Shaft is a 2000 American action crime thriller film co-written, co-produced, and directed by John Singleton and starring Samuel L. Jackson in the title role with Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, …

New York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated …

Oct 31, 2025 · Shaft (2000) follows John Shaft II (Samuel L. Jackson), nephew of the original character. After a racially motivated murder, Shaft quits the NYPD to pursue justice on his own terms, targeting …

When the son he doesn't know comes to him for help, badass private eye John Shaft discovers his offspring is anything but a chip off the old block. Watch trailers & learn more.

Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft (Jackson) agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem’s heroin-infested underbelly. And while JJ’s own FBI analyst’s badge may …

To stop a racist killer (Christian Bale), Shaft's got to track down the only eyewitness (Toni Collette) that can put the perpetrator behind bars. As Shaft closes in, so does the danger. Armed with attitude and …

Feb 19, 2026 · In Early Modern English, shaft referred to the entire body of a long weapon, such that an arrow's “shaft” was composed of its tip, stale and fletching. Over time, the word came to be used in …

A detective and a narcotics cop track a sociopath out to kill a woman who can testify that he committed murder.

In a world of crooked cops and sleazy criminals, detective John Shaft is on a mission to find the one witness who can put a racist killer behind bars.

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.