---
title: 'The Upside (2017)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Neil Burger'
released: '2017-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-upside-2017'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1987680/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Upside (2017)

2017 · PG-13 · 118 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

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 Sellou and Philippe Pozzo di Borgo. The film follows a paralyzed billionaire who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a recently paroled convict whom he hires to take care of him. Nicole Kidman, Golshifteh Farahani, and Julianna Margulies also star. It is the third remake of The Intouchables after the Indian film Oopiri and the Argentinian film Inseparables.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Neil Burger](https://cinepixo.com/people/neil-burger)
- **Screenplay:** [Olivier Nakache](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivier-nakache), [Paul Feig](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-feig), [Éric Toledano](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-toledano)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Rob Simonsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-simonsen)
- **Producer:** [Steve Tisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-tisch), [Todd Black](https://cinepixo.com/people/todd-black)
- **Director of Photography:** [Stuart Dryburgh](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-dryburgh)
- **Editor:** [Naomi Geraghty](https://cinepixo.com/people/naomi-geraghty)

## Cast

- [Julianna Margulies](https://cinepixo.com/people/julianna-margulies)
- [Nicole Kidman](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicole-kidman)
- [Golshifteh Farahani](https://cinepixo.com/people/golshifteh-farahani)
- [Bryan Cranston](https://cinepixo.com/people/bryan-cranston)
- [Suzanne Savoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/suzanne-savoy)
- [Tate Donovan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tate-donovan)
- [Kevin Hart](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-hart)
- [Pia Mechler](https://cinepixo.com/people/pia-mechler)
- [Genevieve Angelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/genevieve-angelson)
- [Aja Naomi King](https://cinepixo.com/people/aja-naomi-king)

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Official site: https://www.theupside.movie/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-upside-2017
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