Cypher vs Upgrade
Upgrade has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.6/10 for Cypher). Cypher is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 40m. Cypher is the older of the two (2002 against 2018). Both are science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cypher
Upgrade| Cypher | Upgrade | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Science Fiction, Thriller | Action, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Vincenzo Natali | Leigh Whannell |
| Main cast | Lucy Liu, Boyd Banks, Nigel Bennett, Jeremy Northam, Roberta Angelica | Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson, Ming-Zhu Hii, Simon Maiden, Logan Marshall-Green |
Synopsis
Cypher
An unsuspecting, disenchanted man finds himself working as a spy in the dangerous, high-stakes world of corporate espionage. Quickly getting way over-his-head, he teams up with a mysterious femme fatale.
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.