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Shaft
“Still the man, any questions?”
6.0 / 10• 2000• 1h 39m•R• English
ActionAdventureCrimeThriller
Storyline
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.
Cast & Crew
Samuel L. Jackson
John Shaft
Lead
Vanessa Williams
Carmen Vasquez
Jeffrey Wright
Peoples Hernandez
Christian Bale
Walter Wade, Jr.
Busta Rhymes
Rasaan
Dan Hedaya
Jack Roselli
Toni Collette
Diane Palmieri
Richard Roundtree
"Uncle" John Shaft
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Singleton's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Shaft is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
