Shaft
Shaft is a 2000 action crime thriller film directed by John Singleton. It stars Samuel L. Jackson in the title role with Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, and other talented actors. The movie follows NYPD Detective John Shaft as he investigates a racially motivated slaying and the influential suspect's attempts to evade justice.
ReleasedJun 15, 2000
Budget$46M
Box Office$108M
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Shaft2000
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Samuel L. Jackson
John Shaft
6.1
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Christian Bale
Walter Wade, Jr.
5.9
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Elizabeth Banks
Trey's Friend
4.1
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Toni Collette
Diane Palmieri
3.9
5
Doug Hutchison
Plane Door Opener (uncredited)
2.4
6
Jeffrey Wright
Peoples Hernandez
2.3
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