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Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 78Audiences 79GoodWatch 78
Tomatometer88%
Metascore67
Audience score88%
User score7.8
IMDb7.5
Letterboxd · 319 K ratings3.6/5
Box office
5.7×its budget
- Budget
- $3 M
- Worldwide
- $17 M
Worldwide it earned $14 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 40 min
A typical length for action movies, −8 min on the typical 108
typical 108100Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 35 countries, rent or buy in 49 more
+25Released
2018
May 31, 2018
8 years ago
Genres
ActionThrillerScience FictionLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
Australia
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 41
Logan Marshall-GreenGrey Trace
Betty GabrielDetective Cortez
Harrison GilbertsonEron Keen
Melanie VallejoAsha Trace
Benedict HardieFisk
Linda CropperPamela
Simon MaidenStem (voice)
Steve DanielsenJeff Handley
Richard CawthorneSerk
Christopher KirbyTolan
Abby CradenKara (voice)
Richard AnastasiosWen
Kenny LowPolice Driver
Emily HaveaNurse Henderson
Ming-Zhu HiiDr. Diana Gordon
Stephanie DemkiwTechnician- MJManjot JassalTechnician
- EJEsther JosephTechnician
Sachin JoabDr. Bhatia- MDMatt DavisHomeless Man
Clayton JacobsonManny
Arthur AngelOld Bones Patron
Puven PatherOld Bones Heavy- RKRi-Jie KwokOld Bones Heavy
Directing · 12
- Leigh Whannell Director, Writer, Executive Producer
- Andy Canny Second Unit Director, Editor
- Charmaine Kuhn Additional Third Assistant Director
- Toby Pease First Assistant Director
- Damien M. Grant Second Unit First Assistant Director
- Tom Jecks Third Assistant Director
Production · 41
- Charles Layton Executive Producer
- Jeanette Volturno Executive Producer
- Ben Grant Executive Producer
- Couper Samuelson Executive Producer
- Rosemary Blight Executive Producer
- Jason Blum Producer
Camera · 29
- Stefan Duscio Director of Photography
- Karina Davies Second Assistant Camera
- David Birrell Digital Imaging Technician
- Warwick Field Second Unit Director of Photography
- Andrew Jerram First Assistant Camera
- Steve Wells Dolly Grip
Editing · 9
- Ahmad Halimi Assistant Editor
- Andre Rivas Color Assistant
- Matthew Wigg Assistant Editor, VFX Editor
- Tom Reiser Colorist
- Dwaine Hyde Digital Intermediate Colorist
- Jo Spillane Online Editor
Sound · 31
- Jed Palmer Music Arranger, Musician, Original Music Composer
- P.K. Hooker Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
- Will Files Supervising Sound Editor
- Matt Coffey ADR Mixer
- Brett Pierce Music Editor
- Ryan Cole Supervising Dialogue Editor, ADR Supervisor
Art · 35
- Felicity Abbott Production Design
- Mandi Bialek-Wester Art Direction
- Manuel Caracciolo Art Department Coordinator
- Katie Sharrock Set Decoration
- Scott Geersen Title Designer
- Amanda Grillini Swing
Costume & Make-Up · 22
- Maria Pattison Costume Design
- Dyan Gregoriou Additional Hairstylist
- Edward Yates Prosthetics
- Larry Van Duynhoven Prosthetic Designer
- Chiara Tripodi Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
- Tami Holton Costume Standby
Visual Effects · 47
- Jonathan Dearing Visual Effects Supervisor
- Matt Greig Visual Effects Compositor
- Niki Bern Compositing Supervisor
- Randy Vellacott Digital Compositor
- David Van Dyke Visual Effects Producer
- Maxine Dennett Special Effects Supervisor
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