Set It Up

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Set It Up

TV-14

2018

1h 45m

Romance

Comedy

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Two overworked and underpaid assistants come up with a plan to get their bosses off their backs by setting them up with each other.

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Critics Consensus

Set It Up follows the long-established outlines of the rom-com template -- and in the process, proves there's still substantial pleasure to be wrought from familiar formulas.

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Brad Newsome

Sydney Morning Herald

Director Claire Scanlon...gets everyone leaning into their roles, and Deutch is a particular delight.

Sep 26, 2018

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Ella Kemp

Little White Lies

Claire Scanlon's Manhattan meet-cute is a bouncy comedy with plenty to say about modern relationships.

Aug 24, 2018

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Bethonie Butler

Washington Post

It's wildly predictable and a little cheesy. And yet, it's an absolute gem of a movie.

Jul 24, 2018

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Patricia Karounos

Refinery29

Deutch and Powell are so good together that they should be making more movies together à la Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, or Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling — it’s what we deserve.

Oct 23, 2023

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Kate Boyle

InSession Film

Set It Up is filled with crazy challenges for the assistants to overcome to keep their bosses happy and together, all while navigating their own personal problems. It’s a fun movie that’s easy to watch, so I recommend anyone with Netflix give it a try.

Rated: B-

Mar 8, 2023

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Charlotte Harrison

Charlotte Sometimes Goes to the Movies

Cinematic comfort food at it’s finest, both Deutch and Powell are charisma machines and a total joy to watch.

Sep 19, 2022

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Rob A

Other than a few cringe-worthy moments near the end, this was a thoroughly enjoyable ride. A classic New York centric rom-com with good acting all around. Thumbs up.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/27/25

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G K

Couldn’t finish? Had high hopes but it was just a bit bland. The chemistry between the two leads was not engaging enough.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/18/25

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Melissa D

Very cute. Great actors and good fun. What’s not to love?!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/28/25

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jolin t

Absolutely adorable and Zoey Deutch is gold in this. Its pure comedic timing and chemistry between the leads set itself so far ahead than the other romcoms of its time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/27/25

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Venni P

The plot was pretty good. There were a lot of funny moments, tough the ending felt a little bit rushed. Some moments felt a little chaotic, which made the parts harder to follow. The actors were a good fit for their roles, but some of the characters coud've had more depth.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/09/25

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Elliot B

Solid film, a good Netflix find - blends 90s and 2010s vibes, a good cast and quotable.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/25

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Synopsis

Two overworked and underpaid assistants come up with a plan to get their bosses off their backs by setting them up with each other.

Director: Claire Scanlon
Producer: Juliet Berman, Justin Nappi
Screenwriter: Katie Silberman
Production Co: Treehouse Pictures
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2018
Runtime: 1h 45m

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