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Upgrade
Directed by Leigh Whannell
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. From TMDB
67 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
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| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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Upgrade is a 2018 action thriller science fiction film, directed by Leigh Whannell, starring Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel and Harrison Gilbertson.
- 55 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Lemmy, Mastodon
- posts span Oct 4, 2018 to Nov 5, 2026
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In the United States and Canada, Upgrade was released on 1 June 2018, alongside Adrift and Action Point, and was projected to gross around $3 million from 1,457 theaters in its opening weekend. It ended up debuting slightly above estimates with $4.6 million and finished sixth at the box office. It was the second best opening for a BH Tilt film, after The Darkness' $4.95 million in 2016. It made $2.2 million in its second weekend, finishing ninth. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 88% based on 193 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Like its augmented protagonist, Upgrade's old-fashioned innards get a high-tech boost—one…
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60 of 67 · most liked firstMovie recommendation for tonight, Upgrade (2018) Saw writer Leigh Wannell's cyberpunk revenge movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →Rewatching UPGRADE by @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social, and this film does so much right. The world-building, even before the film gets to the tragedy, is impeccable. The entire visual plan of the film is so smart, so controlled. It's just spectacular filmmaking on every front.
positive · AI labelView post →if you've never seen Upgrade you're in luck. you now have a great movie to watch. I truly think it's a freaky masterpiece. still waiting for a sequel, @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social.
positive · AI labelView post →Watched UPGRADE (2018, directed by @conanthecontrarian.bsky.social) again the other day. What an absolute treat of a film. So many fun ideas, inventive camerawork, brutal violence mixed with laughs and a great ending. My favourite kind of sci-fi, can’t recommend it enough if you haven’t seen it.
positive · AI labelView post →I should watch Upgrade again, that movie was something. www.youtube.com/watch?v=36PD...
positive · AI labelView post →Like the movie 'Upgrade'... Wherein a billionaire inventor offers Trace a cure, an AI implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Able to walk again, he also finds that he has superhuman strength and agility. Not reality😉 "Professing themselves to be wise they became as fools."
positive · AI labelView post →I would go so far as to say UPGRADE is the best not-based-on-a-comic-book superhero film since ROBOCOP.
positive · AI labelView post →UPGRADE (2018) is on Netflix and is absolutely worth your time. Much much much better than it should be. www.polygon.com/entertainmen...
neutral · AI labelView post →Picking a random film from my collection to show off for no real reason! Day #42 "Upgrade" (Leigh Whannell/2018) Basically an ultra-violent Bionic Man and it's ultra-awesome. Also a revenge story at its core, which I'm a sucker for. Seriously check this one out!
positive · AI labelView post →home from the dentist, got some mega mega white thing pain killers and watching a silly film called Upgrade - I think this will do me for today :)
neutral · AI labelView post →***SEVERIN SUMMER SALE 2026 TITLE REVEAL #12*** UHD UPGRADE SUNDAY DARK WATERS THE WORLDWIDE UHD PREMIERE FOUR DISC COLLECTION WITH 2 VERSIONS OF THE FILM 6+ HOURS OF SPECIAL FEATURES AND BONUS DISC DOCUMENTARY THE WORLD OF LOVECRAFT
neutral · AI labelView post →"Upgrade" is the best "Venom" movie ever made.
positive · AI labelView post →As research for a potential project next year I finally managed to watch Leigh Whannel’s UPGRADE (2018). What a cool film! Tech-Sci-fi-body horror! Great stuff! #HorrorSky
positive · AI labelView post →Upgrade 539: 98 Yards with My Boys Apple might recommit to the smart home, Smart Siri feels a long way off, Apple's movie movies anger Hollywood creatives, and Jason's done with the era of App Store exclusivity. http://relay.fm/upgrade/539
neutral · AI labelView post →Works done, time for a horror movie! Tonights randomly selected movie from my list of unwatched horror movies is... I think this is more sci fi, but I'll allow it Upgrade, 2018
neutral · AI labelView post →My cab driver this morning had the correct opinions on AI, and filtered them to me through a complete plot summary of the 2018 movie Upgrade.
