Shaft (1971 film)
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Shaft is a 2019 American action comedy film directed by Tim Story and written by Kenya Barris and Alex Barnow. The film stars Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Regina Hall, and Richard Roundtree.
Jun 14, 2019 · A cyber security expert and his father, a legendary private detective, team up to solve a mystery in Harlem. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, and read user and critic reviews of this sequel to the 1971 classic.
- (59K)
- Action, Comedy, Crime
- Tim Story
- 2019-06-14
The plot revolves around a private detective named John Shaft who is hired by a Harlem mobster to rescue his daughter from the Italian mobsters who kidnapped her. The film stars Richard Roundtree as Shaft, alongside Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John and Lawrence Pressman .
Learn the various meanings and uses of the word shaft, from a spear or arrow to a cylindrical part or opening. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related phrases of shaft.
Jun 16, 2000 · John Shaft, the nephew of the original 1970s detective, goes after a racist killer and a drug dealer in New York City. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this film.
- (81K)
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- John Singleton
- 2000-06-16
The Shaft franchise consists of five action-crime feature films and seven television films, centered on a family of African-American police detectives who all share the name John Shaft. The first three features may be described as blaxploitation films, the television film series is a mystery, and the fourth feature installment is a crime thriller.
A young FBI agent and his father, a legendary private investigator, team up to uncover a drug smuggling ring in New York. The plot involves a murder, a mosque, a terrorist plot, and a family reunion.
