Set It Off

Nov 6, 1996

2h 3m

★ 7.2

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

New Line Cinema

Peak Productions

Set It Off Trailers

Cast

Stony

Jada Pinkett Smith

Cleo

Queen Latifah

Frankie

Vivica A. Fox

Tisean

Kimberly Elise

Keith

Blair Underwood

Detective Strode

John C. McGinley

Ms. Wells

Anna Maria Horsford

Detective Waller

Ella Joyce

Nate

Charles Robinson

Stevie

Chaz Lamar Shepherd

Jajuan

Vincent Baum

Jajuan

Van Baum

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