Lift

R

2001

1h 25m

Crime

Drama

List

50%

10 Reviews

Tomatometer

71%

500+ Ratings

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Niecy (Kerry Washington) works at an expensive Boston department store, using her knowledge of fashion and security to steal clothing from other stores. In her inner-city neighborhood, she resells her wares to friends and family while struggling to connect with her mother, Elaine (Lonette McKee), and worrying about her relationship with her drug dealer boyfriend, Angelo (Eugene Byrd). To steal a necklace for her mother, Niecy agrees to help gangster Christian (Todd Williams) with a large heist.

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T M

This is an intriguing film about a young woman who's a successful booster of high end clothes & jewelry. She is popular with her dedicated clientele—she even takes orders. But unexpected events work to change her mindset about criminality, & we witness her distress over her longest relationship, that with her mother (the revered Lonette McGee!). You won't lose interest watching this film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/15/23

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K W

I loved this movie. It was interesting and very different.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/15/22

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Audience Member

WOW Kerry Washington, ok!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Audience Member

Kerry Washington in Roxbury. You can't go wrong!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

Decent crime-drama/heist movie...would have been better with a bigger budget.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

Lift is a worthy film that has something to say when it lets the action speak for itself, but when it starts speaking about the action -- the film goes awry.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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DeMane Davis

Director

Khari Streeter

Director

Kerry Washington

Niecy

Lonette McKee

Elaine

Eugene Byrd

Angelo

Barbara Montgomery

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

The stuff about the three generations with the family, and the big drama, and the gang stuff that comes up, none of that worked for me, so I have to give it thumbs down.

Jun 19, 2002

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Kirk Honeycutt

Hollywood Reporter

Often incoherent and disappointingly lacking in insights beyond the obvious.

Jun 13, 2001

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Elvis Mitchell

New York Times

Lift teems with life.

Jun 13, 2001

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Ren Jender

Bitch Flicks

[The script] has a muddled and clichéd it's-all-Mom's-fault subplot about Niecy's relationship with her mother, but the scenes of Niecy trying to navigate between her criminal, personal, and family lives present questions that don't have easy answers.

Mar 12, 2019

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Rated: 4/5

Dec 27, 2006

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

The acting is not bad, but the film is ill-conceived

Rated: 2/5

Nov 9, 2005

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Synopsis

Niecy (Kerry Washington) works at an expensive Boston department store, using her knowledge of fashion and security to steal clothing from other stores. In her inner-city neighborhood, she resells her wares to friends and family while struggling to connect with her mother, Elaine (Lonette McKee), and worrying about her relationship with her drug dealer boyfriend, Angelo (Eugene Byrd). To steal a necklace for her mother, Niecy agrees to help gangster Christian (Todd Williams) with a large heist.

Director: DeMane Davis, Khari Streeter
Screenwriter: DeMane Davis, Khari Streeter
Production Co: Miramax
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 20, 2017
Runtime: 1h 25m