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- 1971
- TV-PG
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 40 m
- 1971
- TV-PG
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 40 m
Summary Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Directed By: Gordon Parks
Written By: Ernest Tidyman, John D.F. Black
- 1971
- TV-PG
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 40 m
- 1971
- TV-PG
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
- 1 h 40 m
Shaft
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7.1
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Summary Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Directed By: Gordon Parks
Written By: Ernest Tidyman, John D.F. Black
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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90% Positive
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
66
90% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
10% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Nearly every frame of Shaft is intent on doing one thing: establishing its hero – private detective John Shaft – as a powerful, independent, innately good yet still devilish man in complete control of his own destiny.
A hard-hitting action thriller.
Shaft is not a great film, but it's very entertaining.
Directed by Gordon Parks with a subtle feel for both the grit and the humanity of the script. Excellent cast, headed by newcomer Richard Roundtree, may shock some audiences with heavy dose of candid dialog and situation.
Adapted by Ernest Tidyman from his novel, this suffers from some sluggish dialogue scenes, but the movie comes to vibrant life whenever director Gordon Parks hits the streets of New York.
If Shaft were indeed a hard-hitting, fast-paced, action-packed detective thriller, as it was meant to be, then it would be an acceptable entertainment. But it isn't.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 User Ratings
7.1
65% Positive
11 Ratings
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35% Mixed
6 Ratings
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0% Negative
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Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Image Awards (NAACP)
• 2 Nominations
