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Upgrade (2018)

Directed by Leigh Whannell · Cinematography by Stefan Duscio

R100 min53 frames

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Stills, screencaps & shots from Upgrade

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Upgrade (2018) movie still: wide — A sterile medical room features dark blue walls and a large window with white curtains. A patient lies in a…Upgrade (2018) movie still: medium — A dark space features a wide backlit screen with vertical slats emitting an amber glow. A young man with blonde…Upgrade (2018) movie still: wide — A narrow stairwell with high concrete walls runs upward toward a line of overhead lights. A man and a woman walk…Upgrade (2018) movie still: wide — A dark modern room features stone walls and multiple minimalist light fixtures in the background. A man sits in a…Upgrade (2018) movie still: wide — A concrete stairwell features ribbed walls and a steep upward flight of steps. A solitary figure stands at the…Upgrade (2018) movie still: establishing — A vast night aerial view of a sprawling city with a prominent river bridge. The horizon glows with…Upgrade (2018) movie still: closeup — A dark workspace with equipment visible on a blurred desk in the background. A man with a beard stares towards…Upgrade (2018) movie still: wide — A dimly lit bar is decorated with bone structures hanging from the ceiling. A crowd of people sits in the dark…Upgrade (2018) movie still: closeup — A dark, cramped interior of a vehicle at night with blue light reflection visible. A young woman with her…Upgrade (2018) movie still: medium — A futuristic car with hexagonal patterns and bright blue lighting travels along a dark road. Two other vehicles…Upgrade (2018) movie still: closeup — A man lies flat on a dark tiled floor with debris scattered nearby. He stares upward with wide eyes under…Upgrade (2018) movie still: closeup — A dark, blurred environment features a translucent screen displaying a digital error message. The screen casts…Upgrade (2018) movie still: medium — An outdoor car park with trees visible in the soft-focus blurred background. A man leans down and peers into…Upgrade (2018) movie still: medium — A modern kitchen space features a bright illuminated island and a wall circuit display. A man and woman stand…Upgrade (2018) movie still: medium — A wall covered in wood paneling features a rectangular black display surface. A man in a cap stands in front of…Upgrade (2018) movie still: medium — An industrial hallway with metal wall panels and stairs in the background. A man stands in the foreground…
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Upgrade — official trailer

What is Upgrade about?

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.

Where can you watch Upgrade?

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What does the cinematography of Upgrade look like?

Across 52 sampled frames, Upgrade builds its coverage from medium shots (38% of the sample), with wide compositions (31%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Stefan Duscio keeps 75% of it in soft, low-key light. 77% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Focus stays shallow in 65% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of Upgrade?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Upgrade (2018) are #0d0f10, #2c2e2c, #132a2a, #f3f6f8, #0d1628, #2b1710 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

  • #0d0f10
  • #2c2e2c
  • #132a2a
  • #f3f6f8
  • #0d1628
  • #2b1710

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