Up

"Change is in the air."

2009 1h 36m EN

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8.0

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8.3

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★8.0TMDB · 22,211🍅98%Rotten Tomatoes●88Metacritic★8.3IMDB · 1,225,827

AnimationComedyFamilyAdventure

Synopsis

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Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life.

“Change is in the air.”

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Cast

Ed Asner
Carl Fredricksen (voice)
Christopher Plummer
Charles Muntz (voice)
Jordan Nagai
Russell (voice)
Bob Peterson
Dug / Alpha (voice)
Delroy Lindo
Beta (voice)
Jerome Ranft
Gamma (voice)
John Ratzenberger
Construction Foreman Tom (voice)
David Kaye
Newsreel Announcer (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pete Docter
Writers: Bob Peterson, Enrico Casarosa, Pete Docter
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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$175M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.2× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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4 / 8

CAST

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333+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pete Docter, shot by Jean-Claude Kalache. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Giacchino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kevin Nolting shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Ed Asner and Christopher Plummer and Jordan Nagai carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pete Docter directs. Jean-Claude Kalache behind the camera. Michael Giacchino scores. Kevin Nolting cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1$175M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 4.2× over at the box office.
3Released 17 years ago.
4333+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Pete Docter, shot by Jean-Claude Kalache. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Michael Giacchino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Kevin Nolting shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Ed Asner and Christopher Plummer and Jordan Nagai carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Change is in the air.".
10IMDB entry: tt1049413 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1122,211 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
12Classified under 19 themes, including "central and south america", "age difference", "villain", "balloon".
13Released under 17 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jean-Claude Kalache
Original score: Michael Giacchino
Editing: Kevin Nolting
Production design: Ricky Nierva
VFX supervisor: Bob Whitehill
Sound: Tom Myers
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $175,000,000
Box office: $735,103,954
Return: 420% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Up (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes: 98% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 88/100
IMDB rating: 8.3/10 · 1,225,827 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

Won 2 Oscars. 81 wins & 88 nominations total

Annie Award for Best Animated Feature
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature
Academy Award for Best Original Score
Genesis Award
Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film
Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Animated Movie
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

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r96sk2020-08-16
★ 8/10
A fun and charming adventure. <em>'Up'</em> certainly knows how to tug at the heartstrings. It creates a very meaningful story around Carl Fredricksen (Ed Asner), with the early scenes particularly standing out as superb. I don't overly enjoy the parts with Dug (Bob Peterson) and Kevin (Pete Docter), not that they are bad, though everything with Fredricksen, Russell (Jordan Nagai) and Charles F. Muntz (Christopher Plummer) is entertaining and/or hearty. Asner and Nagai do terrific, in what is one of Disney's 'best of the rest' films. There is some lovely music by Michael Giacchino, too. Go watch!
Peter89Spencer2021-08-30
★ 9/10
To Christopher Plummer and Ed Asner... RIP.
CinemaSerf2023-12-07
★ 7/10
Widowed "Carl" (anyone else thinks he looks like Henry Kissinger?) gets himself involved in an altercation with a construction worker that sees him court-ordered to the "Shady Oak" retirement home. He's having none of that, and on the day of his deportation releases thousands of balloons from his chimney. They manage to uproot his house and using some rudimentary sails he sets off in search of "Paradise Falls". Deep in South America lie these idyllic waters where he and his late wife dreamt of visiting. En route, and a few hundred feet up, he hears a knock at the door. It's "Russell". A boy scout from his home town who just happened to find himself on the balcony when it took flight. The two don't immediately bond, but after a thunderstorm when it becomes clear that the youngster has his uses, a truce sets in as they end up having to walk through the jungle towing his still airborne home behind them. This is when they meet the big-beaked "Kevin" and the talking dog "Dug". Continuing their search, they stumble upon an adventurer who is warm and welcoming, but is he all that he seems - especially when he learns of "Kevin"? The animation is lively and vibrant and it's quite good fun this adventure, with loads of sarcastic attitude from the curmudgeonly old git, a breezy and not too annoying child in "Russell" and a last ten minutes, or so, that are fairly action packed and enjoyable to watch. It's not my favourite Disney/Pixar film this, but it passes ninety minutes effortlessly enough.