Up in the Air

Up in the Air

29/1/2010 1h 50m 6.9/10

Overview

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.

Director

Tracy Scott

Top Billed Cast

Sam Elliott

Sam Elliott

Maynard Finch

Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman

Craig Gregory

Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga

Alex Goran

George Clooney

George Clooney

Ryan Bingham

Anna Kendrick

Anna Kendrick

Natalie Keener

Amy Morton

Amy Morton

Kara Bingham

Reviews

signsoflife

1/9/2026

8/10

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 interpretation of companionship is deeply personal at the end of the day. Hits specially hard when you're unemployed and alone in your 20s.

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