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Up in the Air (2009 film)
Up in the Air is Jason Reitman's 2009 comedy-drama starring George Clooney as corporate downsizer Ryan Bingham, adapted from Walter Kirn's 2001 novel. It earned six Oscar nominations, six Golden Globe nominations, and National Board of Review Best Film.
Up the Yangtze
Up the Yangtze (2007) is Yung Chang's EyeSteelFilm and NFB documentary following teenagers Yu Shui (Cindy) and Chen Bo Yu (Jerry) working a Three Gorges Farewell Cruise; 93 minutes, Sundance selection, 96% Rotten Tomatoes.
Up to eleven
"Up to eleven" is an English idiom from the 1984 film This Is Spinal Tap, where Nigel Tufnel's amp knobs run to 11 instead of 10; it means at or beyond maximum, and entered the Shorter OED in 2002.
Up to No Good (TV series)
Up to No Good, also titled Maud, is a 2026 British six-part Channel 4 crime drama starring Glenn Close as killer Maud Oldcastle, adapted from Helene Tursten's Elderly Lady story collections, written by Nina and Moses Raine and directed by Lee Haven Jones.
Upadhyaksha (ಉಪಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ)
Upadhyaksha (ಉಪಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ) is a 2024 Kannada comedy, sequel to Adhyaksha (2014), directed by Anil Kumar, starring Chikkanna in his lead debut as Narayana, released 26 January 2024.
Upanishad Ganga (उपनिषद् गंगा)
Upanishad Ganga (उपनिषद् गंगा) is a 52-episode Hindi TV series on the Upanishads by Chinmaya Creations, conceived by Swami Tejomayananda, directed by Chandraprakash Dwivedi, aired on Doordarshan 2012-2013 and later on YouTube in five languages.
Uparupaka
Uparupaka (उपरूपक, literally "a lesser drama") is the Sanskrit dramaturgical term for minor drama and dance-drama forms, contrasted with the ten major rupakas of Bharata's Natyashastra and emphasizing music, dance, and gesture; Vishvanatha's Sahityadarpana recognizes eighteen.
Upasana Singh
Upasana Singh (उपासना सिंह), Indian actress of Hindi, Punjabi, and regional film and TV; Pinky Bua on Comedy Nights with Kapil; PTC and Indian Telly Award winner; also producer and CINTAA General Secretary.
UpDating
UpDating is a New York City-based live dating and comedy show created by Brandon Berman and Harrison Forman, featuring blindfolded first dates, audience voting, 120+ cities toured, and an ITV America TV adaptation.
Upen Patel
Upen Patel (born 1980, London) is a British-Indian model and actor; debut 36 China Town (2006, Filmfare Best Debut Male), films include Namastey London, I (Tamil debut), and reality shows Bigg Boss 8 and Nach Baliye.
Upendra (ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ) (actor)
Upendra (ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ), also Upendra Rao, Kannada film director and actor born 1967 or 1968; directed eight films including A, Upendra, Super; known for reverse-screenplay storytelling; founded Uttama Prajakeeya Party in 2018.
Upendra (ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ) (film)
Upendra (ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ) is a 1999 Kannada psychological thriller written, directed by, and starring Upendra as Naanu, with Raveena Tandon, Prema, and Damini; released 22 October 1999, music by Gurukiran, a box office success now considered a Kannada classic with sequel Uppi 2 (2015).
Upendra Limaye (उपेंद्र लिमये)
Upendra Limaye (उपेंद्र लिमये), Marathi stage-trained Indian actor, National Film Award Best Actor winner for Jogwa (2009); films include Mukta, Chandni Bar, Page 3, Mulshi Pattern, and Freddy Patil in Animal (2023).
Upgrade (film)
Upgrade (2018) is a cyberpunk action-thriller written and directed by Leigh Whannell, starring Logan Marshall-Green as Grey Trace, a paralyzed widower whose AI implant STEM grants superhuman abilities for revenge; a $3 million Blumhouse film that grossed $16.7 million.
Upgraded
Upgraded is a 2024 American romantic comedy on Prime Video, directed by Carlson Young, starring Camila Mendes as intern Ana Santos, Archie Renaux, and Marisa Tomei; released February 9, 2024, rated R, 104 minutes, 76% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Upin & Ipin (اوڤين دان ايڤين)
Upin & Ipin (اوڤين دان ايڤين) is a Malaysian 3D animated series by Les' Copaque about five-year-old twin boys in a kampung setting, spun off from Geng in 2007 and hugely popular in Indonesia.
