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Shaft

Shaft

6,5 /10 (1,868 Votes)
2019 EN 111 min

Overview

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.

Stream

Rent

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Release date

14/06/2019

Votes

1,868

Popularity

4.0

More Shaft than you can handle.

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

111 min

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$21,360,215

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

John Shaft

Jessie T. Usher

Jessie T. Usher

JJ Shaft

Regina Hall

Regina Hall

Maya Babanikos

Alexandra Shipp

Alexandra Shipp

Sasha Arias

Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree

John Shaft, Sr.

Jordan Preston Carter

Jordan Preston Carter

Young JJ

Nyah Marie Johnson

Nyah Marie Johnson

Young Sasha

Matt Lauria

Matt Lauria

Major Gary Cutworth

Titus Welliver

Titus Welliver

Special Agent Vietti

Method Man

Method Man

Freddie P.

Isaach de Bankolé

Isaach de Bankolé

Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera

Avan Jogia

Avan Jogia

Karim Hassan

Joey Mekyten

Joey Mekyten

Young Karim

Luna Lauren Vélez

Luna Lauren Vélez

Bennie Rodriguez

Robbie Jones

Robbie Jones

Sergeant Keith Williams

Aaron Dominguez

Aaron Dominguez

Staff Sergeant Eddie Dominguez

No photo

Leland L. Jones

Ron

Chivonne Michelle

Chivonne Michelle

Baby

Tashiana Washington

Tashiana Washington

Sugar

Adrienne C. Moore

Adrienne C. Moore

Ms. Pepper

Ian Casselberry

Ian Casselberry

Manuel "Manny" Orozco

Almeera Jiwa

Almeera Jiwa

Anam

Amato D'Apolito

Amato D'Apolito

Farik Bahar

Jalyn Hall

Jalyn Hall

Harlem Kid

Sylvia Jefferies

Sylvia Jefferies

Once Beautiful Woman

Whit Coleman

Whit Coleman

Butch Lesbian Girl

Philip Fornah

Philip Fornah

Jacked Dude

Laticia Lee

Laticia Lee

Cocktail Waitress

Ryan King Scales

Ryan King Scales

Male Secretary

Tywayne Wheatt

Tywayne Wheatt

Portly Doorman

No photo

Kenny Barr

Cop (Thomas)

Mike Dunston

Mike Dunston

News Anchor

Sawyer Schultz

Sawyer Schultz

Mike Mitchell

Esmeree Sterling

Esmeree Sterling

Cute Bartender

Jose Miguel Vasquez

Jose Miguel Vasquez

FBI Employee

Gabriel 'G-Rod' Rodriguez

Gabriel 'G-Rod' Rodriguez

Goon

Keith Brooks

Keith Brooks

Drunk Disorderly Man

No photo

DominiQue MrsGiJane Williams

Beautiful Woman

No photo

Michael Shikany

Older Man in Mosque

Lucia Scarano

Lucia Scarano

Lady in Line

Greta Quispe

Greta Quispe

Employee

No photo

Heather Seiffert

Hostess

Charles Green

Charles Green

Hallway Man

Dorothi Fox

Dorothi Fox

Old Lady Neighbor

Shakur Sozahdah

Shakur Sozahdah

Worshiper

Milton Saul

Milton Saul

New York Pedestrian (uncredited)

Timothy Carr

Timothy Carr

Police (uncredited)

Sean Baker

Sean Baker

Assailant #3 (uncredited)

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JPV852

JPV852

2019-10-01

⭐ 6

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**

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Chandler Danier

2025-12-26

⭐ 6

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 over. It felt so fast!” You then watch it bleed out for another hour.

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