The story of a man ready to make a connection.
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.
Up in the Air (2009) is a drama and romance film directed by Jason Reitman, released on December 4, 2009 with a runtime of 1h 50m. It stars George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick and Sam Elliott. Viewers rate it 6.9 out of 10 across 4,134 ratings.
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George Clooney
as Ryan Bingham
Vera Farmiga
as Alex Goran
Anna Kendrick
as Natalie Keener
Sam Elliott
as Maynard Finch
Amy Morton
as Kara Bingham
Jason Bateman
as Craig Gregory
Melanie Lynskey
as Julie Bingham
J.K. Simmons
as Bob
Danny McBride
as Jim Miller
Zach Galifianakis
as Steve
Tamala Jones
as Karen Barnes
Adhir Kalyan
as Fired IT worker
Directed by Jason Reitman, written by Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner and Walter Kirn, produced by Jason Reitman, Ivan Reitman and Daniel Dubiecki.
Average viewer score of 6.9/10 from 4,134 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on February 9, 2017
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.
Reviewed on May 16, 2020
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…
Reviewed on January 9, 2026
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The main cast of Up in the Air (2009) includes George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Sam Elliott and Amy Morton. The film was directed by Jason Reitman. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Up in the Air was released on December 4, 2009 and runs for 1h 50m.
Up in the Air (2009) holds an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 4,134 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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