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      Shaft

      2019, Action/Comedy, 1h 51m

      131 Reviews 5,000+ Verified Ratings

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      Decades removed from the original, this multi-generational Shaft struggles to keep its characters interesting -- or anything other than uncomfortably outdated. Read critic reviews

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      JESSIE T. USHER as John "JJ" Shaft, REGINA HALL as Maya and SAMUEL L. JACKSON as John Shaft in "Shaft​.​" SAMUEL L. JACKSON as John Shaft and JESSIE T. USHER as John "JJ" Shaft in "Shaft​.​" JESSIE T. USHER as John "JJ" Shaft and ALEXANDRA SHIPP as Sasha in "Shaft" Richard Roundtree as John Shaft, Sr. and Jessie T. Usher as John "JJ" Shaft in "Shaft" REGINA HALL as Maya in "Shaft" RICHARD ROUNDTREE as John Shaft, Sr. in "Shaft​.​" ALEXANDRA SHIPP as Sasha in "Shaft​.​" A scene from "Shaft." A scene from "Shaft." JESSIE T. USHER as John "JJ" Shaft in "Shaft"

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      John Shaft Jr. may be an FBI cyber security expert, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend's untimely death, he needs an education that only his dad can provide. Absent throughout his childhood, the legendary John Shaft agrees to help his son navigate the heroin-infested underbelly of Harlem, N.Y. Besides, the locked and loaded Shaft has his own score to settle -- both professional and personal.

      • Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Brief Nudity|Sexual Content|Some Drug Material|Violence)

      • Genre: Action, Comedy

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Tim Story

      • Producer: John Davis

      • Writer: Kenya Barris, Alex Barnow

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $21.4M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures

      • Production Co: Khalabo Ink Society, New Line Cinema, Davis Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures

      • Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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      Cast & Crew

      Richard Roundtree
      Regina Hall
      Matt Lauria
      Titus Welliver
      Isaach de Bankolé
      Avan Jogia
      Luna Lauren Velez
      Robbie Jones
      Aaron Dominguez
      Ian Casselberry
      Jalyn Hall
      Sylvia Jefferies
      Whit Coleman
      Tim Story
      Kenya Barris
      Alex Barnow
      Richard Brener
      Josh Mack
      Marc S. Fischer
      Tim Story
      Ira Napoliello
      Kenya Barris
      Larry Blanford
      Peter S. Elliot
      Wynn Thomas
      Jeremy Woolsey
      Missy Parker
      Olivia Miles

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      • Jan 11, 2020

        A lazy attempt to reboot/revive the franchise, Shaft is a crude action-comedy with no imagination. When FBI analyst John Shaft Jr. investigates the death of a friend he's forced to seek out the help of his estranged father. Jackson does a real disservice to his character (who he reprises from the 2000 version) by turning him into a negative stereotype (the womanizing deadbeat dad). And, there's some reconning to try to bring all the Shaft films into continuity. The film also attempts to explore masculinity and what it means to be a man today as opposed to in previous generations; but it does an incredibly poor job of it and ends up being a jumbled mess. The plot too is kind of convoluted and is full of clichés. A cat that definitely doesn't deliver 10 times out of 10, Shaft is a jive turkey.

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      • Jun 17, 2019

        The 2019 incarnation of Shaft bridges the gap between generations of this blaxploitation saga. The film has its obvious plot holes and weary narrative but it's ultimately a fun and entertaining entry with Samuel L. Jackson being Samuel L. Jackson: a bad mutha- SHUT YO MOUTH! 3.5/5

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