Product Details

• Actors: Kerry Washington, Lonette McKee, Eugene Byrd, Barbara Montgomery, Samantha Brown
• Directors: DeMane Davis, Khari Streeter
• Writers: DeMane Davis, Khari Streeter
• Producers: Cathy Konrad, James Mangold, Jeff Sharp, John Hart
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Showtime Ent.
• DVD Release Date: July 15, 2003
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000095J01
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,133 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Lift" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Lift is the story of an intelligent, young, African-American woman who works at an upscale department store, but sidelines as one of Boston’s most accomplished "boosters" or shoplifters. This stylish drama illustrates the effects that materialism has on a dysfunctional black family and was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the 2001 Urbanworld Festival, nominated for two 2002 Independent Spirit Awards, and received critical acclaim at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. From the producers of Boys Don’t Cry and You Can Count On Me

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW..., February 27, 2007

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MOMMIE4LYFE "SMOOCHES......" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lift (DVD)

This one is like watching a home video of someone you know personally. Although I don't agree with (or condone) much of what Niecy does, I can most definitely understand her making the decisions she made. Just watching the relationship between her and her mother made things easier to relate to.

Often times, it's the very same people that hold you to unobtainable standards, that push you to do emorale and/or illegal things in the first place. It's the unspoken words that sometimes hold the heaviest weight.

Without giving away any plot destroying information, I would like to say that this film proves that there are those out there on the wrong path that can, and will be able to turn their lives around for the better...

As always, Kerry Washington gives a brilliant performance.

I highly recommend this film...

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love, theft, and the choices that make or break a life., February 16, 2004

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Akanani "akanani" (Lynn, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lift (DVD)

Just like life, every character in this movie has flaws... including the intelligent and clean-cut main character who's shoplifting big-ticket items even though she has a nice job. Her mother requests an expensive necklace, which will require a jewelry store heist to acquire. She decides to go ahead with the robbery, although her boyfriend begs her not to do it. To complicate things, she then learns that she is pregnant. Is she willing to risk everything to please her selfish mother? This movie gets into the psyche of each character, which is really the reason I loved watching it. It's not about stealing as much as it is about family, forgiveness and love.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars LIFT, August 17, 2009

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K. LOTT Jr. (SOUTH BEND, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lift (DVD)

THIS IS GREAT "HOOD" MOVIE WITH A LOT OF STARS IN IT. I 1ST SAW THIS ON BET, BUT IT WAS EDITED FOR TV. I RECOMMEND THIS FOR ANY WHO COLLECT GOODIES LIKE FRESH, G, AND CLOCKERS!!