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Upgrade

Not man. Not machine. More.

20187.51h 40m

Overview

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.

Directed by Leigh Whannell
Written by Leigh Whannell
Produced by Kylie du Fresne, Jason Blum, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $17.0M

Top Cast

Logan Marshall-Green

Logan Marshall-Green

Grey Trace

Betty Gabriel

Betty Gabriel

Detective Cortez

Harrison Gilbertson

Harrison Gilbertson

Eron Keen

Melanie Vallejo

Melanie Vallejo

Asha Trace

Benedict Hardie

Benedict Hardie

Fisk

Linda Cropper

Linda Cropper

Pamela

Simon Maiden

Simon Maiden

Stem (voice)

Steve Danielsen

Steve Danielsen

Jeff Handley

Richard Cawthorne

Richard Cawthorne

Serk

Christopher Kirby

Christopher Kirby

Tolan

Themes & Keywords

futureartificial intelligence (a.i.)hackerpolicetechnologycyborgdystopiarevengemurderdronecyberpunktranshumanismbrutalityimplantsurgeryquadriplegicnear futurebody enhancementbody horrorviolencemicroshipandroid horror

About Upgrade

Upgrade is a action, thriller, science fiction film released in 2018 exploring themes of future, artificial intelligence (a.i.), hacker, police, technology, cyborg. Directed by Leigh Whannell, it stars Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson. 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.

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