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About the Film

Year

2000

Rating

R

Genre

Drama

Running Time

100 MIN

Synopsis

Who delivers ten times out of ten? Samuel L. Jackson is SHAFT, the man and the movie. John Singleton ("Boys 'n' the Hood") directs this gritty action-packed thriller. With his uncle John Shaft (Richard Roundtree, reprising his original role) as his mentor, it's no surprise that today's Shaft is the coolest dude and the hottest action around. To stop a racist killer (Christian Bale), Shaft's got to track down the only eyewitness (Toni Collette) that can put the perpetrator behind bars. As Shaft closes in, so does the danger. Armed with attitude and up against corrupt cops and venomous druglords, he's out to make crime pay up!

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Where to Watch

Digital

About the Cast

Samuel L. Jackson

John Shaft

Vanessa L. 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

About the Crew

Director

John Singleton

Producer

Scott Rudin

Producer

John Singleton

Executive Producer

Adam Schroeder

Executive Producer

Paul Hall

Executive Producer

Steve Nicolaides

Based on Novel By

Ernest Tidyman

Writer

Richard Price

Writer

John Singleton

Writer

Shane Salerno

Music Scoring

David Arnold

Music Scoring

Isaac Hayes