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Up

EMAILPRINTWalt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios

Up reviews
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9.0 User Score:

Movie Info

Genre(s): Action  |  Adventure  |  Animation  |  Comedy  |  Family/Kids

Written by: Bob Peterson

Directed by: Pete Docter
Bob Peterson

Release Date:
Theatrical: May 29, 2009
DVD: November 10, 2009

Running Time: 96 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: PG for some peril and action

Starring Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, John Ratzenberger, Delroy Lindo, and Jordan Nagai

Up is a comedy adventure about 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, who finally fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America. But he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip: an overly optimistic 9-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell. (Walt Disney Pictures)

What The Critics Said

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100

The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen

Winsome, touching and arguably the funniest Pixar effort ever, the gorgeously rendered, high-flying adventure is a tidy 90-minute distillation of all the signature touches that came before it.

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100

Variety Todd McCarthy

A captivating odd-couple adventure that becomes funnier and more exciting as it flies along.

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100

Village Voice Robert Wilonsky

The first 10 minutes of Up are flawless; the final 80 minutes, close enough. (Though, note this: Do not see Up in 3-D. It's inessential to the tale and altogether distracting.)

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100

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

A lovely, thoughtful, and yes, uplifting adventure.

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100

Time Richard Corliss

Extending the patented Pixar mix of humor and heart, Up is the studio's most deeply emotional and affecting work.

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100

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

This is another masterwork from Pixar, which is leading the charge in modern animation.

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100

Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez

Rousing, exhilarating entertainment.

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100

Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

Rarely has any film, let alone an animated one powered by the logic of dream and fantasy, been able to move so successfully -- and so effortlessly -- through so many different kinds of cinematic territory.

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100

Boston Globe Ty Burr

On the most basic level the new film is pure vaudeville: a loopy flyaway fantasy that's hysterically funny if only to keep the darkness at bay.

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100

Rolling Stone Peter Travers

Up is a breathtaking ride into the realm of pure imagination.

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100

Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey

The exhilarating film pays tribute to Buster Keaton's "The Balloonatic" by way of its slapstick, and to Hayao Miyazaki's "Howl's Moving Castle" by way of its watercolor palette and traveling domicile.

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100

USA Today Claudia Puig

Easily the summer's, and probably the year's, most enchanting movie, Up is a buoyant delight.

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100

Slate Dana Stevens

Up is Pixar's most ambitious attempt yet to take animation to higher (and deeper) places than it's been before, and Giacchino's sprightly music keeps the whole thing, impossibly, aloft.

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100

Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips

Some of the comic inventions are inspired: Muntz has a pack of dogs equipped with electronic voice boxes, which means they're talking dogs, only they speak as if they've learned English from a poorly translated Berlitz guide.

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100

Washington Post Ann Hornaday

The result is a soaring, touching, funny and altogether buoyant movie that lives up to its title in spirit and in form.

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100

TV Guide Perry Seibert

You get the feeling that, had Pixar been in business 25 years ago, Steven Spielberg might have made this movie for them as a follow-up to "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

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100

New York Post Lou Lumenick

An exquisite work of cinematic art that also happens to be the funniest, most touching, most exciting and most entertaining movie released so far this year.

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100

Baltimore Sun Michael Sragow

Everything about Up is an up, in the most visceral and poetic ways.

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100

New Orleans Times-Picayune Mike Scott

A thoroughly uplifting bit of cinema.

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90

LA Weekly Scott Foundas

Up emerges as a gentle hymn to adventure of both the soaring, storybook variety and the smaller, less obvious kind -- the perilous, unpredictable and richly rewarding journey of ordinary, everyday life.

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90

Chicago Reader Andrea Gronvall

Writer-directors Pete Docter and Bob Peterson present hilarious insights into bird brains and canine psychology and treat thornier human emotions deftly.

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90

New York Magazine David Edelstein

By all means, see Up in its 3-D incarnation: The cliff drops are vertiginous, and the scores of balloons--bunched into the shape of one giant balloon--are as pluckable as grapes.

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89

Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten

We will be comparing Up with classics like "The Wizard of Oz" for years to come.

