I Love Boosters

Name: I Love Boosters
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy
Released: May 22, 2026
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 73

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Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews

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RELEASE DATE: May 22, 2026

Movie Details & Credits

Neon | Release Date: May 22, 2026 | Not Rated

Summary: A crew of professional shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven.

Genre(s): Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 115 min

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The Playlist Monica Castillo

Mar 14, 2026

Buffeted by both an incredible cast and crew, I Love Boosters is an unexpected celebration of friendship, community, and solidarity. Read full review

Next Best Picture Dan Bayer

Mar 13, 2026

Boots Riley is a genuine original, and in I Love Boosters, he makes a statement as wildly entertaining as possible. Read full review

Collider Ross Bonaime

Mar 13, 2026

I Love Boosters is full of major swings and plenty of individual concepts that could take up an entire film, yet Riley balances everything this movie is trying to do quite well. Read full review

IndieWire Ryan Lattanzio

Mar 12, 2026

Boots Riley deserves applause for his brazen vision. . . He loses grip on the material overall, but as far as genre movies that actually turn out to be political missives go, there are worse entertainments. And with Keke Palmer at the front, you’re always in sure hands. Read full review

The Film Stage John Fink

Mar 13, 2026

A funny, often fascinating riff on aspirations both in and out of reach, I Love Boosters is ambitious and, like Sorry to Bother You, explores the systems that make the American Dream possible for only a select few. But the film is also a gleeful celebration of the underdogs scraping by as the cost of living increases. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Brian Tallerico

Mar 13, 2026

Riley understands that satire can embed messaging in the whimsy. You’ll walk out of this one feeling boosted. Read full review

Siddhant Adlakha

Mar 26, 2026

Gosh, is it ever a letdown to have a filmmaker all but pop up on screen to remind us what his movie is not-so-secretly about, before failing to live up to not only his own political objectives, but some of the most basic visual tenets of narrative filmmaking. Down with the bourgeoisie? Absolutely. But must the revolution be so sloppy? Read full review

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