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Set It Off

Set It Off

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

19967.22h 3m

Overview

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.

Directed by F. Gary Gray
Written by Takashi Bufford, Kate Lanier
Produced by Takashi Bufford, Oren Koules, Dale Pollock
Box OfficeBudget: $9.0MRevenue: $41.6M

Top Cast

Jada Pinkett Smith

Jada Pinkett Smith

Stony

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

Charles Robinson

Charles Robinson

Nate

Chaz Lamar Shepherd

Chaz Lamar Shepherd

Stevie

Themes & Keywords

single parentbank robberlast chanceheistlos angeles, californiabitingangrysombercomplexcautionaryincredulousauthoritarianhopefulpessimisticscathing

About Set It Off

Set It Off is a crime, drama, thriller, action, romance film released in 1996 exploring themes of single parent, bank robber, last chance, heist, los angeles, california, biting. Directed by F. Gary Gray, it stars Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, Vivica A. Fox. 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.

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