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A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.


“Based on a true story.”
Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee who's trying to reconnect with his ex and his young son. Despite coming from two different worlds, an unlikely friendship starts to blossom.

Kevin Hart
Dell Scott

Bryan Cranston
Phillip Lacasse

Nicole Kidman
Yvonne Pendleton

Golshifteh Farahani
Maggie

Aja Naomi King
Latrice

Tate Donovan
Carter Locke

Jahi Di'Allo Winston
Anthony Scott

Genevieve Angelson
Jenny Lacasse

Suzanne Savoy
Charlotte

Julianna Margulies
Lily Foley
The Upside is a comedy, drama film released in 2019 exploring themes of based on true story, remake, class differences, caregiver, man in wheelchair, interracial friendship. Directed by Neil Burger, it stars Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, Nicole Kidman. Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee who's trying to reconnect with his ex and his young son. Despite coming from two different worlds, an unlikely friendship starts to blossom.
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