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

1996

2h 3m

7.2(369 votes)

Crime

Drama

Thriller

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.

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Cast & Crew

40 members

Acting

Jada Pinkett Smith

Stony

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Queen Latifah

Cleo

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Vivica A. Fox

Frankie

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Kimberly Elise

Tisean

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Blair Underwood

Keith

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John C. McGinley

Detective Strode

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Anna Maria Horsford

Ms. Wells

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Ella Joyce

Detective Waller

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Charles Robinson

Nate

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Chaz Lamar Shepherd

Stevie

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Vincent Baum

Jajuan

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Van Baum

Jajuan

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Thomas Jefferson Byrd

Luther

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Samantha MacLachlan

Ursula

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Samuel Monroe Jr.

Lorenz

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WC

Darnell

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Edmund L. Shaff

Mr. Zachery

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Natalie Desselle-Reid

Tanika

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Dr. Dre

Black Sam

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Bruce Williams

Bruce

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Gordon Embry

Doctor

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Charles Walker

Captain Fredricks

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Geoff Callan

Nigel

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Rosanna Iversen

Patrice

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Jeris Poindexter

Pete Rodney

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Tamara Clatterbuck

Luther's Girlfriend

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Tonia Rowe

Waitress

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Big Daddy Wayne

B.B.

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Mark Thompson

TV Anchor

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Darryl Gibson

Bundy

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Mark Thompson

TV Anchor

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Twain Taylor

Detective

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Walter Robles

Homeless Man

Crew

George Fisher

Cop

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Brantley Bush

Bank Customer

Crew

George Marshall Ruge

Undercover Detective (uncredited)

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Byron Quiros

LAPD Officer (uncredited)

Crew

Barbara Anne Klein

Bank Manager (uncredited)

Directing

F. Gary Gray

Guy Driving Low Rider (uncredited)

Acting

Greg Bronson

Police Officer (uncredited)

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