Upgrade (2018) Horror Thriller Sci-Fi Action Comedy

Rated R | Threatrical Jun 01, 2018 (US) | Genres Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy | Runtime 1h 40m
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Upgrade Plot Synopsis:

Grey's a stay-at-home mechanic, whose wife is Asha. One day, Grey asks Asha to help him return a car to his client. Whilst Grey and Asha's self-driving car malfunctions, it crashes. Grey watches helplessly as Asha bleeds to death next to him. Grey returns home - a widowed quadriplegic, under the care of his mother. His wife''s death and the inability of police to identify their attackers cause him to sink into a depression. After a suicide attempt, he's offered to have high tech chip implanted - enabling him to walk. Though initially hesitant, he's persuaded to have the surgery..


Synopsis / Plot Summary: Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when Grey, a self-identified technophobe, has his world turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant called Stem.

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Upgrade Movie Information:

Type: Movie
Year: 2018 (more 2018 movies)
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 100 minutes /
Genres:  Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action, Comedy
Horror Genres:  Thriller
Horror Subgenres:  Medical, Revenge, Sci-Fi
Directors: Leigh Whannell
Stars: Logan Marshall-Green, Melanie Vallejo, Steve Danielsen, Abby Craden, Harrison Gilbertson … (cast list)
Release Date: Theatrical Release Date Jun 01, 2018
Box Office: $11,977,130
Awards: 3
Nominations: 26

What is Upgrade Streaming On?

Upgrade is Streaming on Netflix
Language: English, Dutch
Country: United States, Australia
Release Dates: Movie Release Dates / Upgrade Release Dates In Theaters: Jun 01, 2018, Netflix: May 16, 2024, Digital HD: Aug 28, 2018, Blu-ray: Aug 28, 2018
Producers: Rosemary Blight, Jason Blum, Bailey Conway, Phillip Dawe, Kylie Du Fresne, Ben Grant, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Charles Layton, Michelle Russell, Couper Samuelson, Beatriz Sequeira, Jeanette Volturno, Leigh Whannell
Musicians: Jed Palmer
Cinematographers: Stefan Duscio
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