Up in the Air

"The story of a man ready to make a connection."

Dec 23 2009 R 1h 49m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

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.

Plot

Ryan Bingham is 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-traveller woman of his dreams.

Written by

Walter Kirn, Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner

Directed by

Jason Reitman

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

DW Studios, The Montecito Picture Company, Rickshaw Productions, Cold Spring Pictures, Paramount, Right of Way Films

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 6 Oscars. 75 wins & 171 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
354,338
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
83
Popularity
NA