Up in the Air (2009)

Up in the Air is a dramatic film directed by Jason Reitman and starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick.
The film is based on Walter Kim's 2001 novel of same name. The movie was previewed at the Telluride and Toronto International film festivals in September 2009 and was released nationwide in December of that year.
It grossed over $160 million on a $25 million budget. The DVD and Blu-ray release occurred on March 9, 2010.

Rating: R for language and some sexual content.

Length: 1 hour 49 minutes.


Up in the Air (2009)

Category Severity Time Description Sentence Before
0:00:42-0:03:00 Multiple flyover views & a descending view is seen. ♫ "This land is your land." ♫
0:07:07-0:07:11 A brief flyover view is seen. Ryan: "All the things you probably hate about traveling, the recycled air, the artificial lighting, the digital juice dispensers, the cheap sushi, are warm reminders that I'm home."
0:11:05-0:11:09 A brief flyover view is seen. Craig: "Today I took my first crap in two weeks, hallelujah." Ryan: "That's me hanging up on you." Craig: "Great, love that sound."
0:18:16-0:18:28 Multiple flyover views are seen. Kara: "Jesus, Ryan, I'm not asking you to check in. Can you just take a stupid photo?" Ryan: "I'll try my best." Kara: "Thank you for trying your best."
0:31:00-0:31:04 A brief flyover view is seen. Ryan: "And then stop the boat, shove them in the water and make them swim." Natalie: "That was really impressive. Are you gonna put that in your book?"
0:40:37-0:40:41 A brief flyover view is seen. Ryan: "You ever wonder why they call it the Spirit of St. Louis?" Natalie: "No."
0:41:50-0:42:50 Suicide (jumping) is alluded to and discussed. Mrs. Barnes: "So, I could be looking for a while." Natalie: "Not necessarily." Barnes: "Don't even sweat it. I'm pretty confident about my plans."
0:43:11-0:43:37 Multiple brief flyover views are seen. Ryan: "Are you ready to go back in? All right, let's go. Come on."
0:44:28-0:44:31 A brief flyover view is seen. ♫ "I saw the streets all ripe with jewels. Balconies and laundry..." ♫
0:45:11-0:45:16 A brief flyover view is seen. Ryan: "Are you OK?" Natalie: "Are we going?" Ryan: "Yeah."
1:28:39-1:28:45 A brief flyover view is seen. Alex: "All right. Call me when you get lonely." Ryan: "I'm lonely."
1:32:06-1:32:10 A brief flyover view is seen. Ryan: "Start with the little things, the things on shelves and in drawers. ... Excuse me." Stage hand: "What the f**k are you doing?" ...
1:38:44-1:39:55 Suicide (jumping) is discussed. Craig: "What the hell happened to you yesterday? I was trying to get you all day." Ryan: "I was...some personal stuff. What's going on?"
1:40:33-1:40:37 A brief flyover view is seen. Ryan: "How long are you sending me out?" Craig: "We're going to let you sail and sail. You send us a postcard if you ever get there."
1:43:46-1:45:12 An extended flyover view is seen. Ryan: "Tonight most people will be welcomed home by jumping dogs or squealing kids. Thier spouses will ask about their day and tonight they'll sleep."

Reviewed September 2015

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