Shaft

1971

John Shaft (Richard Roundtree) is the ultimate in suave black detectives. He first finds himself up against Bumpy (Moses Gunn), the leader of the black crime mob, then against black nationals, and finally working with both against the white mafia who are trying to blackmail Bumpy by kidnapping his daughter.

If you want to see Shaft, ask yo' Mama.

JBscale

Very Good

Film Detail

Genre

Action - Crime

Length

1 hr. 40 mins.

US Theatrical Release

July 2, 1971

US Box Office

No Data Available

Global Office

$24,756,080 (#2831 of 3929)

Rating

Restricted

Collection Detail

Release Method

Digital Only

Aquired Format

Movies Anywhere

Aspect Ratio

WS 1.78:1

Audio

English: DD+ 5.1

Studio

Warner Brothers

Released

August 14, 2012

Acquired Date

March 14, 2023

Times Seen

0 Times

Last Watched

Haven't seen it yet.

Actors

Richard Roundtree

Moses Gunn

Charles Cioffi

Christopher St. John

Gwenn Mitchell

Lawrence Pressman

Victor Arnold

Sherri Brewer

Rex Robbins

Camille Yarbrough

Directors

Gordon Parks

Producers

Joel Freeman

Writers

Ernest Tidyman

John D.F. Black

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User Reviews

Ratings

JB Users

88%

Tomatometer

49 votes

68%

Popcornmeter

480 votes

METASCORE

10 votes

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

21,713 votes