Upgrade fingerprintRelentless energy, striking style, light on feelings.
Pulse-pounding and breakneck
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Technology, the future, and crime
Standout direction
Standout cinematography, editing, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Pulse-pounding and breakneck
Fast from start to finish.
Upgrade is pulse-pounding, breakneck, and brutally violent.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some dark humor.
Technology, the future, and crime
Its world is built around technology, the future, and crime.
Standout cinematography, editing, and visual style
A distinctive visual signature.
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and visual style stand out.
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Upgrade is included with a subscription to Netflix in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78/100 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, and Metacritic 67). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 40 min
Upgrade runs 1 h 40 min.
Yes. Critics average 78 and audiences 80 out of 100, so both groups see Upgrade much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $3 million to make and earned $17 million worldwide, 5.7 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Australia, United States.
+88GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Upgrade in 102 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 147 storytelling tropes for Upgrade, including Shout-Out, Obfuscating Disability, Close on Title.
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