The Set-Up (1949) Reviews & Ratings

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The Set-Up reviews

The Set-Up holds a 7.4/10 average from 184 TMDB ratings.

Don't you see Bill? You are always just one punch away. The Set-Up is directed by Robert Wise and stars Robert Ryan & Audrey Totter. The screenplay was adapted by Art Cohn from a 1928 poem written by Joseph Moncure March. The story (played out in real time) sees Ryan as Stoker Thompson, a 35 year old nearly washed up boxer still trundling around the circuit believing he's still got what it takes to become a champ. I…
— John Chard (9/10)

Solid little noir with a great sense of place—sweaty gyms, grimy streets, and a ticking clock that adds real tension. The boxing scenes pack a punch and the mood’s properly bleak. It’s not top-tier stuff, but at just over an hour, it doesn’t waste your time. Worth a watch.
— griggs79 (7/10)

Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.

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