The Happening vs Upgrade
Upgrade has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 5.4/10 for The Happening). The Happening is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 40m. The Happening is the older of the two (2008 against 2018). Both are science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Happening
Upgrade| The Happening | Upgrade | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.4/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Science Fiction, Thriller | Action, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | M. Night Shyamalan | Leigh Whannell |
| Main cast | Kristen Connolly, Jeremy Strong, Alan Ruck, Robert Bailey Jr., John Leguizamo | Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson, Ming-Zhu Hii, Simon Maiden, Logan Marshall-Green |
Synopsis
The Happening
When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic military bio weapon -- or something even more sinister?
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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