Gamer vs Upgrade
Upgrade has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 5.7/10 for Gamer). Gamer is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 40m. Gamer is the older of the two (2009 against 2018). Both are action, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Gamer
Upgrade| Gamer | Upgrade | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Action, Science Fiction, Thriller | Action, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine | Leigh Whannell |
| Main cast | Michael C. Hall, James Roday Rodriguez, Terry Crews, Logan Lerman, John Leguizamo | Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson, Ming-Zhu Hii, Simon Maiden, Logan Marshall-Green |
Synopsis
Gamer
Mind-control technology has taken society by a storm, a multiplayer on-line game called "Slayers" allows players to control human prisoners in mass-scale. Simon controls Kable, the online champion of the game. Kable's ultimate challenge becomes regaining his identity and independence by defeating the game's mastermind.
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.