Set It Off
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Set It Off

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

7.2 / 10 1996 2h 3mR English
CrimeDramaThrillerActionRomance

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Jada Pinkett Smith

Jada Pinkett Smith

Stony

Lead
Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah

Cleo

Vivica A. Fox

Vivica A. Fox

Frankie

Kimberly Elise

Kimberly Elise

Tisean

Blair Underwood

Blair Underwood

Keith

John C. McGinley

John C. McGinley

Detective Strode

Anna Maria Horsford

Anna Maria Horsford

Ms. Wells

Ella Joyce

Ella Joyce

Detective Waller

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. F. Gary Gray's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Set It Off is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker