Chain Reaction vs Upgrade
Upgrade has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 5.8/10 for Chain Reaction). Upgrade is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 47m. Chain Reaction is the older of the two (1996 against 2018). Both are action, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Chain Reaction
Upgrade| Chain Reaction | Upgrade | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.8/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Action, Science Fiction, Thriller | Action, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Andrew Davis | Leigh Whannell |
| Main cast | Kevin Dunn, Brian Cox, Fred Ward, Keanu Reeves, Chelcie Ross | Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson, Ming-Zhu Hii, Simon Maiden, Logan Marshall-Green |
Synopsis
Chain Reaction
At the University of Chicago, a research team that includes brilliant student machinist Eddie Kasalivich experiences a breakthrough: a stable form of fusion that may lead to a waste-free energy source. However, a private company wants to exploit the technology, so Kasalivich and physicist Dr. Lily Sinclair are framed for murder, and the fusion device is stolen. On the run from the FBI, they must recover the technology and exonerate themselves.
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.
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