Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
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Movie1949·73 min
The Set-Up
Directed by Robert Wise
A drama crime film directed by Robert Wise.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 24%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.4/10
184 ratings
About The Set-Up
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Approachable (4 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Tense
- Story Tags
- corruption power, betrayal, ambition hubris, mid century, sports, urban, colleagues, underdog, anti hero, cat and mouse, tragedy arc, organized crime, corruption