Upgrade

"Not man. Not machine. More."

2018 1h 40m EN

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 5,301

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Synopsis

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A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility — skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life.

“Not man. Not machine. More.”

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Cast

Logan Marshall-Green
Grey Trace
Betty Gabriel
Detective Cortez
Harrison Gilbertson
Eron Keen
Melanie Vallejo
Asha Trace
Benedict Hardie
Fisk
Linda Cropper
Pamela
Simon Maiden
Stem (voice)
Steve Danielsen
Jeff Handley

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Leigh Whannell
Writers: Leigh Whannell
Languages: English
Countries: Australia, United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 5.7× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Australia, United States of America.

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5 / 8

CAST

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355+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Leigh Whannell, shot by Stefan Duscio. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jed Palmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Andy Canny shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Leigh Whannell directs. Stefan Duscio behind the camera. Jed Palmer scores. Andy Canny cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Australia, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 5.7× over at the box office.
3Released 8 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: Australia, United States of America.
5355+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Leigh Whannell, shot by Stefan Duscio. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Jed Palmer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Andy Canny shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Logan Marshall-Green and Betty Gabriel and Harrison Gilbertson carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Not man. Not machine. More.".
11IMDB entry: tt6499752 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 23 themes, including "future", "artificial intelligence (a.i.)", "hacker", "police".
13Released under 16 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Stefan Duscio
Original score: Jed Palmer
Editing: Andy Canny
Production design: Felicity Abbott
Costume design: Maria Pattison
Makeup / hair: Leah Meurer
VFX supervisor: Jonathan Dearing
Sound: Joel Dougherty
Stunt coordinator: Chris Anderson
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.78:1 (16:9)
Status: Released
Budget: $3,000,000
Box office: $16,976,561
Return: 566% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Upgrade (2018)

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Gimly2018-10-04
★ 8/10
We... Are Stenom... Based on the trailer alone, I was pretty sure Upgrade was gonna be a movie I enjoy. But after those last couple of minutes? Now? I'm pretty sure this is gonna be my favourite movie of the year. Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite.
ausher82018-10-27
★ 7/10
Low budget, but well done sci-fi. It's not overly cerebral; there's a consistent amount of action throughout. Worth a watch.
Repo Jack2020-10-21
★ 8/10
Upgrade is Blumhouse's first entry into science fiction and it is outstanding. Disturbing twists, fast-paced action (on speed), cool sci-fi technology, and an outstanding performance by Logan Marshall-Green, the unlucky visitor on Prometheus and in The Invitation.