FEATURE FILM

Shaft

6.5/10
TMDB1,948 votes
2019Original: English111 min

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.

Genres: Action, Crime, Comedy, Mystery
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Regina Hall, Alexandra Shipp, Richard Roundtree

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About Shaft

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Shaft (2019) is a film in the action, crime, comedy, mystery genres. Directed by Tim Story. The cast includes Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Regina Hall, Alexandra Shipp.

Released
2019-06-14
Original language
English
Runtime
111 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Davis Entertainment, New Line Cinema
Directors
Tim Story
Writers
Kenya Barris, Alex Barnow

Shaft cast & characters

Audience reviews

6.5/10 from 1,948 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

JPV852

TMDB member review

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

Cuzonair

TMDB member review

I loved this movie

Chandler Danier

TMDB member review

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…

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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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What is Shaft about?

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.

Who stars in Shaft?

Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Regina Hall, Alexandra Shipp, Richard Roundtree, Jordan Preston Carter. See the cast cards above for character names.

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