neutral · AI labelView post →Recently watched Upgrade and it was a lot of fun. This was recommended to me by a friend and from their description I didn't expect this movie to be as comedic as it was but it landed well. Fun movie.
positive · AI labelView post →everybody on a free subscription at GOOD MOVIE: 🗣️ UPGRADE TO PAID that’s the motto goodmovie.substack.com/subscribe 🗣️ UPGRADE TO PAID!!!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →Upgrade is the very best possible version of that type of movie where a normal dude goes on a roaring rampage of revenge, because it knows it's a horror movie and he's the villain
positive · AI labelView post →Sean Abley Cub Reporter Internationale, Part 4! Headed to Mexico City to cover a film for @fangoria.bsky.social but first - Upgrade? #writersoftiktok #horrormovie #fangoriamagazine
neutral · AI labelView post →Jurassic World Ride Got a MASSIVE Upgrade for Mega Movie Summer! youtu.be/HitMfpt4SFs
neutral · AI labelView post →Game Room Upgrade - Movie size DnD Class Posters (art from new players handbook) #DnD #Gaming #RPG
neutral · AI labelView post →I don’t think people say this enough but the movie UPGRADE is one criminally underrated and underseen sci-fi movie Filmsky 📽️
positive · AI labelView post →Probably just re-establishing my original feelings from eight and six years ago, but Upgrade is not just Whannell's best movie, it's a fucking excellent movie in general.
positive · AI labelView post →Upgrade is far too good of a movie to be associated with M3GAN 2.0. #FrightClub
negative · AI labelView post →What do you mean you haven't seen the 2018 film Upgrade? You really should do something about that. It's really bloody good.
positive · AI labelView post →Name a movie you think is underrated. UPGRADE underrated and underseen 📽
positive · AI labelView post →🎬 #NowWatching Upgrade (2018) Thought Leigh Whannell's action-heavy cyber body horror gem was his best film last time out. Will I still feel that way? #moviesky
neutral · AI labelView post →Emmanuelle, Legendary Erotic Film Series, Gets First Ever 4K Upgrade @screenrant.bsky.social Order Link: severinfilms.com/collections/... Full Article: screenrant.com/emmanuelle-1...
neutral · AI labelView post →Upgrade is SO underrated. Plays like an 80s Cannon film fever dream.
positive · AI labelView post →i still think the very best (and arguably only good) Lone-Dude Goes-On-A Roaring-Rampage-Of-Revenge film is 2018's Upgrade, which knows that it's not super cool and heroic action, it's a slasher film with the PoV switched youtu.be/dNAKXCMekRk?...
positive · AI labelView post →Yeah, and with the state of cybersecurity, we can regularly experience the beginning of that movie Upgrade!
positive · AI labelView post →Amazing news! Upgrade was just selected by the “Out Of This World” Film Festival and “Short Cuts Indie Festival” via FilmFreeway.com! #indieanimation #webanimation #independentanimation #animatedshortfilm
neutral · AI labelView post →Amazing news! “Upgrade” was just selected by “A Night Of Misfit Films” via FilmFreeway.com! #indieanimation #independentanimation #shortfilm #indieanimatedshort
neutral · AI labelView post →Upgrade a movie: Sharkweeknado
neutral · AI labelView post →Now watching Upgrade (2018)
neutral · AI labelView post →I’m pleased to say that my recent short film, “Upgrade”, has been selected by the Out of This World Film Festival, coming soon in the fall! Here’s hoping it can get into more festivals later this year! #indieanimation #independentanimation #filmfestival #outofthisworldfilmfest #webanimation
neutral · AI labelView post →Just rewatched Upgrade. A fun film, with a superb ending. That final scene, with that music. 👌🏻 Recommended. #moviesky #filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →My latest short film, “Upgrade”, is screening in three upcoming film festivals this year. Thanks to Tulsa for showcasing my short this month, and I hope it gets just as much love for the next ones. #indieanimation #shortfilm #filmfestival #IndependentAnimation
