Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- breezy
- warm
- date night
- lazy sunday
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film a witty, engaging, and highly enjoyable modern romantic comedy with strong chemistry, despite its familiar formula.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Harper and Charlie collaborate to set up their workaholic bosses before recognizing their own compatibility.
The relationship grows amid demanding assistant jobs, nightmare bosses, corporate schedules, and career ambitions in New York.
The assistants deliberately create and sustain a relationship between Kirsten and Rick to make their working lives easier.
The film presents a 2010s New York workplace courtship with two young assistants, professional ambition, and a matchmaking setup.
Films like Set It Up, and why
The Proposal
shared workplace romance, matchmaking premise, witty banter, and upbeat romantic-comedy tone
Two Weeks Notice
shared contemporary rom-com structure, career pressures, opposites-attract chemistry, and warm humor
Morning Glory
shared female-led workplace comedy, ambitious professionals, and romantic tension shaped by demanding bosses
Always Be My Maybe
shared modern romantic-comedy energy, urban setting, friendship, and gradual attraction between initially mismatched leads
Movie Details
- Director
- Claire Scanlon
- Release Date
- 2018-06-15
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (2857)
Cast
- Zoey Deutch
- Glen Powell
- Lucy Liu
- Taye Diggs
- Joan Smalls
- Meredith Hagner
- Pete Davidson
- Jon Rudnitsky
- Tituss Burgess
- Jake Robinson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Set It Up about?
- Two overworked New York assistants play cupid for their impossible bosses and unexpectedly discover a romance of their own.
- What is Set It Up like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Set It Up as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Set It Up violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Set It Up.
- What did critics think of Set It Up?
- Critics broadly found the film a witty, engaging, and highly enjoyable modern romantic comedy with strong chemistry, despite its familiar formula.
- Which films are like Set It Up?
- Films with a similar feel include The Proposal, Two Weeks Notice, Morning Glory, and Always Be My Maybe.
- How long is Set It Up?
- Set It Up runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Set It Up?
- In United States, Set It Up streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
