Lift
Seen it?2024 | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 31% on Rotten Tomatoes and a lukewarm 6.4 out of 10 from audiences, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who wants a laugh and action fans. If you loved The Italian Job or The Ladykillers, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 47 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
31% on Rotten Tomatoes, 40 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$89 million worldwide; spent 5 weeks in Netflix's global Top 10; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 200K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by F. Gary Gray
- Kevin HartCyrus Whitaker
- Gugu Mbatha-RawAbby Gladwell
- Sam WorthingtonDennis Huxley
- Vincent D'OnofrioDenton
- Úrsula CorberóCamila
- Jean RenoLars Jorgensen
- Billy MagnussenMagnus
- Kim Yun-jeeMi-Sun
- Viveik KalraLuke
- Burn GormanCormac