Shaft

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About Shaft

Shaft is a 2000 English-language action, adventure and crime film directed by John Singleton. The cast is led by Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright. It has a runtime of 1h 39m. Viewers rate it 6.0/10 across 1500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Starz Apple TV Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV.

Shaft was produced by Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, and New Deal Productions and made in Germany and United States of America. It was released on June 15, 2000, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $46 million, it went on to gross $108 million worldwide.

Director

John Singleton

Writers

John Singleton, Shane Salerno, Richard Price

Release date

June 15, 2000

Original language

English

Age rating

R

Status

Released

Country

Germany, United States of America

Budget

$46 million

Box office

$108 million

Production

Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, New Deal Productions

Shaft cast & crew

Shaft was directed by John Singleton and written by John Singleton, Shane Salerno, and Richard Price.

The cast features Samuel L. Jackson as John Shaft, Vanessa Williams as Carmen Vasquez, Jeffrey Wright as Peoples Hernandez, Christian Bale as Walter Wade, Jr., Busta Rhymes as Rasaan, and Dan Hedaya as Jack Roselli.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by David Arnold, cinematography is by Donald E. Thorin, and it was produced by Mark Roybal and Scott Rudin.

Is Shaft worth watching?

Shaft holds an audience score of 6.0/10 from 1,458 ratings, a solidly received action films.

At 1h 39m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy action, adventure, and crime, Shaft is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Shaft

In United States, you can stream Shaft on Starz Apple TV Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV, Kanopy, and Hoopla, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

Streaming rights change country by country and month by month, so the options above reflect United States today — switch your country at the top of the where-to-watch section to see availability elsewhere.

Cast of Shaft

Samuel L. Jackson

John Shaft

Vanessa Williams

Carmen Vasquez

Jeffrey Wright

Peoples Hernandez

Christian Bale

Walter Wade, Jr.

Busta Rhymes

Rasaan

Dan Hedaya

Jack Roselli

Toni Collette

Diane Palmieri

Richard Roundtree

"Uncle" John Shaft

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Jimmy Groves

Josef Sommer

Curt Flemming

Lynne Thigpen

Carla Howard

Philip Bosco

Walter Wade Senior

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