Up in the Air

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comedy-drama film film

Up in the Air is a 2009 comedy-drama film starring George Clooney as a corporate downsizer whose constant business travel forces him to confront questions about connection, purpose, and modern work life.

Aliases (1)

Up in the Air (novel) ×2

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	comedy-drama film → film →
awardNominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Actor → Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay → Academy Award for Best Director → Academy Award for Best Picture → Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress → Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy NERFINISHED → Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy NERFINISHED →
awardWon	Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay →
basedOn	Up in the Air (novel) →
basedOnAuthor	Walter Kirn →
cinematographyBy	Eric Steelberg →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
criticalReception	positive →
director	Jason Reitman →
distributor	Paramount Pictures →
editedBy	Dana E. Glauberman →
filmingLocation	Detroit → Las Vegas → Miami → Omaha → St. Louis NERFINISHED →
genre	comedy → comedy-drama → drama →
mainCharacter	Ryan Bingham →
mainCharacterPortrayedBy	George Clooney →
musicBy	Rolfe Kent →
narrativeFocus	corporate downsizer constantly traveling for work →
notableFor	portrayal of corporate layoffs during late-2000s recession →
originalLanguage	English →
producer	Daniel Dubiecki → Jason Reitman →
productionCompany	DreamWorks Pictures → Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED → The Montecito Picture Company →
releaseYear	2009 →
runtimeMinutes	109 →
screenwriter	Jason Reitman → Sheldon Turner NERFINISHED →
setting	United States →
starring	Anna Kendrick → Danny McBride → George Clooney → J. K. Simmons → Jason Bateman → Melanie Lynskey → Sam Elliott → Vera Farmiga →
theatricalReleaseCountry	United States →
theme	business travel → corporate downsizing → modern work life → personal connection → purpose in life →
worldPremiereEvent	Telluride Film Festival →
worldPremiereYear	2009 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ryan Bingham →	appearsIn
Ryan Bingham ("Up in the Air (novel)") →	appearsInWorkBasedOn
Up in the Air ("Up in the Air (novel)") →	basedOn
George Clooney →	notableWork
Ivan Reitman →	producerOf