Movies

HomeMoviesSearchTV SeriesBookmarksView Source
Shaft
Shaft

Shaft

Still the man, any questions?

Genres

ActionAdventureCrimeThriller

OverView

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.

Others

Budget

$46000000

Revenue

$107626125

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

6.017/10

Release Date

15 June 2000

Country

Germany

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson

John Shaft

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams

Carmen Vasquez

Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

Peoples Hernandez

Christian Bale

Christian Bale

Walter Wade, Jr.

Busta Rhymes

Busta Rhymes

Rasaan

Dan Hedaya

Dan Hedaya

Jack Roselli

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Diane Palmieri

Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree

"Uncle" John Shaft

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Ruben Santiago-Hudson

Jimmy Groves

Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Curt Flemming

Lynne Thigpen

Lynne Thigpen

Carla Howard

Philip Bosco

Philip Bosco

Walter Wade Senior

Pat Hingle

Pat Hingle

Judge Dennis Bradford

Lee Tergesen

Lee Tergesen

Luger

Daniel von Bargen

Daniel von Bargen

Lt Kearney

Francisco 'Coqui' Taveras

Francisco 'Coqui' Taveras

Lucifer

Sonja Sohn

Sonja Sohn

Alice

Peter McRobbie

Peter McRobbie

Lt. Cromertie

Zach Grenier

Zach Grenier

Harrison Loeb

Richard Cocchiaro

Richard Cocchiaro

Frank Palmieri

Ron Castellano

Ron Castellano

Mike Palmieri

Freddie Ricks

Freddie Ricks

Big Raymond

Sixto Ramos

Sixto Ramos

Bonehead

Andre Royo

Andre Royo

Tattoo

Richard Barboza

Richard Barboza

Dominican

Mekhi Phifer

Mekhi Phifer

Trey Howard

Gano Grills

Gano Grills

Cornbread

Catherine Kellner

Catherine Kellner

Ivy

Philip Rudolph

Philip Rudolph

Uniform Sergeant

Angela Pietropinto

Angela Pietropinto

Mrs Ann Palmieri

Joe Quintero

Joe Quintero

Asst DA Hector Torres

Lanette Ware

Lanette Ware

Terry

Stu 'Large' Riley

Stu 'Large' Riley

Leon

Mark Zeisler

Mark Zeisler

DA Andrew Nicoli

Capital Jay

Capital Jay

Golem

Bonz Malone

Bonz Malone

Malik

Henry G. Thomas

Henry G. Thomas

Malik's Crew

Brian Oswald Talbot

Brian Oswald Talbot

Malik's Crew

Preston Thomas

Preston Thomas

Malik's Crew

Marshall T. Broughton

Marshall T. Broughton

Malik's Crew

Ann Ducati

Ann Ducati

Aunt Toni DeCarlo

Lisa Cooley

Lisa Cooley

News Anchor

Elizabeth Banks

Elizabeth Banks

Trey's Friend

Scott Lucy

Scott Lucy

Trey's Friend

Chris Orr

Chris Orr

Walter's Friend

Christopher Orr

Christopher Orr

Walter's Friend

Evan Farmer

Evan Farmer

Walter's Friend

Will Chase

Will Chase

Walter's Friend

Jeff Branson

Jeff Branson

Walter's Friend

Jerome Preston Bates

Jerome Preston Bates

Desk Sergeant

John Elsen

John Elsen

Uniform Cop in Metronome

Nadine Mozon

Nadine Mozon

Abused Woman

Lawrence Taylor

Lawrence Taylor

Lamont

Caprice Benedetti

Caprice Benedetti

Karen

John Cunningham

John Cunningham

Judge

Louie Leonardo

Louie Leonardo

Pistolero

Tony Rhune

Tony Rhune

Pistolero

Fidel Vicioso

Fidel Vicioso

Pistolero

F. Valentino Morales

F. Valentino Morales

Enforcer

Myron Primes

Myron Primes

Young Blood

Universal

Universal

Young Blood

Travis Brandon Rosa

Travis Brandon Rosa

Fighting Boy

Matthew Wallace

Matthew Wallace

Fighting Boy

Luis Torres

Luis Torres

Fat Man

John Wojda

John Wojda

Construction Worker

Ahmed Al-Khan

Ahmed Al-Khan

Bystander at Metronome

Amer Al-Khan

Amer Al-Khan

Bystander at Metronome

Rashid Feleyfel

Rashid Feleyfel

Bystander at Metronome

Gordon Parks

Gordon Parks

Lenox Lounge Patron

Joan Baker

Joan Baker

"Uncle" John Shaft's Girlfriend (uncredited)

William H. Burns

William H. Burns

Arresting Officer (uncredited)

Gabe Castillo

Gabe Castillo

(uncredited)

Nicholas J. Coleman

Nicholas J. Coleman

Bystander at Metronome (uncredited)

Johanna Estevez

Johanna Estevez

Girlfriend (uncredited)

Todd Fredericks

Todd Fredericks

Bystander at Metronome (uncredited)

Carson Grant

Carson Grant

Police Officer (uncredited)

Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes

Mr. P (uncredited)

Doug Hutchison

Doug Hutchison

Plane Door Opener (uncredited)

Deacon Ledges

Deacon Ledges

(uncredited)

Deirdre Lovejoy

Deirdre Lovejoy

Police Officer (uncredited)

Carl Low

Carl Low

Dominican #5 (uncredited)

John E. Mack

John E. Mack

Paramedic (uncredited)

Selena Mars

Selena Mars

Protester (uncredited)

Riley G. Matthews, Jr.

