In what year was the Pixar film Up released?

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The Pixar film Up was released in 2009.

Directed by Pete Docter and co-written with Bob Peterson, Up follows widower Carl Fredricksen as he sends his house airborne with balloons and travels toward Paradise Falls. The film combines a comic adventure with a deeply emotional story about Carl, Ellie, memory, grief, and learning to embrace a new chapter.

Up premiered at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2009, becoming the first animated film to open the festival. It then received its U.S. theatrical release on May 29, 2009. These specific dates can cause confusion, but both belong to the same release year.

The film was Pixar’s first feature presented in 3D format. It earned five Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, and won for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score. Other memorable characters include Russell, Dug, the talking dog, and Charles Muntz. The numbers in the wrong options refer to years before or after Up’s actual 2009 release.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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