The story of a man ready to make a connection.
Corporate downsizing expert Ryan Bingham spends his life in planes, airports, and hotels, but just as he’s about to reach a milestone of ten million frequent flyer miles, he meets a woman who causes him to rethink his transient life.
George Clooney
Ryan Bingham
Vera Farmiga
Alex Goran
Anna Kendrick
Natalie Keener
Sam Elliott
Maynard Finch
Amy Morton
Kara Bingham
Jason Bateman
Craig Gregory
Melanie Lynskey
Julie Bingham
J.K. Simmons
Bob
Danny McBride
Jim Miller
Zach Galifianakis
Steve
Tamala Jones
Karen Barnes
Adhir Kalyan
Fired IT worker
Keri Maletto
Software convention geek
Steve Eastin
Samuels
Adrienne Lamping
Tammy
Chris Lowell
Kevin
Erin McGrane
Dianne
Marvin Young
Young MC
Cut Chemist
Conference DJ
Meagan Flynn
Flight Attendant
Director
Jason Reitman
Writers
Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner, Walter Kirn
Steve Saklad
Production Design
Rolfe Kent
Original Music Composer
Danny Glicker
Costume Design
Eric Steelberg
Director of Photography
Dana E. Glauberman
Editor
ohlalipop
2/9/2017
I don’t really get why this movie got an Oscar nomination. I mean it’s watchable but I don’t think it’s Oscar-worthy. I think this movie is too simple to be nominated. There were some funny parts but it’s more of a “LOL” than “LMAO”. Script wise, it’s nice. It’s kind of real in a way since a lot of people are losing their jobs because of recession. I think that’s one of the reasons why people liked this movie because it is what’s happening right now in the USA.
AlCar
5/16/2020
This is one of those movies that takes you in a certain direction but in the end changes course and brings you somewhere else. It was entertaining but the ending was not the one I was hoping for and I felt diminished the rest of the movie.
signsoflife
1/9/2026
Humane, with characters, developments and performances that resonate with anyone currently transiting adulthood and seeing their lives not turn out as expected. Unfortunately, I believe it is the nature of these corporate figure, stoic, cynic, hypocritical characters what might weigh the emotional aspect down for a greater part of the story, only cut through by brief bursts of Kendrick and Lynskey excellence, and eventually, Clooney's character's growth. Overall, the final message is a little cheesily put, specially with the expectation put on romance and family, but I believe the interpretation of companionship is deeply personal at the end of the day. Hits specially hard when you're unemployed and alone in your 20s.
