
Release date:December 4, 2009
(limited; expands: Dec. 11; wide: Dec. 23)
Studio:Paramount Pictures
Director:Jason Reitman
MPAA Rating:R (for language and some sexual content)
Screenwriters:Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner
Starring:George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Tamala Jones, Chris Lowell
Genre:Drama
Official website:TheUpintheAirmovie.com
Plot Summary:
From Jason Reitman, the OscarĀ® nominated director of "Juno," comes a comedy called "Up in the Air" starring OscarĀ® winner George Clooney as Ryan Bingham, a corporate hatchet man who loves his life on the road but is forced to fight for his job when his company downsizes its travel budget. He is required to spend more time at home just as he is on the cusp of a goal he's worked toward for years: reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and just after he's met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams.