Shaft (2000)

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Still the man, any questions?

New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.

• Released: 2000-06-15
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 39m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 1,533 votes

Directed by John Singleton.

Top cast

• 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
• Dan Hedaya as Jack Roselli
• Toni Collette as Diane Palmieri
• Richard Roundtree as "Uncle" John Shaft
• Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Jimmy Groves
• Josef Sommer as Curt Flemming

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Shaft

• United States: stream on Paramount Plus Essential, Starz Apple TV channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Sky Go; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video, Plex; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube

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