Up in the Air

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  • Opened December 4, 2009 
  • 1 hr 49 min
  • R | language and some sexual content
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. More on child suitability

  • From Jason Reitman, the Oscar® nominated director of “Juno,” comes a comedy called “Up in the Air” starring Oscar® winner George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and just after he’s met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams. Full synopsis

  • Cast: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Danny McBride
  • Director: Jason Reitman
  • Genres: Comedy, Drama

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Crisply funny and fleetly paced, it's in its quiet way one of the saddest things in the theaters all year. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Carrie Rickey

Ryan may not be admirable, but Clooney makes him relatable. It's his deepest and nakedest performance. Read full review

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It's rare for a movie to be at once so biting and so moving. If Ryan's future seems bleak, there's something exhilarating about a movie made with such clear-eyed intelligence. Read full review

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USA Today
| Claudia Puig

Timeliness can be tricky to pull off convincingly in movies. It's tough to capture an era while it's still happening, yet Up in the Air does so brilliantly, with wit and humanity. Read full review

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George Clooney as Ryan Bingham in "Up in the Air."