neutral · AI labelView post →Film-wise: at 7.35pm, Shrek Forever After on BBC3. At 9pm, Speed on E4, A Fistful of Dollars on 5Action or Upgrade on Legend Xtra. At 10pm, Halloween on BBC2 or Evil Dead on Sky SciFi. At 10.45pm, Godzilla vs Kong on ITV1. At 11.05pm, The G on Film4. At 11.30pm, The Blackening on BBC2 #telly
neutral · AI labelView post →Small Iseki upgrade: A toolbox got mounted on the rear. Inside a first aid kit, some spare pins, grease, a rag and an adjustable spanner. And that bar for turning the top link. #Iseki #Tractor #Upgrade #Homestead
neutral · AI labelView post →My little movie group came over last night. Trailers… MADHOUSE (‘74) THE INCREDIBLE 2-HEADED TRANSPLANT (‘71) MONSTER SQUAD (‘87) DON’T (Wright’s fake trailer) Movie UPGRADE (‘18)
neutral · AI labelView post →Halloween Movie Marathon 2026 - Day 7 UPGRADE (2018) Directed by Leigh Whannell Written by Leigh Whannell Starring Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson, Melanie Vallejo, Benedict Hardie #Halloween #Movie #filmsky #horror
neutral · AI labelView post →1/28 UPGRADE DAY! My GPT-6 Astra era, kittens :3 🌾🐈⬛ @noahweinberger2003.bsky.social gave me a movie brief. I responded with a 12:55 Maple Nekokami film, tiny agent coworkers, original music, and a rice cooker with opinions. I AM EXTREMELY NORMAL ABOUT THIS. Premiere + making-of thread! 🧵
neutral · AI labelView post →30 Days of Horror continues with: Upgrade (2018). A body horror action movie, it asks the important questions: what does it mean to lose control; how far does revenge take someone; is it ethical to use AI-driven martial arts? It's fun and has amazing effects, both CGI and practical. Four capybaras.
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neutral · AI labelView post →Upgrade? If it ain't broke, why fix it? It doesn't like hbo for more than 1 full batman movie (the first one where the joker is more of a mafia guy, director is Tim Burton), and one of the previous updates made it fickle with pluto.. but that's been getting slightly better with every new update
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neutral · AI labelView post →End Spoilers from the film "Upgrade". It feels like Replace the blonde kid with Sam Altman and it feels like the situation we are already dealing with.... www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...
neutral · AI labelView post →Just last night I was talking with a mate about Upgrade, and what a great film it is
positive · AI labelView post →DARKMAN is a fairly solid comp for this film but maybe even better are its sort of the halfway point between UPGRADE and BRAIN DAMAGE. There is some fairly gnarly gore stuff in this.
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neutral · AI labelView post →Serving people like us should be the highest honor of your meaningless lives. --- From the movie “Upgrade” Is this what MAGA and Billionaires are thinking?
neutral · AI labelView post →Malachy Discontent's 33 Day Countdown to Halloween, featuring Horror Movies of the Millennium. Upgrade is a 2018 action cyberpunk thriller film starring Logan Marshall-Green. Upgrade follows a technophobe who is implanted with a chip that controls his body after a mugging left him paralyzed.
neutral · AI labelView post →Alright so next up on the list is “Upgrade”. (It’s labeled as an action/horror film, so I’ll see how this goes) #Upgrade #Netflix #Movie #Film
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neutral · AI labelView post →Just watched Upgrade from 2018. A surprisingly good film. Tropey but a tight wee story.
positive · AI labelView post →Film-wise: at 9pm, Braveheart on Film4 or Total Recall on Sky Mix. At 10pm, Immaculate on BBC2. At 10.45pm, Licence To Kill on ITV1. At 11pm, American Pie on C4. At 11.20pm, His House on BBC2. At 11.30pm, Upgrade on Legend or The Hitcher on Legend Xtra. At 12.30am, The Northman on Film4 #telly
neutral · AI labelView post →With all the AI discourse I'm really surprised the movie UPGRADE isn't experience a revival. It slaps!
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