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Shaft

Movie
1971
1h 40m
R
English
Action, Crime, Thriller
User Score: 
6.7
Critic Score: 
77
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Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
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Shaft

R
Movie
1971
1h 40m
English
Action, Crime, Thriller
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Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
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6.7
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CRITIC SCORE
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Cast

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Richard Roundtree
Moses Gunn
Bumpy Jonas
Charles Cioffi
Vic Androzzi
Christopher St John
Gwenn Mitchell
Ellie Moore
Lawrence Pressman
Sergeant Tom Hannon
Victor Arnold
Sherri Brewer
Rex Robbins
Camille Yarbrough
Margaret Warncke
Joseph Leon
Byron Leibowitz
Arnold Johnson
Dominic Barto
George Strus
Edmund Hashim
Drew Bundini Brown
Tommy Lane
Al Kirk
Shimen Ruskin
Antonio Fargas
Gertrude Jeannette
Lee Steele
Blind Vendor
Damu King
Donny Burks
Directed By: Gordon Parks
Written By: Ernest Tidyman (Novel), John D.F. Black (Screenplay)

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Mark_Willmer says...
6 years ago
OK, So I thought I had watched this movie, maybe I have or maybe its just the "Shaft" by Isaac Hayes that I remember. But I still enjoyed watching this movie, it was corny but that is what 70's is all about. I liked seeing all the old things that we had from back then that people forget about today. Yes there was bad moments but that added to the age of the movie. I hope you enjoy it as I see it. Mark
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juliosoft says...
one year ago
It was good, what they tell, how they tell it, great music. John Shaft is cooler than an 8.
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Crevax says...
5 years ago
An unoriginal story served with incredibly bad acting, and the movie did not age well at all on top of that. I wanted to watch this after seeing the Netflix' reboot/remake/sequel, to maybe know more about the backstories and mythology. This was a big waste of time. This is a basic cop movie with no substance whatsoever. The only thing that could differentiate this from any other cop B movie is the fact that it is lead to the Afro-American community. No humor, no good action scene, forgetful characters, no good acting (from any actor) and again, flat story.
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scheu says...
2 years ago
In my top 10 of movies I've watched the most times.
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JPV852
2 years ago
Richard Roundtree was great and Shaft as a character was absolutely amazing, everything else from the plot which was thin and performances by the supporting cast was a bit iffy. The pacing was also pretty slow and despite only being 100 minutes, felt a bit longer. Still, a good opening into the fran More
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