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88

Premiere Staff (Not credited)

Each character has their own story, and Pixar never sacrifices their development just for a happy ending.

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83

The Onion (A.V. Club) Tasha Robinson

Up is challenging, emotionally and narratively, but it trusts viewers to keep up; Pixar has never been interested in talking down to children or their parents.

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83

Portland Oregonian Shawn Levy

Is Up top-shelf Pixar? No. But is it quality summer movie entertainment? Absolutely. Even when the folks at Pixar aim to keep their feet solidly on the ground, they can't help but soar.

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83

Christian Science Monitor Peter Rainer

As a piece of poetic compression, it ranks with the opening of Orson Welles's "The Magnificent Ambersons."

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80

The New Yorker David Denby

The movie is packed with lovely jokes, some of them funny in inexplicable ways.

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80

Empire Ian Freer

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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80

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

While their latest achievement can't quite one-up "WALL-E," it offers soaring highs that are bound to enchant viewers of any age.

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75

ReelViews James Berardinelli

Up is not as transcendent as last year's "WALL-E," and doesn't rank near the top of Pixar's pantheon of great features, but it's a solid (and in some ways innovative) fantasy adventure that mixes comedy, action, and drama into a satisfying whole.

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75

San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle

Has some great movie moments but also boring stretches.

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75

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Kate Taylor

Disney has historically peopled cartoons aimed at children with violent, gruesomely animated villains. For all its delicious whimsy, Up is no exception.

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70

The New York Times Manohla Dargis

Passages of glorious imagination are invariably matched by stock characters and banal story choices.

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50

Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern

I'm still left, though, with an unshakable sense of Up being rushed and sketchy, a collection of lovely storyboards that coalesced incompletely or not at all.

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50

Salon.com Stephanie Zacharek

Save for a few inspired canine gags and a handful of very pretty visual details, Up left me cold. Its charms appear to have been applied with surgical precision; by the end, I felt expertly sutured, but not much else.

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50

Film Threat Matthew Sorrento

After a strong takeoff, the film lands on dead grounds.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 293 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Will C gave it a10:
Up is an absolute masterpiece of cinema. Its incredibly moving plot and beautiful animation make it one of the most ambitious animted movies ever created. This movie is great a telling a story without words and these moments were incredibly moving and very touching. This film had me laughing one minute and crying the next.

jess s gave it a10:
Definitely a must see of the year, i just knew that i was going to love it simply because of how magical disney and pixar films always are. i enjoyed this more than most of there recent films i must say. the morals and values in the film are intriguing whilst the different relationship between the two main characters are absolutely hilarious in every way. one for the children and adults being a adult myself without children i think that ses enough. if its the last thing you do just go and see this film.

zac S. gave it a10:
Pixar have churned out another brilliant film, their storytelling matches the crisp grapics. A must see.

Nick V. gave it a9:
Well, Pixar really didn't let me down on this one. Another gem. Saw it in 3D.

J D gave it a10:
I didn't want too see this film one bit... my mate dragged me along... best film iv seen this year! loved it. its been a long time that iv actually agreed something was worth the money in this day and age. POINT!

Val S gave it a10:
What a truly wonderful, joyous and multi-layered film. I still choke up a little this morning, when I think of those emotional first five minutes - and even the ending made me sniffle. I loved the photos (another tread) that were run with the credits at the end as well - hilarious! This is a film about letting go and moving on. It is a film about hope, and about a journey that never ends, but simply moves into a different dimension. It's a film about rekindling the core of youth and optimism that lies in our hearts however old we are. A great film, it ranks with the best. Wonderful jokes;we laughed out loud frequently and both of us marvelled at the depth of detail - from the way the seat on the armchair hollowed and wore with frequent use over the years, to the build-up of stubble on the old man's face. Of course, there are imperfections in the plot if you look for them, but this is a fantasy, remember! And frankly, if some animated figures can generate such heart and such emotion and leave you feeling so up-lifted, then who cares?!

Michaela M gave it a10:
Absolutely loved it, choked during certain moment, laughing out loud the next, which is a rarity for me during a film.. Still abit choked actually, really touching storyline, very real parts of the movie which is probablly what sparked the emotions. Cannot wait to buy this one! My favourite by far!

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