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Shaft

"More Shaft than you can handle."

JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem’s heroin-infested underbelly.

Top Cast

  • Samuel L. Jackson

    Samuel L. Jackson

    John Shaft

  • Jessie T. Usher

    Jessie T. Usher

    JJ Shaft

  • Regina Hall

    Regina Hall

    Maya Babanikos

  • Alexandra Shipp

    Alexandra Shipp

    Sasha Arias

  • Richard Roundtree

    Richard Roundtree

    John Shaft, Sr.

  • Jordan Preston Carter

    Jordan Preston Carter

    Young JJ

  • Nyah Marie Johnson

    Nyah Marie Johnson

    Young Sasha

  • Matt Lauria

    Matt Lauria

    Major Gary Cutworth

  • Titus Welliver

    Titus Welliver

    Special Agent Vietti

Overview

JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem’s heroin-infested underbelly.

Rating

6.5 / 10
1,873 Reviews
3 Popular

3 Reviews

  • JPV852
    JPV852
    6 Oct 1, 2019

    Unnecessary and forgettable but still somewhat entertaining flick that excels due to Samuel L. Jackson, while Jessie T. Usher shows he's a really bad actor. Nothing special but still managed to beat my low expectations. **3.0/5**

  • Cuzonair
    Cuzonair
    10 Nov 6, 2020

    I loved this movie

  • Chandler Danier
    Chandler Danier
    6 Dec 26, 2025

    The plot is thin. You’d be best served to come in when Roundtree does. He is Shaft. Sam’s not Shaft and neither is this kid. This film is 2 hours. Not worthy of 2 hours. Getting in with Roundtree would give you ~40 minutes? That’s probably the right amount of this Shaft. Definitely one of those movies where at 1 hour something happens where you think “this was really good. I can’t believe it’s over. It felt so fast!” You then watch it bleed out for another hour.

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