Up in the Air《在云端》从独具匠心的视角探讨了当代社会，尤其是在金融危机大背景下的人际，三位主角皆有出色表现。

Ryan Bingham is a corporate downsizer who spends his days in hotels, airports, and airplanes as he travels around the country laying off other companies' workers with polished finesse.

His pursuit of a life without emotional connections is called into question, however,

by his interactions with two women, one a sophisticated fellow traveler and the other an inexperienced young colleague.