Shaft (2000)

Directed by

John Singleton

Genre

drama film, action film, crime film, thriller film

Country

Germany, United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

R

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 1,472 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A New York City detective named Shaft investigates a murder case involving a wealthy racist. He tracks the suspect, who flees the country, and faces obstacles from the legal system and local crime figures.

coolconfidentstylishgrittyfast-pacedurbansuspensefulhard-boiled

What happens

Shaft is a 2000 American action crime thriller film co-written, co-produced, and directed by John Singleton and starring Samuel L. Jackson in the title role with Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Dan Hedaya, Busta Rhymes, Toni Collette and Richard Roundtree. It is a sequel to the 1971 Shaft film, in which Jackson plays the nephew (retconned as his son in the 2019 film) of John Shaft. The film opened at the number-one position at the box office when it debuted June 16, 2000. It received mixed-to-positive reviews on Metacritic, with the critical consensus on Rotten Tomatoes praising Jackson's charisma. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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