Set It Off

"It's about crime. It's about payback. It's about survival."

1996 2h 3m EN

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 413

CrimeDramaThrillerActionRomance

Synopsis

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Four inner-city Black women, determined to end their constant struggle, decide to live by one rule — get what you want or die trying. So the four women take back their lives and take out some banks in the process.

“It's about crime. It's about payback. It's about survival.”

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Cast

Jada Pinkett Smith
Stony
Queen Latifah
Cleo
Vivica A. Fox
Frankie
Kimberly Elise
Tisean
Blair Underwood
Keith
John C. McGinley
Detective Strode
Anna Maria Horsford
Ms. Wells
Ella Joyce
Detective Waller

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: F. Gary Gray
Writers: Takashi Bufford, Takashi Bufford, Kate Lanier
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.6× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by F. Gary Gray, shot by Marc Reshovsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John Carter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah and Vivica A. Fox carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's about crime. It's about payback. It's about survival.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0117603 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

F. Gary Gray directs. Marc Reshovsky behind the camera. Christopher Young scores. John Carter cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 4.6× over at the box office.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by F. Gary Gray, shot by Marc Reshovsky. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Christopher Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor John Carter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah and Vivica A. Fox carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "It's about crime. It's about payback. It's about survival.".
8IMDB entry: tt0117603 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 15 themes, including "single parent", "bank robber", "last chance", "heist".