Up in the Air (2009)
Directed by Jason Reitman
An Omaha-based specialist in firing people lives out of a suitcase, flying from city to city with a young colleague in tow, while a fellow road warrior and his sister's Wisconsin wedding tug him back to the ground.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Airport Hilton bar≈ 00:07:00Dallas, TexasStated on screen
Between firings Ryan meets fellow frequent flyer Alex over a game of loyalty cards.
- 2Company office≈ 00:12:00Omaha, NebraskaStated on screen
Called back to head office, he hears Natalie's plan to fire people by video and is told to take her on the road.
- 3St. Louis, Missouri≈ 00:22:00Stated on screen
Ryan teaches Natalie how to pack and move through airports.
- 4Wichita, Kansas≈ 00:28:00Stated on screen
Natalie's first firing goes badly when a woman says she will jump off a bridge.
- 5Hotel and conference party≈ 00:35:00Miami, FloridaStated on screen
Natalie is dumped by text; Alex joins them and they crash a corporate party.
- 6Detroit, Michigan≈ 00:52:00Stated on screen
A test of the video-firing system shows its cruelty when the fired man is in the next room.
- 7Sister's wedding≈ 01:05:00Small town north of Milwaukee, WisconsinInferred
With Alex as his date, Ryan visits his old school and talks the nervous groom into the wedding.
- 8GoalQuest conference≈ 01:22:00Las Vegas, NevadaStated on screen
- 9Alex's house≈ 01:27:00Chicago, IllinoisStated on screen
- 10Omaha, Nebraska≈ 01:33:00Stated on screen
- 11San Francisco, California≈ 01:40:00Stated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 19,475 km
- Places
- 10
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 11
- Plane: 15,956 km
- Not shown: 3,519 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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