
Set It Off
It's about crime. It's about payback. It's about survival.
Directed by F. Gary Gray
Produced by New Line Cinema, Peak Productions
A tense, socially conscious heist thriller about four Black women driven to crime by systemic desperation, balancing camaraderie and rage with the grim consequences of their choices.
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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Is Set It Off sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Set It Off violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is Set It Off scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Does Set It Off end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.
Is Set It Off easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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Familiar shape, done well.
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Like Set It Off
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Set It Off, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Set It Off, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Set It Off, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.



























































