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I Love Boosters

2026 · 113 min

A wildly inventive, surreal heist comedy that mixes slapstick, body horror, and Marxist theory into a gleefully chaotic ride.

Directed by: Boots Riley
Genres: Comedy, Science fiction, Crime
Starring: Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige

Tagline: Booster: Somebody who steals clothes from a store and sells them at a discount price, aka community service.
Overview: 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'.

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Directed by: Boots Riley
Genres: Comedy, Science fiction, Crime
Starring: Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
power
justice
identity
art
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	5
Horror	3
Humour	8
Realism	3
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, science fiction, crime
Directed by: Boots Riley
Written by: Boots Riley
Starring: Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu, Eiza González, LaKeith Stanfield, Will Poulter, Don Cheadle
Music: Merrill Garbus, Nate Brenner
Cinematography: Natasha Braier
Runtime: 113 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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