Lift (2024)
The heist begins at 40,000 ft.
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Lift rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb5.5/10· 51K votes
Rotten Tomatoes31%
Metacritic40%
TMDb6.4/10· 1K votesWith 31% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.5/10 on IMDb and 40/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Lift
An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.
Cast of Lift
Kevin Hart
as Cyrus Whitaker
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
as Abby Gladwell
Sam Worthington
as Dennis Huxley
Vincent D'Onofrio
as Denton
Úrsula Corberó
as Camila
Jean Reno
as Lars Jorgensen
Billy Magnussen
as Magnus
Kim Yun-jee
as Mi-Sun
Viveik Kalra
as Luke
Burn Gorman
as Cormac
Paul Anderson
as Donal
Jacob Batalon
as N8
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Airplane hijacking heist delivers caper comedy action excitement with humor balance
- •Art heist premise creates sophisticated crime plotting with character wit
- •Airplane setting provides unique action backdrop for cyber terrorism thriller
What the audience disliked
- •Action comedy pacing struggles with tonal inconsistency between humor and spectacle
- •Caper comedy mechanics feel contrived beneath surface entertainment energy
Trailer
Where to watch Lift(US)
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