Synopses & Reviews
In director Jason Reitman's Oscar-nominated comedy — based on the acclaimed novel by Walter Kirn — Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) racks up miles flying around the country firing employees on behalf of companies. But he faces losing the job he savors to recent college grad Natalie Keener (Anna Kendrick) — and losing the ability to escape emotional ties to anything. A connection he builds with Alex Goran (Vera Farmiga), however, might change his outlook on the future.
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"It's rare for a movie to be at once so biting and so moving....[T]here's something exhilarating about a movie made with such clear-eyed intelligence." The Hollywood Reporter
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"Up in the Air is light and dark, hilarious and tragic, romantic and real. It's everything that Hollywood has forgotten how to do; we're blessed that Jason Reitman has remembered." Entertainment Weekly
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"Up in the Air takes the trust people once had in their jobs and pulls out the rug. It is a film for this time." Roger Ebert
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"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." USA Today
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"Reitman's blend of comedy and drama, romance and social observation make Up in the Air the ideal movie — and maybe even a cure — for the Great Recession blues." Time Magazine