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Up in the Air

2009 1h 50m
Drama Romance
MOVIEVIBE Rating
6.9/10
4,141 reviews
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Up in the Air

Corporate downsizing expert Ryan Bingham spends his life in planes, airports, and hotels, but just as he’s about to reach a milestone of ten million frequent flyer miles, he meets a woman who causes him to rethink his transient life.

"The story of a man ready to make a connection."

Top Billed Cast

George Clooney
George Clooney
Ryan Bingham
Vera Farmiga
Vera Farmiga
Alex Goran
Anna Kendrick
Anna Kendrick
Natalie Keener
Sam Elliott
Sam Elliott
Maynard Finch
Amy Morton
Amy Morton
Kara Bingham
Jason Bateman
Jason Bateman
Craig Gregory
Melanie Lynskey
Melanie Lynskey
Julie Bingham
J.K. Simmons
J.K. Simmons
Bob

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

O ohlalipop Verified TMDB Critic
2017-02-09

I don’t really get why this movie got an Oscar nomination. I mean it’s watchable but I don’t think it’s Oscar-worthy. I think this movie is too simple to be nominated. There were some funny parts but it’s more of a “LOL” than “LMAO”. Script wise, it’s nice. It’s kind of real in a way since a lot of people are losing their jobs because of recession. I think that’s one of the reasons why people liked this movie because it is what’s happening right now in the USA....

A AlCar Verified TMDB Critic
2020-05-16

This is one of those movies that takes you in a certain direction but in the end changes course and brings you somewhere else. It was entertaining but the ending was not the one I was hoping for and I felt diminished the rest of the movie....

S signsoflife Verified TMDB Critic
2026-01-09

Humane, with characters, developments and performances that resonate with anyone currently transiting adulthood and seeing their lives not turn out as expected. Unfortunately, I believe it is the nature of these corporate figure, stoic, cynic, hypocritical characters what might weigh the emotional aspect down for a greater part of the story, only cut through by brief bursts of Kendrick and Lynskey excellence, and eventually, Clooney's character's growth. Overall, the final message is a little cheesily put, specially with the expectation put on romance and family, but I believe the interpretati...