Lift

Right now you can watch Lift in Australia on Netflix, and in the US on Netflix — and it is funnier than its reputation suggests. The length is exactly right for the story it is telling — nothing rushed, nothing dragged out. 1,469 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. Kevin Hart's performance alone is worth the time investment. Put it on tonight on Netflix and see for yourself.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Lift is worth clearing space for. Lift does what great comedies rarely manage — it is actually funny, consistently, across the whole run. An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker, race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet. The chemistry Kevin Hart and Gugu Mbatha-Raw bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. It hit screens in 2024. Lift earns its laughs from character rather than situation, which is why it does not wear thin the way pure farce tends to. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

If you need a comedy that actually makes you laugh, Lift is a strong candidate. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single evening. Kevin Hart's comic timing carries it through its weaker moments. The kind of comedy you recommend to someone who claims they do not watch much.