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The Upside is a 2017 American comedy drama film directed by Neil Burger, written by Jon Hartmere. It is a remake of the French 2011 film The Intouchables, which was itself inspired by the lives of Abdel Sallou and Philippe Pozzo di Borgo. The film follows a paralyzed billionaire ( Bryan Cranston) who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a ...
- $125.9 million
- Rob Simonsen
- $37.5 million
Jan 11, 2019 · The Upside: Directed by Neil Burger. With Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, Nicole Kidman, Aja Naomi King. A comedic look at the relationship between a wealthy man with quadriplegia and an unemployed man with a criminal record who's hired to help him.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Neil Burger
- 2019-01-11
A comedic look at the relationship between a wealthy man with quadriplegia and an unemployed man with a criminal record who's hired to help him. 19,765 IMDb 7.0 2 h 5 min 2019. X-Ray PG-13. Comedy · Drama · Gentle · Touching. Available to rent or buy.
- 125 min
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Jan 11, 2019 · Preachy, manipulative, and frustratingly clichéd, The Upside showcases Bryan Cranston and Kevin Hart's chemistry without ever taking full advantage of it. Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who ...
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- Neil Burger
- PG-13
- Kevin Hart
Jan 3, 2019 · The Upside true story reveals that the real-life paragliding accident happened in the Savoyard reliefs of Mont Bisanne in the Swiss Alps in 1993 when Philippe was 42. He had been distracted by thoughts of the workers he had laid off and hadn’t been paying enough attention to what he was doing. As a result, he crashed.
Synopsis. Speeding through New York City in a Ferrari, Dell Scott (Kevin Hart) and Philip Lacasse (Bryan Cranston) are pulled over by the police. Dell convinces the officers that he is rushing Philip to the emergency room; Philip grudgingly plays along, and the two are escorted to the hospital. Six months earlier, the recently paroled Dell is ...