Shaft
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.
At a glance
Countries
Germany, United States of America
Ratings
Audience (TMDB & IMDb)
6.0/10
1,442 votes on TMDB
Critics
67%Rotten Tomatoes
50Metacritic
Rating consensus
59/100 blend
Sources: TMDB · IMDb · Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic
Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~59/100 across 4 rating sources. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Samuel L. Jackson
John Shaft
Vanessa Williams
Carmen Vasquez
Jeffrey Wright
Peoples Hernandez
Christian Bale
Walter Wade, Jr.
Busta Rhymes
Rasaan
Dan Hedaya
Jack Roselli
Toni Collette
Diane Palmieri
Richard Roundtree
"Uncle" John Shaft
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Jimmy Groves
Josef Sommer
Curt Flemming
Lynne Thigpen
Carla Howard
Philip Bosco
Walter Wade Senior
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