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Where to Watch Shaft (2000) in the US
- 2000
- R
- 1h 39m
- 6.0IMDb
- 67%Rotten Tomatoes
- 50Metascore
Shaft is available with a subscription, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States.
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- Apple TV StoreSD99 minRAudioEnglish · French$4.99Opens in a new tab.
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What it's about
New York Police Detective John Shaft is the lead detective on a sensitive case, a young black man is severely beaten. The man's companions tell Shaft that their friend humiliated the one who was spouting racial slurs at him. Shaft confronts him and he says he's Walter Wade Jr. , the son of a wealthy man. Shaft finds that he has the ID of a woman who's a waitress at the bar where Wade and the guy who was attacked were. When Wade continues to hurl racist comments, Shaft smacks him. Shaft later learns because of his actions Wade was granted bail and fled. Two years later, Wade returns and Shaft arrests him. At his hearing when the judge grants him bail, that's when Shaft throws his badge at the judge. He then sets out to get Wade by finding the waitress. Wade in the meantime asks a drug dealer named Peoples Hernandez to find the waitress and make sure she doesn't talk.
Cast and crew
- Director
- John Singleton
- Starring
- Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Christian Bale
Details
- Release date
- Jun 16, 2000
- Language
- English, German, Spanish
- Country
- Germany, United States
- Box office
- $70,334,258
- Awards
- 2 wins & 13 nominations total
Where to Watch Shaft (2000) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch Shaft in the United States?
- Shaft is available with a subscription, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on MGM+ (HD), Paramount+ (HD), and Starz (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla and Kanopy (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I stream Shaft or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Watch the movie with a subscription on MGM+ (HD), Paramount+ (HD), and Starz (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I watch Shaft for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with a participating library card on hoopla and Kanopy (HD).
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