Up in the Air

Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) spends his life in planes, airports, and hotels as a corporate downsizing expert, constantly taking him around the country until he meets a woman who causes him to rethink his transient lifestyle. He also gives motivational speeches, using the analogy "What's in Your Backpack?" to extol living free of burdensome relationships and material possessions. A frequent flyer, Ryan aims to earn ten million frequent flyer miles with American Airlines, but his life is turned upside down by a new colleague named Natalie Keener (Anna Kendrick) who promotes cutting costs by conducting layoffs via video-conferencing.