Shaft is a 2000 American action crime thriller film co-written, co-produced, and directed by John Singleton and starring Samuel L. Jackson in the title role with Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Dan Hedaya, Busta Rhymes, Toni Collette and Richard Roundtree. It is a sequel to the 1971 Shaft film, in which Jackson plays the nephew (retconned as his son in the 2019 film) of John ...
Shaft: Directed by John Singleton. With Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Christian Bale, Jeffrey Wright. New York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder.
So, let's step into the Shaft canon to appreciate how each entry builds on the legacy. Here's how to watch all Shaft movies in release order on platforms like Apple TV+ and Prime Video. Shaft (1971) Shaft begins with private detective John Shaft (Richard Roundtree) prowling Harlem with purpose.
When the son he doesn't know comes to him for help, badass private eye John Shaft discovers his offspring is anything but a chip off the old block.
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.
HD. An FBI cybersecurity expert enlists the help of his estranged father, private eye John Shaft, to help investigate his friend's death.