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The Upside
Comedy, Drama
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.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy earnest feel-good dramedies about unlikely friendship, personal growth, and social barriers softened through humor and emotional sincerity.
- Tone
- warm, uplifting, sentimental
- Payoff
- comfort, inspiration
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- gentle
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- friendship, class difference, disability, second chances, family
- Setting
- contemporary, upscale urban penthouse and city neighborhoods
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