Upgrade

Upgrade

  • Director: Leigh Whannell
  • Countries of origin: United States, Australia
  • Language: English, Dutch
  • Release date: June 1, 2018
  • Runtime: 1h 40min
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Stem
  • "Upgrade" is a science fiction film directed by Australian actor Leigh Whannell, starring Logan Marshall-Green and Harrison Gilbertson . The film was released in the United States on June 1, 2018   .
    The film tells about Gray, who was severely injured and paralyzed because his wife was killed, and desperately wanting revenge. He accepted a machine chip implanted in the experimental artificial intelligence program STEM, which not only restored the mobility of his limbs, but also made himself never trained. The past fighting action has become a story of a professional killer.

    Details

    • Release date June 1, 2018
    • Filming locations Craigeburn, Victoria, Australia
    • Production companies Goalpost Pictures, Automatik Entertainment, Blumhouse Productions

    Box office

    Budget

    $5,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $11,977,130

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $4,670,905

    Gross worldwide

    $16,706,680

    Movie reviews

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    • By August 2022-04-23 07:02:00

      A low-budget sci-fi movie you might have missed because of the name

      This is a sci-fi action movie. It is likely to be missed because of the name that is not too tall. This reminds me of "Three Silly Bollywood", which I haven't watched for a long time before, but also because of the name I missed. , I was amazed when I watched it later. This movie certainly doesn't get to that level, but it's still a good low-budget movie. It is about artificial intelligence and the future society. The subject matter is not new. The film develops according to two lines: one...

    • By Kayley 2022-04-23 07:02:00

      Movies worth watching

      There will be spoilers below. At first watching this film, there is a sense of inconsistency. In some places, the technology is very developed, and in some places, the technology is obviously very low. For example, the video taken by the drone is very blurred, and the drone cannot fire weapons. Stop the violence, and it feels like it's the best thing to do with the kind of technology in the movie. Looking back slowly, it gave me the feeling that it was a black-tech superhero movie in the...

    • By Emmanuel 2022-04-23 07:02:00

      Looking forward to more exciting sequels....

      Most of the movies I have watched at home recently are suspenseful sci-fi genres. Because there are too many good works in the front, this movie is not unique, but it can also make people's eyes shine. I don't know if the sequel can be raised to a new height, how do people get along with a self-aware brain

      To what extent is this intellectual brain ''wisdom''?

      Is the male protagonist its only clone or its only human carrier? I feel that its body should not be...

    • By Everett 2022-04-23 07:02:00

      The super learning ability of artificial intelligence is very hard

      People who have watched the entire series of the four seasons before Black Mirror said that the level of science fiction in this film is very hard. Except the plot design is almost close to the level of Black Mirror, the action is brilliant, the soundtrack is top-notch, and the details of the male protagonist's actions are in place. The only thing that I think can be discussed is how a young smart technology genius is willing to implant a chip by himself? Or it can be explained that...

    • By Ayden 2022-04-23 07:02:00

      A few foreshadowings about the sequel

      I also agree that most of the foreshadowing settings are waiting for the sequel:

      1. The characters who appeared in multiple scenes are almost dead, except for the male protagonist's mother who also knew about the male protagonist's operation It is impossible not to consider getting rid of people with significant influence;

      2. When I think about the hacker's words, it happens that Stem is the only time that Stem sleeps offline during the coding process. It is possible to program...

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    • By Ena 2023-09-13 05:17:07

      and the independent movie world found its Tom...

    • By Jesse 2023-09-02 07:20:31

      ①The dove occupies the magpie's nest, mainly anti-guests, the upper-level history of AI curve ②With the neck as the boundary, the body does its own thing, while cutting you, while asking you if it hurts ③It's so bad for my sneeze, the nano-robots in the droplets are really amazing ④Action The design is clean and neat, stable, accurate, short and...

    • By Frances 2023-08-17 23:51:32

      The male protagonist of the natural school is forced to join the intelligent group; the fighting style has a unique machine style; the world view is also set relatively clearly; there will be many people who combine human and machine in the...

    • By Nico 2023-08-02 17:45:00

      The sci-fi setting is not new. Similar parasitic anti-phagocytosis of the host, whether it is the biological end or the electronic end, has its own familiarity. This film is good at being delicate and small, the robot-style action design is very interesting, and the rest is...

    • By Virginia 2023-07-29 05:05:57

      Writing such a standard assembly-line type film full of ingenuity and design should be a basic requirement for all drama graduates in China,...

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    The film injects stylized stalks into the dystopian science fiction familiar to the audience, low-cost film production and creative narration. "Upgrade" provides a sense of entertainment beyond imagination.  ("Hollywood Reporter" review)
    "Upgrade" has elements common to similar future-oriented and dystopian sci-fi movies that audiences are used to. It uses machinery and artificial intelligence to maintain a physical body that is no...
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    Movie quotes

    • Grey Trace: See, you thought I was a cripple but you didn't know that I'm a ninja.

      Stem: While I am state of the art, I am not a ninja.

    • Stem: It does not make sense that humans deliberately malfunction.

      Grey Trace: Yeah, that's because your memories are filled with ones and zeros, pal, and our memories are filled with every fuck-up we've ever made.

    • Jamie: Sorry, I can't let them win.

      Grey Trace: Who's them?