Shaft

“More Shaft than you can handle.”

6.5(1,904)20191h 51m

ActionCrimeComedyMystery

JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem’s heroin-infested underbelly.

Director

Tim Story

Budget

$30.0M

Revenue

$21.4M

Taking Down Gordito

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Cast

Samuel L. Jackson

John Shaft

Jessie T. Usher

JJ Shaft

Regina Hall

Maya Babanikos

Alexandra Shipp

Sasha Arias

Richard Roundtree

John Shaft, Sr.

Jordan Preston Carter

Young JJ

Nyah Marie Johnson

Young Sasha

Matt Lauria

Major Gary Cutworth

Titus Welliver

Special Agent Vietti

Method Man

Freddie P.

Isaach de Bankolé

Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera

Avan Jogia

Karim Hassan

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Reviews

3 reviews

chandlerdanier

7mo ago

6.0

The plot is thin. You’d be best served to come in when Roundtree does. He is Shaft. Sam’s not Shaft and neither is this kid. This film is 2 hours. Not worthy of 2 hours. Getting in with Roundtree would give you ~40 minutes? That’s probably the right amount of this Shaft. Definitely one of those movies where at 1 hour something happens where you think “this was really good. I can’t believe it’s ...

Cuzonair

5y ago

10.0

I loved this movie

JPV852

6y ago

6.0

Unnecessary and forgettable but still somewhat entertaining flick that excels due to Samuel L. Jackson, while Jessie T. Usher shows he's a really bad actor. Nothing special but still managed to beat my low expectations. **3.0/5**