Shaft

About Shaft

New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying.

Shaft is a 2000 crime thriller film directed by John Singleton. Released in June 2000, it runs 99 minutes. It is part of Shaft (Reboot) Collection.

The film is filed under corruption, drug dealer, police officer, and african american. The story is adapted from a novel.

Samuel L. Jackson takes the lead as John Shaft, Vanessa Williams as Carmen Vasquez, Jeffrey Wright as Peoples Hernandez, and Christian Bale as Walter Wade, Jr.. The screenplay is by John Singleton and Richard Price. Produced by New Deal Productions. It streams on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, and MGM Plus in the United States.

The Godfather Part II, The Revenant, and Léon: The Professional make useful companions to Shaft, all filed under italian american, murder, and new york city. TMDB voters put it at 6.0 out of 10 across 1,514 votes and it carries a R rating.