If you loved The Negotiator, try Set It Off

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Set It Off has roughly 6.0× fewer votes than The Negotiator — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by F. Gary Gray, and they sit in Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Negotiator, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What Set It Off is

Los Angeles. Midsummer. Distant sirens. Four friends, each broke, each running out of options. Bank robbing seems like the only way out. A brief, bright flash of money, power, and control. F. Gary Gray’s heist movie gains power from its specificity.

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