Upkar (उपकार)
Upkar (उपकार) is a 1967 Hindi patriotic drama directed, written, and starring Manoj Kumar as farmer Bharat, inspired by Shastri's 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan' slogan; it was 1967's biggest hit, winning seven Filmfare Awards and National Awards, with the anthem 'Mere Desh Ki Dharti'.
Upload (TV series)
Upload is a Prime Video sci-fi comedy created by Greg Daniels, set in 2033, where the dying can upload into corporate virtual afterlives like Lakeview; it ran four seasons, 2020 to 2025.
Uppena (ఉప్పేన)
Uppena (ఉప్పేన), 2021 Telugu romantic drama directed by Buchi Babu Sana, debuting Panja Vaisshnav Tej and Krithi Shetty opposite Vijay Sethupathi; released 12 Feb 2021, music by Devi Sri Prasad, a caste-honor love story that earned about 47 crore share on a 21 crore budget.
Upper Middle Bogan
Upper Middle Bogan is an Australian sitcom created by Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope, aired on ABC1 2013-2016 in three 8-episode seasons. Doctor Bess Denyar discovers her birth family runs a drag-racing team; AACTA 2016 Best Comedy winner.
Uppi 2 (ಉಪ್ಪಿ ೨)
Uppi 2 (ಉಪ್ಪಿ ೨), also known as Upendra 2, is a 2015 Kannada psychological thriller written, directed by, and starring Upendra, sequel to his 1999 film Upendra, released 14 August 2015 with a same-day Telugu dub.
Uppu Kappurambu (ఉప్పు కప్పురంబు)
Uppu Kappurambu (ఉప్పు కప్పురంబు, "Salt and Camphor") is a 2025 Telugu satirical comedy-drama directed by Ani I.V. Sasi, starring Keerthy Suresh and Suhas, released July 4, 2025 on Prime Video, set in fictional 1990s village Chitti Jayapuram facing a graveyard space crisis.
Uppu Puli Kaaram (உப்பு புளி காரம்)
Uppu Puli Kaaram (உப்பு புளி காரம்) is a 2024 Tamil comedy-drama web series, a remake of the Korean My Father Is Strange, directed by M. Ramesh Baarathi for Vikatan Televistas, streaming 128 episodes on Disney+ Hotstar from May 2024 to January 2025.
Uppum Mulakum (ഉപ്പും മുളകും)
Uppum Mulakum (ഉപ്പും മുളകും), Malayalam family sitcom on Flowers TV since 14 December 2015, set in Balachandran Thampi's Kulathara Shoolankudi household; Biju Sopanam and Nisha Sarang star; three seasons, 1,200-plus episodes.
Upright Citizens Brigade
Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) is an American improv and sketch comedy institution founded by Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh, behind the Comedy Central series (1998-2000), the UCB method of "game of the scene," and theatres and training centers in New York and Los Angeles.
Uprising (2024 film)
Uprising (전,란) is a 2024 South Korean action war film directed by Kim Sang-man, written by Shin Chul and Park Chan-wook, starring Gang Dong-won and Park Jeong-min as friends turned enemies during the Imjin War; released on Netflix October 11, 2024.
Uproar (film)
Uproar is a 2023 New Zealand coming-of-age comedy-drama directed by Hamish Bennett and Paul Middleditch, starring Julian Dennison, Minnie Driver, Rhys Darby, and James Rolleston, set in Dunedin in 1981 during the anti-Springbok tour protests.
Upside Down (2012 film)
Upside Down (2012) is a French-Canadian sci-fi romance by Juan Solanas starring Jim Sturgess and Kirsten Dunst as lovers on twinned worlds with opposite gravities. Budgeted $50-60 million, it grossed about $22-26 million worldwide and earned 29% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Upside Down (Stranger Things)
Upside Down, the dark parallel dimension in Netflix's Stranger Things, first shown as Hawkins's mirror world with Demogorgons; Season 5's 'The Bridge' reveals it is actually a wormhole connecting Earth to the Abyss, held together by unstable dark matter.
Upstairs Downstairs (2010 TV series)
Upstairs Downstairs (2010–2012), BBC One revival of the 1970s ITV classic, created by Heidi Thomas, set in 1936 at 165 Eaton Place with Jean Marsh as Rose Buck; nine episodes, canceled 2012 after ratings fell against Downton Abbey.