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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.
- June 14, 2019 (United States)
- John Davis
Jun 14, 2019 · A cyber security expert and his father, a legendary private detective, team up to solve a mystery in Harlem. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this 2019 film.
- Tim Story
- 383
- 2 min
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.
- $46 million
- David Arnold
- June 16, 2000
- Scott Rudin, John Singleton
Jun 16, 2000 · Samuel L. Jackson plays John Shaft, a New York police detective who goes after a racist son of a wealthy man. The movie is a reboot of the 1970s blaxploitation franchise, directed by John Singleton and starring Richard Roundtree as Shaft's uncle.
- (80K)
- 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.
CharacterFilms(shaft (1971))Bumpy JonasLt. Al RossiAngelo GnazzoLt. Vic Androzzi- Characters created by Ernest Tidyman
- United States
- Total (4 theatrically-released films): $131,751,966
- 1971–present
A young FBI agent and his father, a legendary private investigator, team up to uncover a drug smuggling ring in New York. The plot follows their clashes, revelations, and dangers as they face a ruthless enemy and a hidden cartel.