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| Directed by | F. Gary Gray |
| Written by | Daniel Kunka[1] |
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| Cinematography | Bernhard Jasper |
| Edited by | William Yeh |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Lift is an upcoming American heist comedy film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Daniel Kunka. The film stars Kevin Hart (who also served as producer), Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincent D'Onofrio, Úrsula Corberó, Billy Magnussen, Jacob Batalon, Jean Reno, and Sam Worthington.
Lift is scheduled to be released by Netflix on January 12, 2024.
Cast[edit]
- Kevin Hart as Cyrus, a heist leader
- Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Abby, an Interpol agent
- Vincent D'Onofrio as Denton, a member of Cyrus's crew
- Úrsula Corberó as Camila, a member of Cyrus's crew
- Billy Magnussen as Magnus, a member of Cyrus's crew
- Viveik Kalra as Luke, a member of Cyrus's crew
- Kim Yoon-ji as Mi-Sun, a member of Cyrus's crew
- Jacob Batalon as N8, an NFT artist
- Jean Reno as Jorgenson, a billionaire who profits off of manufactured destruction
- Sam Worthington as Huxley, Abby's Interpol colleague
- Paul Anderson
- Burn Gorman
Production[edit]
In March 2021, Dan Kunka's spec script Lift was acquired by Netflix, with Simon Kinberg's Genre Pictures and Matt Reeves' 6th & Idaho set to produce.[3] In September, F. Gary Gray was set to direct and Kevin Hart was attached to star and produce.[4]
Principal photography took place from February to May 2022 in Italy and Northern Ireland.[5] Filming occurred in March at Belfast's Harbour Studios.[6] Scenes were shot in Trieste on the Miramare Castle grounds in late May.[7]
Release[edit]
Lift is set to be released on Netflix on January 12, 2024.[8] It was originally scheduled to be released on August 25, 2023,[9] however, it was postponed to its current date, due to the impact of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike in the United States on the film's promotion.[8]
Reception[edit]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 86% of 11 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.8/10.[10] On review aggregator Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 92 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[11]
