Up in the Air is a 2009 English-language Drama Romance motion picture written by Walter Kirn, Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner. The movie is directed by Jason Reitman and produced by Ivan Reitman, Daniel Dubiecki, Jeffrey Clifford and Jason Reitman under the banner of Tyler Perry Studios. Ryan Bingham enjoys living out of a suitcase for his job traveling around the country firing people, but finds that lifestyle threatened by the presence of a potential love interest and a new hire. Up in the air features George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Danny Mcbride, Jason Bateman, Amy Morton and Olivia Simmons. The screenplay is written by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner which is inspired from Up in the Air by Walter Kirn. The music was composed by Rolfe Kent. Cinematography was done by Eric Steelberg and editing by Dana E. Glauberman. The film has a running time of 109 minutes. It was released on 4th March 2010 and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released and became successful at box office. Up in the Air was made on a budget of $25 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $166 million. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Paramount Pictures.