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2018 | 100 min | Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (88%) and audiences rate it highly (7.5/10). A safe bet when you want something reliable.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
88% on Rotten Tomatoes, 67 on Metacritic
- AudiencesStrong
7.5/10 from 5K viewers
- AwardsWeak
0 wins, 5 other nominations — nominated for AACTA Award for Best Editing; nominated for AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$17 million worldwide on a $3 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
308K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
Netflix
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Cast & crew
Directed by Leigh Whannell
- Logan Marshall-GreenGrey Trace
- Betty GabrielDetective Cortez
- Harrison GilbertsonEron Keen
- Melanie VallejoAsha Trace
- Benedict HardieFisk
- Linda CropperPamela
- Simon MaidenStem (voice)
- Steve DanielsenJeff Handley
- Richard CawthorneSerk
- Christopher KirbyTolan