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Up in the Air

2009 comedy-drama film by Jason Reitman
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Summary

Up in the Air is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,159 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[4], Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film[5]
  • Director: Jason Reitman[6]
  • Screenwriter: Jason Reitman[7], Sheldon Turner[8]
  • Composer: Rolfe Kent[9]
  • Genre: romantic comedy[10], drama film[11]
  • Based on: Up in the Air[12]
  • Cast member: George Clooney[13], Vera Farmiga[14], Anna Kendrick[15], Jason Bateman[16], Danny McBride[17], Melanie Lynskey[18], Sam Elliott[19], J. K. Simmons[20], Zach Galifianakis[21], Chris Lowell[22], Steve Eastin[23], Adhir Kalyan[24], Dave Engfer[25]
  • Producer: Jason Reitman[26], Ivan Reitman[27]
  • Production company: DreamWorks[28], The Montecito Picture Company[29]
  • Director of photography: Eric Steelberg[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
  • Soundtrack release: Up in the Air – Music from the Motion Picture[32]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[33]
  • Review score: 8.1/10[34], 90%[35], 83/100[36], 7.4/10[37], 3.6/5[38]
  • Color: color[39]
  • Country of origin: United States[40]
  • Publication date: September 5, 2009[41], December 4, 2009[42], December 11, 2009[43], December 23, 2009[44], January 27, 2010[45], February 4, 2010[46], February 18, 2010[47]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[48], UIP-Dunafilm[49], Netflix[50]
  • Narrative location: Missouri[51], Nebraska[52]
  • Official website: http://www.theupintheairmovie.com/[53]
  • Filming location: Florida[54], Detroit[55]
  • Main subject: aviation[56], termination of employment[57]
  • Film editor: Dana E. Glauberman[58]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[59], Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress[60], Academy Award for Best Actor[61], Academy Award for Best Director[62], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[63]
  • Title: Up in the Air[64]

Why It Matters

Up in the Air has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]

FAQs

What awards did Up in the Air receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3], National Board of Review Award for Best Film[4], and Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film[5].

Related Entities

Anna Kendrick Danny McBride film Florida George Clooney Ivan Reitman Jason Bateman Jason Reitman J. K. Simmons Melanie Lynskey Missouri Nebraska Netflix Sam Elliott United States Vera Farmiga Zach Galifianakis

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  25. [5] ↑ . dfwcritics.com. dfwcritics.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Letterboxd. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  42. [44] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [65] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [66] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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