Up (2009) movie poster

Up (2009)

"Change is in the air."
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👍 85%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 93%
AnimationComedyFamilyAdventure

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Director
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
PG
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
8.0/10 (21,428 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
98%
Metacritic
88

Cast

Ed Asner as Carl Fredricksen (voice) · 73% avg
Christopher Plummer as Muntz (voice) · 74% avg
Jordan Nagai as Russell (voice)
Bob Peterson as Dug / Alpha (voice)
Delroy Lindo as Beta (voice) · 76% avg
Jerome Ranft as Gamma (voice)
John Ratzenberger as Construction Foreman Tom (voice) · 77% avg
David Kaye as Newsreel Announcer (voice) · 76% avg

Is Up good?

Yes. 85% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 93%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#166 / 661 · Animation
Rank in its year
#39 / 230 · 2009
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By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

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. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

Up is a 2009 American animated film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and directed by Pete Docter. The film follows Carl Fredricksen, a 78-year-old retired balloon salesman who fulfills a lifelong dream of adventure by tying thousands of balloons to his house and flying it to Paradise Falls in South America — a destination he and his late wife Ellie had always dreamed of visiting. His journey is complicated by the unexpected presence of Russell, an overly enthusiastic eight-year-old Wilderness Explorer scout who was on Carl's porch when the house took flight.

Up is perhaps best known for its opening montage, a wordless four-minute sequence depicting Carl and Ellie's entire life together — from their childhood meeting through their marriage, shared dreams, quiet disappointments, and Ellie's eventual death. This sequence, set to Michael Giacchino's achingly beautiful score, is widely regarded as one of the most emotionally powerful scenes in animation history and has been credited with making entire audiences cry within the first ten minutes of a children's film. The film was the first Pixar production and the first animated film to be presented in 3D at the Cannes Film Festival, where it served as the opening night selection.

Up earned $735 million worldwide and won two Academy Awards, including Best Animated Feature Film. The film was also nominated for Best Picture, becoming only the second animated film in history to receive that honor after Beauty and the Beast in 1991. Ed Asner's vocal performance as the gruff but tender-hearted Carl gave the character a warmth that anchored the film's more fantastical elements.

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