Set It Off

1996
18
2h 3m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

19K

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Vivica A. Fox, Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, and Kimberly Elise in Set It Off (1996)

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Dark Comedy Heist Action Crime Drama Romance Thriller

Desperation drives four inner-city women to bank robbery in Los Angeles, then they start mistrusting each other.Desperation drives four inner-city women to bank robbery in Los Angeles, then they start mistrusting each other.Desperation drives four inner-city women to bank robbery in Los Angeles, then they start mistrusting each other.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

19K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 wins & 6 nominations total

Top cast41

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Jada Pinkett Smith

Stony
(as Jada Pinkett)

Queen Latifah

Cleo

Vivica A. Fox

Frankie

Kimberly Elise

Tisean

John C. McGinley

Detective Strode

Blair Underwood

Keith

Vincent Baum

Jajuan

Van Baum

Jajuan

Chaz Lamar Shepherd

Stevie
(as Chaz Lamar Shepard)

Thomas Jefferson Byrd

Luther
(as Thom Byrd)

Charles Robinson

Nate
(as Charlie Robinson)

Ella Joyce

Detective Waller

Anna Maria Horsford

Ms. Wells

Samantha MacLachlan

Ursula

Samuel Monroe Jr.

Lorenz

Darnell

Edmund L. Shaff

Mr. Zachery
(as Edmund Shaff)

Natalie Desselle Reid

Tanika
(as Natalie Desselle)

User reviews108

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Good Movie

Being a Queen Latifah fan and also Jada Pinkett Smith , this movie was good, not all that great because of the typical sterotype saga of blacks robbing banks. I think one of the best scenes was when they were at work around the big round table portraying and imitating the Godfather, and of course when Queen Latifah met her dome in the hail of bullets after she rode past the bridge.

john.foulks
Aug 26, 2003
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Trivia
Queen Latifah's first leading role in a feature film and also her favorite role of all time.

Goofs
When T.T has just died and Stony is kissing her forehead to leave her in the SUV, you can see her still breathing as the door is being closed.

Quotes
Lida 'Stony' Newsom: [singing on the roof] Frankie wanna blow-up a bank, UH! Frankie wanna rob a bank, UH!

Alternate versions
In the Directors Cut, after Stoney attacks Detective Strode, a scene is inserted where Cleo, Frankie & Tisean comfort a grieving Stoney in her house.

Connections
Featured in Bone Thugs-n-Harmony: Days of Our Livez (1996)

Soundtracks
Flashlight
Performed by Parliament
Written by George Clinton (as Clinton)/Bernie Worrell (as Worrell)/Bootsy Collins (as Collins)
Courtesy of Casablanca/Mercury Records
By arrangement with PolyGram Film and TV Licensing