I Am a Hero(2016)
2016 · Shinsuke Sato · 126 min
A man witnesses a fatal traffic accident on his way home from work, and the victim is clearly killed on impact. A moment later, when the corpse stands up and walks away, it could be a hallucination or something far more extraordinary.
Action · Horror · Drama
7.5524 votes
TMDB score
4/5
Intensity
4/5
Gore
3/5
Stays with you
How I Am a Hero scares
I Am a Hero spends a long stretch in quiet, anxious buildup before tipping into full chaos, following an ordinary, panicky guy as the world around him quietly falls apart. The zombie threat here is fast, physical, and often darkly funny in how gruesome and over-the-top it gets, with some seriously nasty creature designs. It leans more into gross, wild action-horror spectacle than deep dread, though there's real tension in watching someone so unprepared try to survive. Good for fans of zombie carnage who want a mix of practical dread, body horror, and manga-style exaggeration rather than a slow psychological creep.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, I Am a Hero rates psychological 3/5, visceral 4/5, gore 4/5, lingering effect 3/5, and overall intensity 4/5.
- Psychological: 3 of 5
- Visceral: 4 of 5
- Gore: 4 of 5
- Lingering: 3 of 5
- Intensity: 4 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 30 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 30 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 45 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
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A slow, anxious build through everyday life that suddenly erupts into chaos, then keeps swinging between frantic action and tense lulls before a huge final push.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5, 3.
How scary is I Am a Hero?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, I Am a Hero rates 4/5 — one of the more punishing watches in the catalog, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. It works on both fronts, unsettling the mind while going for the body. Expect it to be heavy on gore and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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