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The Descendants
Why this pick
Like Up in the Air, it pairs wry adult humor with a quietly bruised protagonist forced to reconsider the emotional distance he has made into a lifestyle.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2009 1h 50m USA
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Up in the Air
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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
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Lost in Translation
Why this pick
Its hotel-bound transience, muted loneliness, and unexpectedly intimate connection echo the tender, observational side of Up in the Air.
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Enough Said
Why this pick
A smart, humane midlife romance with the same unforced wit and attention to how guarded adults negotiate connection, compromise, and self-knowledge.
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The Weather Man
Why this pick
This melancholy, dryly funny portrait of professional success and private dissatisfaction shares Up in the Air’s compassion for a man whose polished routine cannot solve his isolation.
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Young Adult
Why this pick
Jason Reitman again uses sharp, uncomfortable comedy and a detached central figure to examine loneliness and the stories people tell themselves about adulthood.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Ryan Bingham works for a human resources consultancy firm which specializes in efficiency and termination of employment. Ryan is living his best life, due to this bureaucracy, until he meets Alex, a fellow traveler and learns that life isn’t about the journey, but the connections we make along the way.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Zach Galifianakis
Steve
Melanie Lynskey
Julie Bingham
Vera Farmiga
Alex Goran
Danny McBride
Jim Miller
Jason Bateman
Craig Gregory
J.K. Simmons
Bob
Tamala Jones
Karen Barnes
Adhir Kalyan
Fired IT worker