Summary
A thriller set in Benares, Jaipur, Mumbai and Delhi, Setters is about a racket profiteering from academic scams. The film follows a cat-and-mouse game between two good friends: one a cop, and the other a "setter" who arranges brilliant students in place of weak students to appear in examinations.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 54GoodWatch 49
IMDb5.4
Running time
2 h 6 min
Longer than most crime movies, +20 min on the typical 106
typical 106126Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 74 countries
+64Released
2019
May 3, 2019
7 years ago
Genres
CrimeThrillerLanguage
Hindi
Original language
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 6
- Ashwini Chaudhary Director
- Ankur Maan Assistant Director
- Rahul Tanwar Script Supervisor
- Anurag Chaudhary Assistant Director
- Ravindra Singh Bhouriyal Assistant Director
- Kashish Bhatia Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Siraj Ahmed Story
Production · 6
- Zafar Mehdi Executive Producer
- Vikash Mani Producer
- Jogi Malang Casting Director
- Tosif Kazi Production Manager
- Satish Vishwakarma Production Accountant
- Abhishek Ankur Line Producer
Camera · 2
- Santosh Thundiyil Director of Photography
- Rahul Reniwal Digital Imaging Technician
Editing · 3
- Manik Dawar Editor
- Pranab Manna Colorist
- Simranjeet Singh Malhotra Associate Editor
Sound · 5
- Salim Merchant Original Music Composer
- Sulaiman Merchant Original Music Composer
- Sohel Sanwari Sound Designer, Sound Mixer
- Sukhwinder Singh Playback Singer
- Raftaar Playback Singer
Art · 1
- Wasiq Khan Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Anirudh Singh Costume Design
- Dipika Lal Costume Design
- Pankhuri Agnihotri Costume Assistant
- Riya Kalra Costume Assistant
Other crew · 1
- Jashoda Madhavji Public Relations
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