Riley G. Matthews, Jr.

Desk & Cell Officer (uncredited)

Thomas Mejia

Thomas Mejia

Peoples Crew (uncredited)

Mercedes Mercado

Mercedes Mercado

Waitress (uncredited)

Dorian Missick

Dorian Missick

Young Man (uncredited)

Kevin O'Donnell

Kevin O'Donnell

Club Kid (uncredited)

Nik Pjeternikaj

Nik Pjeternikaj

Detective (uncredited)

Gloria Reuben

Gloria Reuben

Sgt. Council (uncredited)

Roman Rivera

Roman Rivera

(uncredited)

Dawn Robinson

Dawn Robinson

Lenox Lounge Patron (uncredited)

Christina Rouner

Christina Rouner

Lenox Lounge Patron (uncredited)

Mustafa Shakir

Mustafa Shakir

Protester (uncredited)

Cue Shepherd

Cue Shepherd

Sexy Girl (uncredited)

John Singleton

John Singleton

Bored Cop with Tea Cup (uncredited)

Peter Stickles

Peter Stickles

Mickey Hunt (uncredited)

Al Thompson

Al Thompson

Pistolero (uncredited)

Lou Torres

Lou Torres

Fatman (uncredited)

Similar Movies

7.4

Scarface

April 1932 •English

In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

6.4

Crash

July 1996 •English

After getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims, and he begins to use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they produce to try to rejuvenate his sex life with his wife.

7.7

Cool Hand Luke

November 1967 •English

When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or the yard's resident heavy, Dragline, who ends up admiring the new guy's unbreakable will. Luke's bravado, even in the face of repeated stints in the prison's dreaded solitary confinement cell, "the box," make him a rebel hero to his fellow convicts and a thorn in the side of the prison officers.

7.5

Pandora's Box

January 1929 •German

Lulu is a young woman so beautiful and alluring that few can resist her siren charms. The men drawn into her web include respectable newspaper publisher Dr. Ludwig Schön, his musical producer son Alwa, circus performer Rodrigo Quast, and seedy old Schigolch. When Lulu's charms inevitably lead to tragedy, the downward spiral encompasses them all.

7.6

The Big Sleep

August 1946 •English

Private Investigator Philip Marlowe is hired by wealthy General Sternwood regarding a matter involving his youngest daughter Carmen. Before the complex case is over, Marlowe sees murder, blackmail, deception, and what might be love.

6.7

The Thomas Crown Affair

August 1999 •English

Bored billionaire executive Thomas Crown entertains himself by stealing a Monet from a reputed museum with an elaborate diversion. When Catherine Banning, the insurance company's investigator, takes an interest in Crown, he may have met his match, and a complicated back-and-forth game with seductive undertones begins between them.

7.2

Bullitt

October 1968 •English

Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt. When a pair of mob hitmen enter the scene, Bullitt follows their trail through a maze of complications and double-crosses. This thriller includes one of the most famous car chases ever filmed.

7.1

Dawn of the Dead

March 2004 •English

A group of survivors take refuge in a shopping mall after the world is taken over by aggressive, flesh-eating zombies.

5.6

Godzilla

May 1998 •English

French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, including Niko Tatopoulos, conclude that the oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the giant lizard is loose in Manhattan as the US military races to destroy the monster before it reproduces and it's spawn takes over the world.

6.9

Don't Look Now

October 1973 •English

While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife.

6.9

The Murderers Are Among Us

October 1946 •German

After returning from a concentration camp, Susanne finds an ex-soldier living in her apartment. Together the two try to move past their experiences during WWII.

7.6

Halloween

October 1978 •English

Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.

7.9

Heat

December 1995 •English

Obsessive master thief Neil McCauley leads a top-notch crew on various daring heists throughout Los Angeles while determined detective Vincent Hanna pursues him without rest. Each man recognizes and respects the ability and the dedication of the other even though they are aware their cat-and-mouse game may end in violence.

6.1

Mission: Impossible II

May 2000 •English

With computer genius Luther Stickell at his side and a beautiful thief on his mind, agent Ethan Hunt races across Australia and Spain to stop a former IMF agent from unleashing a genetically engineered biological weapon called Chimera. This mission, should Hunt choose to accept it, plunges him into the center of an international crisis of terrifying magnitude.

6.8

Mission: Impossible III

April 2006 •English

Retired from active duty, and training recruits for the Impossible Mission Force, agent Ethan Hunt faces the toughest foe of his career: Owen Davian, an international broker of arms and information, who's as cunning as he is ruthless. Davian emerges to threaten Hunt and all that he holds dear – including the woman Hunt loves.

7.7

The Maltese Falcon

October 1941 •English

A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.

7.5

The Magnificent Seven

October 1960 •English

An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes.

7.8

Dog Day Afternoon

September 1975 •English

Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.

7.2

Irreversible

May 2002 •French

A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.

7.4

Dirty Harry

December 1971 •English

When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath.