7.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Up in the Air (2009)
Up in the Air (2009)
Overview
Corporate downsizing expert Ryan Bingham spends his life in planes, airports, and hotels, but just as he’s about to reach a milestone of ten million frequent flyer miles, he meets a woman who causes him to rethink his transient life.
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.9
Overview
Corporate downsizing expert Ryan Bingham spends his life in planes, airports, and hotels, but just as he’s about to reach a milestone of ten million frequent flyer miles, he meets a woman who causes him to rethink his transient life.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film critiques the dehumanizing aspects of corporate downsizing and the isolation of a transient lifestyle, highlighting the human cost of economic shifts. However, its proposed solution is personal—emphasizing the importance of human connection and empathy over systemic change—leading to a neutral political stance.
The movie features a predominantly white main cast without explicit race or gender swaps for traditionally white roles. Its narrative focuses on corporate life and personal relationships, offering no critical portrayal of traditional identities or explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film 'Up in the Air' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative is entirely centered on heterosexual relationships and the professional challenges faced by its protagonists, resulting in no portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements.
The film "Up in the Air" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or explore related themes. Its narrative centers on a corporate downsizer's detached lifestyle and his evolving relationships, without incorporating any elements pertaining to transsexual identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Up in the Air is an original screenplay featuring characters created specifically for the film. There is no prior source material, historical basis, or previous installments from which character genders could have been established and subsequently changed.
The film "Up in the Air" is an adaptation of a novel. The main characters, as depicted in the source material, are portrayed by actors of the same race in the film, with no changes to established racial identities.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
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7.4
6.9
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9.0
8.3
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