The Terminator1984
AI horror with the same practical effects and relentless pace.
Overall9.1
Fear5.0
Atmos8.0
Gore6.0
artificial-intelligence
Upgrade
2018 · R · 1h 40m
Not man. Not machine. More.
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.
Plot summary via TMDB
Release & where to watch
- In theaters
- June 1, 2018
- Home release
- January 1, 2019
Curator Score
Based on 1 curator rating · How we score
Leans into atmosphere and intensity.
Age suitability
Upgrade is rated R. Watch Darkly does not assign its own age rating. It scored 1.0/10 for fear and 7.0/10 for gore, and carries no content warnings.
7.8Overall
Fear1.0
Gore7.0
Atmosphere8.0
Intensity8.0
Genres
science-fictionhorroractionthriller
Tags
Subgenre
artificial-intelligencebody-horror
Tone
bleaktwistdystopiantragicgriefcharacter-drivenfast-paced
Setting
urban
Production
practical-effects
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Details
Budget$3M
Box office$17M
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Starring
Logan Marshall-Green as Grey Trace · Betty Gabriel as Detective Cortez · Harrison Gilbertson as Eron Keen · Melanie Vallejo as Asha Trace · Benedict Hardie as Fisk · Linda Cropper as Pamela · Simon Maiden as Stem (voice) · Steve Danielsen as Jeff Handley
Production
Automatik Entertainment, BH Tilt, Blumhouse Productions, Film Victoria, Fulcrum Media Finance, Goalpost Pictures, Nervous Tick Productions
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