Air vs Upgrade
Upgrade has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 4.9/10 for Air). Air is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 1h 40m. Air is the older of the two (2015 against 2018). Both are science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Air
Upgrade| Air | Upgrade | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.9/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Science Fiction, Thriller | Action, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christian Cantamessa | Leigh Whannell |
| Main cast | Norman Reedus, Michael Hogan, Djimon Hounsou, Sandrine Holt, Peter Benson | Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson, Ming-Zhu Hii, Simon Maiden, Logan Marshall-Green |
Synopsis
Air
In the near future, breathable air is nonexistent. Virtually all of humanity has disappeared, and those chosen to reestablish society reside in a controlled state of suspended animation. Two engineers tasked with guarding the last hope for mankind struggle to preserve their own sanity and lives while administering to the vital task at hand.
Upgrade
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.