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Shaft (2000)

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Release Date: June 16, 2000
Genre: Crime, Action
Running Time: 99 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong violence and language.
Director: John Singleton
Writer: John Singleton, Ernest Tidyman
Cast: Lawrence Taylor, Josef Sommer, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Mekhi Phifer, Philip Bosco, Vanessa L. Williams, Richard Roundtree, Busta Rhymes, Dan Hedaya, Toni Collette, Christian Bale, Jeffrey Wright, Samuel L. Jackson

After a known racist killer is released from prison, Detective John Shaft quits his job and decides to deal with this guy in his own way, on his own terms. But what he is about to discover is a web of police corruption, drug dealings, and murders... Read more

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Grade: B+ In the 1970's, Richard Roundtree stepped into the shoes of Shaft and became the first major black hero. Now, in the next century, it is only fitting that one of today's most prominent black figures, Samuel L. Jackson, takes over in an update of Shaft. Read the full movie review

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