SummaryAfter his wife is killed during a brutal mugging that also leaves him paralyzed, Grey Trace (Logan Marshall Green) is approached by a billionaire inventor with an experimental cure that will “upgrade” his body. The cure - an Artificial Intelligence implant called STEM - gives Grey physical abilities beyond anything experienced and the ability to ... Read More
Directed By:Leigh Whannell
Written By:Leigh Whannell
Upgrade
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Generally Favorable
67
User score
Generally Favorable
7.7
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
79% Positive
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
21% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Jun 28, 2018
83
The triumph of a film like Upgrade, an unapologetic B-movie, is that it aims low and exceeds expectations.
May 31, 2018
80
A great and grimy little screw-turner of sci-fi schlock, the kind that they truly don’t make anymore, the kind that would make Carpenter and Cameron proud.
User score
Generally Favorable
82% Positive
372 Ratings
372 Ratings
14% Mixed
64 Ratings
64 Ratings
3% Negative
15 Ratings
15 Ratings
Jun 6, 2022
10
Perfect sci-fi action and hidden gem. Original premise, awesome choreography and fights, great acting and some amazing twists. What more could you ask for?
May 7, 2022
10
I mean it's pretty good what can I say I just like it but in a way I don't know why
May 30, 2018
75
Upgrade is a brutish, efficient and well-executed slice of cyberpunk action horror with a silly streak.
May 31, 2018
70
If Upgrade ultimately plays like a genre exercise, it’s certainly a taut, engrossing one.
Jun 8, 2018
63
Upgrade manages to entice and provoke, impress and terrify, if you let it.
Jun 6, 2018
60
The action sequences are electric; they’re grimy, choppy, and strange. But when the characters talk, the film stretches and slows to a banal cautionary tale, almost as if Whannell was making the movie as a homework assignment, having a ton of fun with the aesthetics and the fight scenes, then suddenly remembering he was supposed to incorporate some “themes.”
May 29, 2018
42
As a movie, it’s the cinematic equivalent of paint-by-numbers: competent, attractive even, but take a single step closer and the lines peek through. There’s no need to pay money to go see Upgrade: If you select it on a plane and sleep through 60% of it, you’ve seen it in its entirety.
Nov 21, 2020
10
I loved the plot twist. I got emotional at the end. They are bold to make those scenes, what most people are afraid off.
Nov 27, 2021
6
This film has some good visual effects/CGI and I suppose it did remind me a bit of Blade Runner, in that its a sci-fi thriller film but its certainly not as original or memorable. Thematically speaking. it's about digitisation and manipulation. It is somewhat engrossing and an entertaining watch but it's not what I'd consider a particularly good film. It's ok...good enough as a film but not especially good. I wouldn't go out of your way to see this film as such, no, so I wouldn't recommend it, no.
Mar 26, 2020
6
Entretenida y con conceptos interesantes. Sin embargo, poco innovadora, una actuación poco destacable y una historia predecible. Está bien para pasar el rato, no la volvería a ver.
Sep 15, 2019
6
It's like Venom, but upgraded. This is Leigh Whannell second movie he directed and it's pretty solid. Cheesy and poorly written, but enjoyable with some cool practical deaths. Logan Marshall-Green, in-spite of his uncanny replica to Tom Hardy, was pretty good, especially with his reaction to tense situations made it even more entertaining.
Oct 22, 2020
0
Eh, boring pretentious movie. Could have been a million times better but their target audience was tiktok users so...
Production Company:
- Blumhouse Productions
- Goalpost Pictures
- Automatik Entertainment
- Nervous Tick Productions
- Film Victoria
- Fulcrum Media Finance
- Media Super
Release Date:Jun 1, 2018
Duration:1 h 40 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Not Man. Not Machine. More.
Awards
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
• 7 Nominations
Golden Schmoes Awards
• 3 Nominations
Australian Production Design Guild Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations




























