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It's about crime. It's about payback. It's about survival.
Genres
CrimeDramaThriller
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.
Details
Budget
$9000000
Revenue
$41590886
Runtime
123 min
Release Date
1996-11-06
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
365
Vote Average
7.2
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Jada Pinkett Smith
Stony
Queen Latifah
Cleo
Vivica A. Fox
Frankie
Kimberly Elise
Tisean
Blair Underwood
Keith
John C. McGinley
Detective Strode
Anna Maria Horsford
Ms. Wells
Ella Joyce
Detective Waller
Charles Robinson
Nate
Chaz Lamar Shepherd
Stevie
Vincent Baum
Jajuan
Van Baum
Jajuan
Thomas Jefferson Byrd
Luther
Samantha MacLachlan
Ursula
Samuel Monroe Jr.
Lorenz
WC
Darnell
Edmund L. Shaff
Mr. Zachery
Natalie Desselle-Reid
Tanika
Dr. Dre
Black Sam
Bruce Williams
Bruce
Gordon Embry
Doctor
Charles Walker
Captain Fredricks
Geoff Callan
Nigel
Rosanna Iversen
Patrice
Jeris Poindexter
Pete Rodney
Tamara Clatterbuck
Luther's Girlfriend
Tonia Rowe
Waitress
Big Daddy Wayne
B.B.
Mark Thompson
TV Anchor
Darryl Gibson
Bundy
Mark Thompson
TV Anchor
Twain Taylor
Detective
Walter Robles
Homeless Man
George Fisher
Cop
Brantley Bush
Bank Customer
George Marshall Ruge
Undercover Detective (uncredited)
Byron Quiros
LAPD Officer (uncredited)
Barbara Anne Klein
Bank Manager (uncredited)
F. Gary Gray
Guy Driving Low Rider (uncredited)
Greg Bronson
Police Officer (uncredited)
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