Shaft

THE MOB WANTED HARLEM BACK. THEY GOT SHAFT...UP TO HERE.

Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

Director: Gordon Parks
Cast: Richard Roundtree , Moses Gunn , Charles Cioffi , Christopher St. John , Gwenn Mitchell , Lawrence Pressman , Victor Arnold , Sherri Brewer , Rex Robbins , Camille Yarbrough

Genres: Crime , Thriller , Drama

Release date: 1971-06-25

Rating: 6.427

Runtime: 100minutes

Budget: 1M

Revenue: 12M

Production Companies: Shaft Productions , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Reviews:

  • Santino Lamb
    Way too long and dragged out. It had potential, but it lost me halfway through.
    Rating: 2

  • Lilith Hester
    An engaging and well-paced thriller. The twists were well-executed, keeping me hooked throughout.
    Rating: 4

  • Ariella May
    An engaging and well-paced thriller. The twists were well-executed, keeping me hooked throughout.
    Rating: 4

  • Apollo Floyd
    The soundtrack was the highlight of the film. Unfortunately, the rest of the movie fell flat.
    Rating: 2.5

  • Winter Barry
    Not my cup of tea. The storyline was predictable and the characters lacked depth.
    Rating: 2