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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.

Critics Reviews

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Richard Roeper Ebert & Roeper 06/19/2002
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. Go to Full Review Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter 06/13/2001
Often incoherent and disappointingly lacking in insights beyond the obvious. Go to Full Review Elvis Mitchell New York Times 06/13/2001
Lift teems with life. Go to Full Review Ren Jender Bitch Flicks 03/12/2019
[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. Go to Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 12/27/2006
4/5
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 11/09/2005
2/5
The acting is not bad, but the film is ill-conceived Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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K W 09/15/2022 I loved this movie. It was interesting and very different. See more 07/23/2008 WOW Kerry Washington, ok! See more 07/19/2008 Kerry Washington in Roxbury. You can't go wrong! See more 07/18/2008 Decent crime-drama/heist movie...would have been better with a bigger budget. See more 05/27/2008 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. See more 12/29/2007 kerry is sexy as hell See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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DeMane Davis

Director

Khari Streeter

Director

Kerry Washington

Niecy

Lonette McKee

Elaine

Eugene Byrd

Angelo

Barbara Montgomery

France

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Movie Info

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
Producer
John Hart, Jeff Sharp, Mark Hankey, Robert Kessel
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