Lift

"The heist begins at 40,000 ft."

2024 1h 47m EN

😐

6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 1,517

ActionComedyCrime

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet.

“The heist begins at 40,000 ft.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Where to watch · US

NetflixSubscription

Netflix Standard with AdsSubscription

Cast

Kevin Hart
Cyrus Whitaker
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Abby Gladwell
Sam Worthington
Dennis Huxley
Vincent D'Onofrio
Denton
Úrsula Corberó
Camila
Jean Reno
Lars Jorgensen
Billy Magnussen
Magnus
Kim Yun-jee
Mi-Sun

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: F. Gary Gray
Writers: Daniel Kunka
Languages: English, Spanish, Italian
Countries: United States of America

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Released 2 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

WORLD

Did you know

Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Spanish, Italian.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by F. Gary Gray, shot by Bernhard Jasper. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Dominic Lewis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor William Yeh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Kevin Hart and Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Sam Worthington carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

FACT

Did you know

Marketing tagline: "The heist begins at 40,000 ft.".

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt14371878 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

F. Gary Gray directs. Bernhard Jasper behind the camera. Dominic Lewis scores. William Yeh cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 2 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Spanish, Italian.
3Directed by F. Gary Gray, shot by Bernhard Jasper. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Dominic Lewis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor William Yeh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kevin Hart and Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Sam Worthington carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The heist begins at 40,000 ft.".
8IMDB entry: tt14371878 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "gold", "airplane", "gang of thieves", "heist".
10Released under 17 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Bernhard Jasper
Original score: Dominic Lewis
Editing: William Yeh
Production design: Dominic Watkins
Costume design: Antoinette Messam
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Lift (2024)

Also by

F. Gary Gray

Stills · wallpapers

Selected frames

Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.

Wallpaper

Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

Community reviews

What people are saying

Chandler Danier2024-01-18
★ 4/10
Worse than Soul Plane. 0 stakes legal heist with a bunch of dumb bullshit. "What about if we take the big thing and break it into smaller parts?" "Woooow! Good idea!" "Yay. We can heist!" Less homophobia than Soul Plane so in that sense Tyler's growing. Still it manages to suck balls.
Beta722024-02-04
★ 5/10
Almost all the aviation stuff was bullshit. I was going to put a list together of things that were wrong, but the list would be way too long. They had 10 tons of gold in a plane with 150 passengers? I think that's too much weight. They had panels "stuck" to their plane to make it stealthy? I think not. What did they use to attach them? What kind of material? One guy gets sucked out of the plane, with several others in the same compartment. They would be gone, too. And I don't think their airplane was real in any way. And, much, much, more. But the story was interesting and the acting was pretty good. I would have given it a thumbs down, but the good guys won, so I couldn't do that.
Dr Nostromo2026-01-30
★ 7/10
74/100 A master thief and his crew is hired by Interpol to steal $500mil in gold bars. Both my wife and I are suckers for heist films and this one was a lot of fun. Completely unrealistic in practically everything they did, the action was still gloriously crazy, totally chaotic and exciting. And the segments in between were filled with likable characters and witty dialog that kept us smiling. I'm not normally a fan of Kevin Hart but he was excellent here as was everyone else ...except Sam Worthington. Once again, he felt miscast. Overall, effectively entertaining escapist entertainment. -- DrNostromo.com