

After a virus of epic proportions overwhelms the planet—with more infected than uninfected—humanity is losing its grip on survival and its only hope is finding a cure and keeping the infected contained. Lauren, a doctor, arrives in Los Angeles with her crack team to lead the hunt for uncontaminated civilian survivors, but nothing can prepare them for the blood-soaked mayhem they witness as they head into the Californian streets where everything is considered a trap. Pandemic is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 31m runtime, released in 2016 with an average rating of 5.1 by 383 people.

Love and Monsters grounds its narrative in a society upended by catastrophic events and the extraordinary adaptation required for survival, aligning with I Am Legend’s balance of personal journey and external threats.

Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to survive. But after reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, Joel decides to venture out to reunite with her, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way. Love and Monsters is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 49m runtime, released in 2020 with an average rating of 7.3 by 4,524 people. The movie made an estimated total of $1,122,066 in the box office.

The Road Warrior revisits the struggle for survival following the collapse of civilization, featuring a backdrop of an unrecognizable world and characters negotiating new, perilous norms.

Two boxers, from opposing worlds become unlikely friends on their journey to becoming World Champions. The only thing standing in their way is each other. The Road Warrior is a movie from South Africa in English, with a total 29m runtime, released in 2013 with an average rating of 5.0 by 2 people.

It Comes at Night observes the fragility of trust and family in a dangerous, disease-ravaged reality, sharing I Am Legend’s interest in the psychological cost of enduring an altered, threatening world.

Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, a man has established a tenuous domestic order with his wife and son, but this will soon be put to test when a desperate young family arrives seeking refuge. It Comes at Night is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 31m runtime, released in 2017 with an average rating of 5.9 by 2,660 people. The movie made an estimated total of $19,280,931 in the box office.

Dawn of the Dead explores humanity’s fight to survive in a world overtaken by catastrophic infection, focusing on the breakdown of society and challenges inherent to a post-outbreak existence.

A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies. Dawn of the Dead is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 41m runtime, released in 2004 with an average rating of 7.1 by 4,604 people. The movie made an estimated total of $102,278,712 in the box office.

Perfect Sense investigates how a sudden, inexplicable epidemic shapes personal and collective futures, considering the emotional and practical consequences of such profound, world-shifting disaster.

In Glasgow, Scotland, while a mysterious pandemic begins to spread around the world, Susan, a brilliant epidemiologist, falls in love with Michael, a skillful cook. Perfect Sense is a movie from United Kingdom in English, with a total 1h 33m runtime, released in 2011 with an average rating of 6.9 by 1,271 people. The movie made an estimated total of $138,868 in the box office.

Time of the Wolf presents the confrontation with a fundamentally transformed world after a devastating event, highlighting family dynamics and adaptation to new realities in line with I Am Legend’s themes.

A middle-class family flees an unspecified disaster that has struck the city and takes refuge in their country home. They think this will allow them to escape the chaos, but they soon realize that getting away won’t be so easy. Time of the Wolf is a movie from France in French, with a total 1h 53m runtime, released in 2003 with an average rating of 6.1 by 214 people. The movie made an estimated total of $499,149 in the box office.

The Silence explores survival strategies in a society threatened by a new and lethal peril, focusing on adaptation, perseverance, and maintaining hope amidst rapidly changing circumstances.

With the world under attack by deadly creatures who hunt by sound, a teen and her family seek refuge outside the city and encounter a mysterious cult. The Silence is a movie from United States of America in English, with a total 1h 31m runtime, released in 2019 with an average rating of 6.0 by 1,719 people. The movie made an estimated total of $2,325,977 in the box office.

The Night Eats the World follows a protagonist grappling with isolation and the daily reality of surviving alone in a deserted, disaster-stricken urban environment, paralleling the solitary struggle found in I Am Legend.

After waking up to find himself all alone in an apartment where a massive party was being held the night before, Sam is immediately forced to face a terrifying reality: the living dead have invaded the streets of Paris. The Night Eats the World is a movie from France in French, with a total 1h 34m runtime, released in 2018 with an average rating of 6.0 by 819 people. The movie made an estimated total of $95,208 in the box office.