I Am a Hero vs The Babadook
I Am a Hero has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.5/10 for The Babadook). The Babadook is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 6m. The Babadook is the older of the two (2014 against 2016). Both are drama, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
I Am a Hero
The Babadook| I Am a Hero | The Babadook | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2014 |
| Length | 2h 6m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Horror | Drama, Horror |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Shinsuke Sato | Jennifer Kent |
| Main cast | Masami Nagasawa, Nana Katase, Yo Oizumi, Yoshinori Okada, Kasumi Arimura | Daniel Henshall, Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Barbara West |
Synopsis
I Am a Hero
Hideo Suzuki is a 35-year-old mangaka assistant, whose life seem to be stuck around his exhausting but low-paying job, unfulfilled dreams, strange hallucinations and unsatisfying relationships. He sees himself as a supporting character in his own life, has low self-esteem, resulting in frustration. One day, the world as Hideo knows it is shattered by the presence of a disease that turns people into homicidal maniacs, whose first instinct is to…
The Babadook
A single mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
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