First THE UPSIDE Trailer Check out the first THE UPSIDE trailer! The film, directed by Neil Burger (Limitless, Divergent), stars Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart, Nicole Kidman, Golshifteh Farahani, Tate Donovan, and Julianna Margulies. THE UPSIDE will be released in theaters on January 11, 2019. 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.