What is the Metascore for I Love Boosters?

I Love Boosters has a Metascore of 79 out of 100 on Celluloid.

I Love Boosters

Item: I Love Boosters
Rating: 4
Author: Kaiser Khan

Directed by Boots Riley · 2026 · Last reviewed August 31, 2026

Answer Summary

I Love Boosters (2026) earns a 78% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics (91%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (70%).

Quick Verdict

Calculated from 4 available inputs: Celluloid editorial rating, Metascore, Letterboxd and IMDb. Audience sentiment is shown separately and never changes the composite. See how we calculate scores.

78%

Celluloid Score Recommended

4-input transparent breakdown

91% Editorial Rating

70% Audience snapshot · excluded

79 Metascore

★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.6

7.1 IMDb /10

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Runtime: 1h 50m
Cast: Keke Palmer , Naomi Ackie , LaKeith Stanfield , Demi Moore
Country: United States
Language: English

Official theatrical poster for I Love Boosters (2026)

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Where to watch

Not confirmed on any major streaming platform yet — check local listings.

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Why this score?

Celluloid's editorial rating is exceptional (91/100).
General viewers mostly liked it (70%).
Metascore is generally favorable (79/100).
Celluloid Score 78% combines 4 verified rating inputs; audience sentiment is shown separately.

Best for

Viewers who want a well-regarded comedy, satire, sci-fi pick
Short runtime — easy weeknight watch
Critics' darlings — stronger with reviewers than general viewers

Not ideal for

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Is I Love Boosters worth watching?

Yes — I Love Boosters earns a 78% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Celluloid Verdict

Boots Riley's sophomore feature is a 91% Certified Fresh satire — Keke Palmer and LaKeith Stanfield anchor a booster-culture farce that critics praised as Sorry to Bother You's sharper, angrier cousin.
Celluloid editorial verdict

Critics (91%) were notably more enthusiastic than audiences (70%).

What is I Love Boosters about?

Boots Riley's sophomore feature returns to Oakland with a sharper, angrier satire of the attention economy. Keke Palmer and LaKeith Stanfield lead a cast including Naomi Ackie and Demi Moore in a near-future fable about citizens paid to wear corporate content on their bodies — until the embedded ads begin broadcasting messages their hosts never approved. What starts as gig-economy comedy escalates into body horror and workplace revolt as Riley asks who owns your skin when sponsorship becomes literal. The film treats surveillance capitalism as both punchline and panic attack.

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Critic Reviews

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I Love Boosters Review: Boots Riley Turns Sponsored Skin Into Body Horror

★★★★☆ 4/5

Keke Palmer and LaKeith Stanfield wear corporate content on their bodies in Boots Riley's 91% Oakland satire — Sorry to Bother You's angrier, sharper cousin.

Certified Fresh genre satire on Best of 2026 — United States sci-fi with teeth, not toys.

I Love Boosters stills

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