Five Clues • One Movie • Daily
Up poster

Up

2009 · 96 min · PG
Directed by Pete Docter
Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure
“Change is in the air.”

Up (2009) is a animation, comedy, family, adventure film directed by Pete Docter. On Plot-hole, players averaged 4.7/5, with 98% solving the puzzle and 2% failing it, making it the #177 very easyest puzzle of 187 in the archive. Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life.

8.3
IMDb
98%
Rotten Tomatoes
88
Metacritic
8.0
TMDB
Plot-hole Difficulty: Very Easy
4.7/5
Avg Score
98%
Solved
2%
Failed
315
Players
#177
Difficulty Rank

The Plot-hole Puzzle

Puzzle #189 · September 24, 2026 · answer revealed below

The Setup (Clue 5)
A house lifted into the sky, floating over a continent.
The Character (Clue 4)
An elderly widower goes on one last adventure.
The Conflict (Clue 3)
A young scout accidentally comes along for the ride.
The Twist (Clue 2)
Thousands of balloons carry the house to a lost plateau.
The Spoiler (Clue 1)
Pixar's animated film about an old man flying his house to South America with balloons.
The answer
Up

Cast

Ed Asner as Carl Fredricksen (voice)Christopher Plummer as Charles Muntz (voice)Jordan Nagai as Russell (voice)Bob Peterson as Dug / Alpha (voice)Delroy Lindo as Beta (voice)Jerome Ranft as Gamma (voice)John Ratzenberger as Construction Foreman Tom (voice)David Kaye as Newsreel Announcer (voice)

More Plot-hole Movies Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Up hard to guess on Plot-hole?
Up had an average score of 4.7/5. 98% of players solved it, while 2% failed — a very easy puzzle.
Who directed Up?
Up was directed by Pete Docter.
Who stars in Up?
Up stars Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson, Delroy Lindo, Jerome Ranft, John Ratzenberger, David Kaye.
What genre is Up?
Up is listed under Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure.
Where does Up rank in Plot-hole difficulty?
Up ranks #177 of 187 Plot-hole movies by average score (1 = hardest).
Rate Plot-Hole on DLES.gg