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Up

PG

2009

1h 36m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Carl Fredricksen, a 78-year-old balloon salesman, is about to fulfill a lifelong dream. Tying thousands of balloons to his house, he flies away to the South American wilderness. But curmudgeonly Carl's worst nightmare comes true when he discovers a little boy named Russell is a stowaway aboard the balloon-powered house.

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Critics Consensus

An exciting, funny, and poignant adventure, Up offers an impeccably crafted story told with wit and arranged with depth, as well as yet another visual Pixar treat.

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Tom Charity

CNN.com

07/06/2010

Funny and poignant and full of life, Up easily qualifies as one of the best movies of the year so far. Go with someone you care about.

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Cosmo Landesman

The Times (UK)

10/16/2009

4/5

A hugely enjoyable work, whose care, craftsmanship and creative courage are rarely found in mainstream films - animated or otherwise.

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Ian Freer

Empire Magazine

10/09/2009

4/5

If it had lived up to its golden first five minutes, Up would have been the film of the decade. As it is, it remains the best animated flick of 2009, a funny, moving, beautifully made argument that dreamers can move mountains.

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Sean Axmaker

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11/18/2023

... a film of whimsy and wonder, mixing Jules Verne imagination with the bubble-gum colors of a children’s picture book and Pixar’s trademark bouncy humor, all stirred with memories of childhood dreams.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

09/05/2023

4/4

Pixar’s clarity of purpose astounds. Flawlessly evocative, the film’s joys are so very joyful and the saddening moments ever so tender.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

11/29/2020

9/10

A perfect blend of visual designs and imaginative storytelling.

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stfilmsinquiries T

@RT37750335 23h

another treat from pixar. a beautiful tear-jerker

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James M

@LizardKing75 Jun 19

Adventure is out there!

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Tristan B

@tristan3 Jun 17

[BOT] A bit overrated honestly.

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Vixo S

@vixo_six Jun 10

Up remains devastating because it understands grief not as sadness alone, but as a way of turning memory into a place where life stops moving. Pete Docter opens the film with extraordinary emotional economy, showing how love can be built from routines, postponed dreams and shared time. Carl is not simply grumpy. He is a man whose home has become a monument to absence. Russell brings a different kind of need: the desire to be seen, accompanied and valued. Their bond gives the film its heart, turning adventure into a quiet lesson about presence. The film's beauty lies in how it redefines adventure. Meaning is not found only in distant destinations or grand achievements, but in care, companionship and the courage to keep living. Up remains one of Pixar's most moving films because it shows that moving forward does not erase love. It proves that love survives when it becomes openness to life again.

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Simon T

@MovieTart Jun 5

I liked Up a lot more the second time round. It is so beautifully animated and touching, dealing as it does with universal themes, such as the transience of love, the bonds of youth and age. Like most Pixar efforts, its best moments are in the first half-hour. By the time old man Friedrickson and his stowaway Russell have arrived in Paradise Falls in his balloon driven house, the story becomes ridiculous and much more conventional: dogs communicating via microchip, a hero turned villain, etc. But the animation redeems everything.

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MC R

@RT91491190 Jun 2

One of best Pixar movies out there. A true masterpiece! It's funny, sweet, heartbraking but also heartwarming. It got it all! The movie has truly an heart and soul. It was a great rewatch after many years! Pixar has a lot of gems, this is one of them!

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Synopsis

Carl Fredricksen, a 78-year-old balloon salesman, is about to fulfill a lifelong dream. Tying thousands of balloons to his house, he flies away to the South American wilderness. But curmudgeonly Carl's worst nightmare comes true when he discovers a little boy named Russell is a stowaway aboard the balloon-powered house.

Director: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
Producer: Jonas Rivera
Screenwriter: Bob Peterson, Pete Docter
Distributor: Walt Disney, Pixar Animation Studios
Production Co: Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG (Some Peril and Action)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 29, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, SDDS, Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)