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The Upside

Based on a true story.

Film20192h 6mReleased

DramaComedy
Not rated

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Details

Director
Neil Burger
Language
English
Released
2019-01-10
Runtime
2h 6m

Community score

7.11,416 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

7.0

The story

Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee who's trying to reconnect with his ex and his young son. Despite coming from two different worlds, an unlikely friendship starts to blossom.

Cast

  • Kevin Hart
    Kevin HartDell Scott
  • Bryan Cranston
    Bryan CranstonPhillip Lacasse
  • Nicole Kidman
    Nicole KidmanYvonne Pendleton
  • Golshifteh Farahani
    Golshifteh FarahaniMaggie
  • Aja Naomi King
    Aja Naomi KingLatrice
  • Tate Donovan
    Tate DonovanCarter Locke
  • Jahi Di'Allo Winston
    Jahi Di'Allo WinstonAnthony Scott
  • Genevieve Angelson
    Genevieve AngelsonJenny Lacasse
  • Suzanne Savoy
    Suzanne SavoyCharlotte
  • Julianna Margulies
    Julianna MarguliesLily Foley