Up in the Air
7.4
“The story of a man ready to make a connection.”
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.
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Cast
60 people
George Clooney
Ryan Bingham
Known for
Ocean's Eleven
Gravity
Vera Farmiga
Alex Goran
Known for
The Conjuring
Hawkeye
Anna Kendrick
Natalie Keener
Known for
Pitch Perfect
A Simple Favor
Sam Elliott
Maynard Finch
Known for
A Star Is Born
Ghost Rider
Amy Morton
Kara Bingham
Known for
Chicago P.D.
Boss
Jason Bateman
Craig Gregory
Known for
Zootopia
Horrible Bosses
Melanie Lynskey
Julie Bingham
Known for
Two and a Half Men
Over the Garden Wall
J.K. Simmons
Bob
Known for
INVINCIBLE
Whiplash
Danny McBride
Jim Miller
Known for
Alien: Covenant
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Zach Galifianakis
Steve
Known for
The Hangover
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
Tamala Jones
Karen Barnes
Known for
Castle
Daddy Day Camp
Adhir Kalyan
Fired IT worker
Known for
Rules of Engagement
Second Chance
Jason Reitman Director · Sheldon Turner Screenplay Walter Kirn Author
Worldwide gross $167M · Budget $25M · United States release December 4, 2009
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$166,842,739
Gross vs. budget
6.7×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
DreamWorks Pictures
Production
Cold Spring Pictures
Production
The Montecito Picture Company
Production
Rickshaw Productions
Production
Right of Way Films
Production
DW Studios
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 5, 2009
Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
United States · December 4, 2009
Limited theatrical
United States
December 23, 2009 · Theatrical
Argentina
January 21, 2010 · Theatrical
Australia
November 13, 2009 · Premiere · Rosebud Film Festival
January 14, 2010 · Theatrical
Austria
February 5, 2010 · Theatrical
May 20, 2012 · TV · ORF eins
Belgium
February 3, 2010 · Theatrical
Bolivia
March 4, 2010 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 22, 2010 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
February 5, 2010 · Theatrical
Canada
September 12, 2009 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
December 4, 2009 · Limited theatrical · Toronto
December 11, 2009 · Limited theatrical
Chile
February 4, 2010 · Theatrical
China
June 12, 2010 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Colombia
January 22, 2010 · Theatrical
Croatia
February 4, 2010 · Theatrical
Cyprus
February 5, 2010 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 28, 2010 · Theatrical
June 14, 2010 · Physical · DVD & Blu-ray
Denmark
January 28, 2010 · Theatrical
Ecuador
January 22, 2010 · Theatrical
Egypt
February 10, 2010 · Theatrical
Estonia
January 29, 2010 · Theatrical
Finland
January 29, 2010 · Theatrical
France
January 27, 2010 · Theatrical
January 27, 2011 · TV · Canal + Cinéma (Un ticket pour deux)
March 2, 2011 · TV · Canal +
January 9, 2014 · TV · France 3 (La grande soirée cinéma)
July 15, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
Germany
February 4, 2010 · Theatrical
February 6, 2011 · TV · Sky Cinema
May 20, 2012 · TV · ProSieben
July 15, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
Greece
February 4, 2010 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
February 25, 2010 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 18, 2010 · Theatrical
Iceland
January 22, 2010 · Theatrical
India
February 19, 2010 · Theatrical
Indonesia
February 24, 2010 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 15, 2010 · Theatrical
Israel
February 4, 2010 · Theatrical
Italy
October 17, 2009 · Premiere · Rome Film Festival
January 22, 2010 · Theatrical
Japan
March 20, 2010 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
January 14, 2010 · Theatrical
Kenya
March 5, 2010 · Theatrical
Kuwait
January 21, 2010 · Theatrical
Latvia
January 29, 2010 · Theatrical
Lebanon
January 21, 2010 · Theatrical
Lithuania
January 29, 2010 · Theatrical
Malaysia
March 4, 2010 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 22, 2010 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 14, 2010 · Theatrical
May 27, 2010 · Physical · DVD
March 21, 2012 · TV · Net 5
March 6, 2013 · Physical · Blu ray
New Zealand
January 14, 2010 · Theatrical
Nigeria
February 5, 2010 · Theatrical
North Macedonia
February 19, 2010 · Theatrical
Norway
November 22, 2009 · Premiere · Oslo International Film Festival
January 15, 2010 · Theatrical
Panama
January 22, 2010 · Theatrical
Peru
January 21, 2010 · Theatrical
Philippines
March 3, 2010 · Theatrical
Poland
December 4, 2009 · Premiere · Camerimage Film Festival
February 26, 2010 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 21, 2010 · Theatrical
Romania
January 29, 2010 · Theatrical
Russia
February 25, 2010 · Theatrical
Serbia
February 4, 2010 · Theatrical
Singapore
March 4, 2010 · Theatrical
Slovakia
January 28, 2010 · Theatrical · English
January 26, 2025 · TV · Slovak · JOJ PLUS
Slovenia
February 4, 2010 · Theatrical
South Africa
January 29, 2010 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 11, 2010 · Theatrical
Spain
January 22, 2010 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 28, 2009 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
January 15, 2010 · Theatrical
Switzerland
January 20, 2010 · Theatrical · French
January 22, 2010 · Theatrical · Italian
February 4, 2010 · Theatrical · German
May 19, 2012 · TV · German · SRF zwei
Taiwan
March 12, 2010 · Theatrical
Thailand
February 25, 2010 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 15, 2010 · Theatrical
Ukraine
January 28, 2010 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
January 21, 2010 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 19, 2009 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
January 15, 2010 · Theatrical
Uruguay
January 22, 2010 · Theatrical
Venezuela
January 22, 2010 · Theatrical
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