Set It Off

Set It Off (1996)

06/11/1996
Crime, Drama, Thriller
2h 3m

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

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.

  • F. Gary GrayDirector
  • Takashi BuffordScreenplay
  • Kate LanierScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $9,000,000

  • Revenue

    $41,590,886

Keywords

  • single parent
  • bank robber
  • last chance
  • heist
  • los angeles, california
  • biting
  • angry
  • somber
  • complex
  • cautionary
  • suspenseful
  • incredulous
  • tense
  • authoritarian
  • distressing
  • hopeful
  • pessimistic
  • scathing

Top Billed 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

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