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  • Opened May 29, 2009 
  • 1 hr 29 min
  • PG | some peril and action
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 6+. More on child suitability

  • Carl Fredricksen, a 78-year-old balloon salesman, finally fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. But he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip: an overly optimistic 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell. From the Academy Award®-nominated director Pete Docter (Monsters, Inc.), Disney•Pixar’s “Up” invites you on a hilarious journey into a lost world, with the least likely duo on Earth. “Up” will be presented in Disney Digital 3-D in select theaters. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger, Bob Peterson, Jordan Nagai, Delroy Lindo
  • Director: Pete Docter
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Animated, Comedy

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by illegalprelude

Pixar's Up is one of those films that pure magic and will have you crying the first 8 minutes into it. It's simple at it's core yet powerful and meaningful throughout....

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by loutango

I was not expecting this movie to be so moving. I am very glad I watched it and would definitely recommend it....

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Boston Globe
| Ty Burr

On the most basic level the new film is pure vaudeville: a loopy flyaway fantasy that's hysterically funny if only to keep the darkness at bay. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Carrie Rickey

The exhilarating film pays tribute to Buster Keaton's "The Balloonatic" by way of its slapstick, and to Hayao Miyazaki's "Howl's Moving Castle" by way of its watercolor palette and traveling domicile. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Michael Rechtshaffen

Winsome, touching and arguably the funniest Pixar effort ever, the gorgeously rendered, high-flying adventure is a tidy 90-minute distillation of all the signature touches that came before it. Read full review

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Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

Up is a breathtaking ride into the realm of pure imagination. Read full review

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A scene from "Up."