Up
78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to South America in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.
Trailer
Director
Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
Studio
N/A
Release
29 May 2009
Runtime
96 min
Genres
Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Cast & Characters
Edward Asner
Jordan Nagai
John Ratzenberger
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Critical Assessment
Up holds 8.3/10 on IMDb (1,225,827 votes), 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, 88/100 on Metacritic.
Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.
Ratings as of 2026-07-30
AI Verdict
AI-generatedBased on aggregated scores (8.3/10 on IMDb (1,225,827 votes), 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, 88/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Fan & Critic Buzz
The public reaction to "Up" is overwhelmingly positive, with many praising its heartwarming story and strong performances. Critics have noted the film's ability to tug at viewers' emotions and create meaningful moments, such as Carl Fredricksen's reunion with his late wife's dreams. The movie has been commended for its originality and humor.
Reviews
A fun and charming adventure. <em>'Up'</em> certainly knows how to tug at the heartstrings. It creates a very meaningful story around Carl Fredricksen (Ed Asner), with the early scenes particularly standing out as superb. I don't overly enjoy the parts with Dug (Bob Peterson) and…
r96sk · 8/10To Christopher Plummer and Ed Asner... RIP.
Peter89Spencer · 9/10Widowed "Carl" (anyone else thinks he looks like Henry Kissinger?) gets himself involved in an altercation with a construction worker that sees him court-ordered to the "Shady Oak" retirement home. He's having none of that, and on the day of his deportation releases thousands of…
CinemaSerf · 7/10"UP" is a movie that begins with a poignant and emotional experience, immediately tugging at the heartstrings with a touching portrayal of loss and longing. The journey of Carl embarking on adventures inspired by his late wife's dreams is both heartfelt and captivating, drawing v…
tmdb51616167 · 7/10I'm always struck by how much jeopardy and peril there is in modern family films. Not that it's a bad thing... But I was also the child who had to be taken out of the cinema during 101 Dalmatians, Pinocchio, and Bambi.
griggs79 · 8/1067/100 After the loss of his wife and the potential loss of his house, a man decides to travel to the place that his wife and him had always dreamed of moving to via a whole lot of balloons attached to his house. An exciting, fun, humorous and very personal story that was a delig…
Dr Nostromo · 7/10