Shaft 2000 ‧ Action/Crime ‧ 1h 39m In the 2000 action-crime thriller Shaft, John Shaft, a tough, street-smart New York detective, finds himself caught between the law and the criminal underworld. When the son of his best friend is murdered, Shaft is drawn into a dangerous investigation, navigating a maze of deceit, corruption, and high-stakes crime. Along the way, he confronts drug dealers, mobsters, and corrupt officials, using his wit, brawn, and relentless determination to uncover the truth.

Born to instigate, forced to investigate. SHAFT (2000), directed by John Singleton and written by Richard Price, John Singleton and Shane Salerno; based on the novel “Shaft” by Ernest Tidyman | The Academy