Netflix viewers discover underrated gem with sci-fi thriller Upgrade, landing it in global top 10. Despite low box office, Upgrade received critical acclaim with 88% ratings from audiences and critics. Success of director Leigh Whannell's other film The Invisible Man may have sparked recognition for Upgrade.
The sci-fi thriller Upgrade finds success on the Netflix charts. Released in 2018, the Leigh Whannell futuristic film chronicles a story wherein technology is an omnipotent force over life. It takes Grey (played by Logan Marshall-Green), a self-declared technophobe, in order to challenge the system, and his own life strategies, through an experimental computer chip implant. In addition to Marshall-Green, Upgrade features a leading cast including Melanie Vallejo, Steve Danielsen, Abby Craden, Harrison Gilbertson, Benedict Hardie, Richard Cawthorne, and Christopher Kirby.
Now, Upgrade has made its way onto the Netflix global top 10. Upgrade came in no. 6 on the charts for the week of May 13 to May 19, with 2.9 million views.
The sci-fi thriller Upgrade finds success on the Netflix charts. Released in 2018, the Leigh Whannell futuristic film chronicles a story wherein technology is an omnipotent force over life. It takes Grey (played by Logan Marshall-Green), a self-declared technophobe, in order to challenge the system, and his own life strategies, through an experimental computer chip implant. In addition to Marshall-Green, Upgrade features a leading cast including Melanie Vallejo, Steve Danielsen, Abby Craden, Harrison Gilbertson, Benedict Hardie, Richard Cawthorne, and Christopher Kirby.
Now, Upgrade has made its way onto the Netflix global top 10. Upgrade came in no. 6 on the charts for the week of May 13 to May 19, with 2.9 million views.
- 5/22/2024
- by Hannah Gearan
- ScreenRant
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