What is the iRankMovies score for Up?

Name: Up
Director: Pete Docter
Genre: adventure, animation, comedy, family
Released: 2009
Duration: 1 h 36 min
Rating: 8.3

Up has an iRankMovies score of 87.5/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Up (2009)

Change is in the air.

Release:2009

Runtime:1h 36m

Country:United States

Director:Pete Docter

Language:English

Genre

AdventureAnimationComedy

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Keywords

Central And South AmericaAge DifferencevillainBalloonTravelDogNostalgicDuringcreditsstinger

iRank88

Up rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8.3/10· 1.2M votes

Rotten Tomatoes98%

Metacritic88%

TMDb7.96/10· 22K votes

With 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8.3/10 on IMDb and 88/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Up

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.

Cast of Up

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)
J
Jerome Ranft
as Gamma (voice)
John Ratzenberger
as Construction Foreman Tom (voice)
David Kaye
as Newsreel Announcer (voice)
E
Elie Docter
as Young Ellie (voice)
Jeremy Leary
as Young Carl (voice)
Mickie McGowan
as Police Officer Edith (voice)
Danny Mann
as Construction Worker Steve (voice)

Up facts

Budget: $175M
Box office: $735.1M

Our take on Up

Pixar's 2009 gem launches a grieving 78-year-old and a stowaway boy scout into the sky on a house lifted by balloons, bound for a long-promised adventure. Its wordless opening montage is among cinema's most moving; what follows is funny, tender and full of wonder. If its blend of heartbreak and adventure moved you, Pixar's best and the great animated tearjerkers share its rare emotional honesty.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Pete Docter begins with devastating emotional sequence establishing grandfather protagonist
•Central America adventure maintains cheerful tone despite poignant age difference themes
•Dog character and balloon concept provide whimsical family adventure charm throughout

What the audience disliked

•Pacing occasionally rushes past emotional beats deserving more contemplative timing
•During-credits stinger feels tacked-on compared to strong main narrative conclusion