Up in the Air

Ryan Bingham is constantly on the road across the United States. He works for an outside firm that other companies hire to fire their employees, and he spends almost every day moving between airports and airplanes, which he considers his true home. He is an elite flyer in every loyalty program and barely sees his family. He also gives motivational talks in which he champions living without strings or heavy possessions. His routine begins to unravel when his boss, encouraged by a young efficiency expert, proposes changes that could force him to settle into an office. Ryan, who is used to never putting down roots, starts to view the possibility of staying put with growing unease. Directed by Jason Reitman, the film stars George Clooney.