Lift

Lift

85 mins | Drama, Crime | Jan. 20, 2001

This feature takes us into the world of "boosters" or shoplifters where a charismatic, intelligent young female booster from a dysfunctional family, notably her mother and grandmother, engages in the illegal occupation of shoplifting. A non-stereotypical view of how problematic family relations fed her foray into a criminal profession.

Lift

85 mins | Drama, Crime | Jan. 20, 2001

Lift
This feature takes us into the world of "boosters" or shoplifters where a charismatic, intelligent young female booster from a dysfunctional family, notably her mother and grandmother, engages in the illegal occupation of shoplifting. A non-stereotypical view of how problematic family relations fed her foray into a criminal profession.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers Showtime Networks, Hart-Sharp Entertainment, BET Pictures
Original title Lift
Directors Khari Streeter, DeMane Davis
Writers Khari Streeter, DeMane Davis

Cast

Kerry Washington

as Niecy

Lonette McKee

as Elaine

Eugene Byrd

as Angelo

Barbara Montgomery

as France

Samantha Brown

as Camille

Sticky Fingaz

as Quik

Todd Williams

as Christian

Jacqui Parker

as Aunt Lily

Naheem Allah

as Uncle Michael

Susan Alger

as Shelly

Annette Miller

as Miss Kearns

Sean Conant

as Mac

Georgia Lyman

as Kira