Upgrade
Directed by Leigh Whannell7.588%88%
Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when the world of Grey, a self-labeled technophobe, is turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant.
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Upgrade Ratings & Reviews
- M08YJuly 17, 2025Upgrade is a solid action sci-fi movie that never overstays its welcome. The premise is simple and the execution surprisingly good. The action is snappy really well put together. This is brought home by a streamlined plot and servicable performances all round. Talent really shines through on movies with such a small budget ($3 Million according to a quick google). Every single penny is on display here, the visuals are all present and correct (even if rather boring) and there is absolutely no garish CGI on display. The fight scenes have a robotic fluidity to them that you rarely see. The 4K bluray is a slight *upgrade* over the 1080p but the film lacks the cinematography to really take advantage of the format. The audio is fine.
- AntooneJune 23, 2025Upgrade remains a sharp, underrated sci-fi thriller in 2025. It brilliantly tackles themes that have become increasingly urgent: human-machine fusion, loss of control over technology, and the autonomy of embedded AI. While current technology hasn’t reached this level of cybernetic integration, the film serves as a stylish and intense warning. Brutal, clever, and slick. Well worth revisiting.
- RyezooFebruary 14, 2025What this film accomplishes on it’s sized budget is incredible. The scope of its world felt gritty, futuristic, and most important real. The action when happening was stylized and intense. I thought the acting beside from our lead left a little to be desired. The ending was good. In all this is solid
- darsanJune 23, 2025"grey's not here anymore. he's in a better place... in his mind, where he wants to be. i've taken over now. a fake world is a lot less painful than the real one." goddamn this was such a wild ride, the action and the visuals are on a different level and the story had me on the edge of my seat, this is definitely one of the most underrated sci-fi films out there.
- JoelMay 25, 2025Are we sure Sam Altman isn’t living out the plot of this movie right now? This absolutely rips, the action is incredible. Top tier cyberpunk vibes in a way that feels way too possible with the current AI advancements.
- Jay Ashley SparksApril 10, 2025An outstanding sci-fi epic! with a low budget this is one of the unsung heroes of 2018 and quite possibily one of the best sci-fi movies of the last 10 years. An outstanding performance from Logan Marshall-Green. I've read that this was a rip on Venom and couldn't disagree more. The perfermances and cinematography work so well under the direction of Leigh Whannell, a story that could well have come out of the mind of Philip K. DIck himself. A great low budget adventure
- pjljrNovember 21, 2024Upgrade is a well-paced story that keeps your attention to the very end, although the end of the story is predictable. It is a cautionary warning to us about the ever outpacing of technology to the human ability to manage and control.
