Fresh
The key to Pixar's success has always been the perfect blend of heart and humor -- and they've certainly done it again here.
Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies
Up
Change is in the air.
2009 · 1h 36m · PG
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family
Directed by
Pete Docter
,
Bob Peterson
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.
Director and cast
- Pete Docter Director
- Bob Peterson Director
- Ed Asner as Carl Fredricksen (voice)
- Christopher Plummer as Charles Muntz (voice)
- Jordan Nagai as Russell (voice)
- Bob Peterson as Dug / Alpha (voice)
- Delroy Lindo as Beta (voice)
- Jerome Ranft as Gamma (voice)
- John Ratzenberger as Construction Foreman Tom (voice)
- David Kaye as Newsreel Announcer (voice)
- Elie Docter as Young Ellie (voice)
- Jeremy Leary Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
98%
Tomatometer
Fresh
This is really special.
Ben Lyons, At the Movies
Fresh
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.
Tom Charity, CNN.com
Fresh
The movie is packed with lovely jokes, some of them funny in inexplicable ways.
David Denby, New Yorker
Fresh
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.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
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