I Love Boosters
Booster: Somebody who steals clothes from a store and sells them at a discount price, aka community service.
A group of shoplifters take aim at a cutthroat fashion maven by stealing from her stores and reselling them at a lower price — what they call 'fashion-forward philanthropy'.
Directed by Boots Riley · Comedy · Science Fiction · Crime · 113 min · 2026
Trailer
Director
Boots Riley
Studio
Savage Rose Films / Waypoint Entertainment
Release
2026-05-21
Runtime
113 min
Genres
Comedy, Science Fiction, Crime
Cast & Characters
Corvette
Keke Palmer
Sade
Naomi Ackie
Mariah
Taylour Paige
Jianhu
Poppy Liu
Violeta
Eiza González
Pinky Ring Guy
LaKeith Stanfield
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Critical Assessment
I Love Boosters holds 6.2/10 on TMDb (117 votes). IMDb/Rotten Tomatoes/Metacritic scores will populate automatically via the site's daily refresh once available.
Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.
Ratings as of October 7, 2026
AI Verdict
AI-generatedBased on TMDb's aggregated score (6.2/10 on TMDb (117 votes)), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
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I Love Boosters holds 6.2/10 on TMDb (117 votes). IMDb/Rotten Tomatoes/Metacritic scores will populate automatically via the site's daily refresh once available.
How long is I Love Boosters?+
I Love Boosters has a runtime of 113 min.
Who directed I Love Boosters?+
I Love Boosters was directed by Boots Riley.
Fan & Critic Buzz
The movie "I Love Boosters" is met with criticism and negative reactions from audiences. Some reviewers find the film's message and themes to be too simplistic and poorly executed, while others appreciate its originality and intelligence. A few people have left theaters early, citing discomfort or disgust with certain aspects of the film.
Viewer Reviews (TMDb)
The power of film to make statements and to effect meaningful change is truly quite impressive. But it’s also possible for the impact of that influence to be diminished when a picture overstates its case, a problem that seriously hampers the latest feature from writer-director Bo…
Brent Marchant · 5/10This is a low-IQ movie written by a low-IQ dummy for the lowest IQ zombies walking this earth. One of the worst attempts at an artsy movie I've ever watched (part of anyway). Several people in the movie theater got up and left and we eventually did as well. Full disclosure: We li…
ChristlichenSoldaten · 1/10This was a very good movie. It's very smart and it's for smart people. I watched the full movie and understood the content very well.
Three words: What! A! Feast! My my my, where to start? I went into this one not knowing exactly what to expect and was deeply skeptical given that I'm not a fan of fashion movies and I'd not seen any Boots Riley movie. However, just fifteen minutes into the movie, all my doubts w…
druscilla_of_old · 9/10Well hurray, a movie about shop lifting meant to punish a successful person. The narrative of the have nots pursuing the destruction of the haves. I do not condone nor support this activity in life and I find it disgustingly glorified in this film. Pure offal! 0/10
# Don’t Let "I Love Boosters" Be the Last Boots Riley Film You Watch In this film’s opening image, Corvette waltzes into a nightclub and dances in the mirror alone. Suddenly, Pinky Ring Guy’s alluring stare draws her in. Even though his aura was undeniable, she shifts her sights…
Yasmin J. Lee · 10/10
From the trailer's comments
Nice to see that someone remembers that colours exist!!!
@KW-vy1rf · 3578 likesFinally, something original that hasn’t been remade 10X😂
@MSKRIS1988 · 1404 likesI love it when movies are colorful as hell
@InternationalSoup36 · 866 likesAt this point I'm seated for anything Boots Riley.
@RichSoubletII · 1494 likesLooks weird as hell, I’m in!
@emptythoughtspod · 1044 likesI didn’t even recognize Don Cheadle in this at all
@packedentertainment2866 · 834 likesSurely gonna go for Best Costume Design.
@prathworld30 · 387 likesThe COLORS, the SHOTS, the CAST!!! I'm excited for this
@kyd9320 · 525 likes
