I Love Boosters
Neon | Release Date: May 22, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
1
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
ColliderRoss BonaimeMar 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
75
IndieWireRyan LattanzioMar 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
80
Next Best PictureDan BayerMar 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
38
ObserverSiddhant AdlakhaMar 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
75
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoMar 13, 2026
Riley understands that satire can embed messaging in the whimsy. You’ll walk out of this one feeling boosted. Read full review
60
Rolling StoneDavid FearMar 13, 2026
This film isn’t for everyone’s tastes. Then again, neither was Sorry to Bother You‘s mix of critical commentary and absurdist comedy; and, like that film, I Love Boosters takes a wilder, big-picture swerve in its third act. Still, you have to admire the fact that Riley is weaponizing his humor and using it to brusquely jostle your brain by any means necessary. Read full review
80
Screen DailyRobert DanielsMar 13, 2026
Though its many narrative twists and amusing turns might wear down less adventurous viewers, this film will be embraced by those who enjoyed the director’s dystopian critique Sorry to Bother You and his equally scathing series I’m a Virgo. Read full review
70
Screen RantGregory NussenMar 12, 2026
It is, ultimately, a film completely uninterested in subtlety. That's both to its credit and to its detriment. Read full review
75
The Film StageJohn FinkMar 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
80
The Hollywood ReporterAngie HanMar 12, 2026
I find it hard to wish Riley would rein himself in when the excess is so much a part of the film’s joy. Read full review
91
The PlaylistMonica CastilloMar 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
80
TheWrapChase HutchinsonMar 13, 2026
Riley, proving himself to be a romantic just as he is a believer in revolution, clearly not only loves these boosters with hearts of gold, but anyone that is trying to make it all work for themselves and those around them. Read full review
70
VarietyOwen GleibermanMar 12, 2026
It’s an incendiary prank of a movie that begs our indulgence at times yet also invites us to get high on what a playful provocation it is. Read full review
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