Next vs Upgrade
Upgrade has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.1/10 for Next). Next is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 40m. Next is the older of the two (2007 against 2018). Both are action, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Next
Upgrade| Next | Upgrade | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 36m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Action, Science Fiction, Thriller | Action, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Lee Tamahori | Leigh Whannell |
| Main cast | Jim Beaver, Tory Kittles, Jessica Biel, Nicolas Cage, Thomas Kretschmann | Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson, Ming-Zhu Hii, Simon Maiden, Logan Marshall-Green |
Synopsis
Next
Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him: he can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underwent as a child and the interest of the government and medical establishment in his power, he lies low under an assumed name in Vegas, performing cheap tricks and living off small-time gambling "winnings." But when a terrorist group threatens to detonate a nuclear device in Los Angeles, government…
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.