Shaft (1971)
"The mob wanted Harlem back. They got Shaft...up to here."
ThumbScore
👍 76%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 77%
(RT: 88%, MC: 66) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Charles Cioffi as Vic Androzzi
Christopher St. John as Ben Buford
Gwenn Mitchell as Ellie Moore
Victor Arnold as Charlie
Sherri Brewer as Marcy
Is Shaft good?
Most people think so. 76% audience score, estimated from 443 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 77%.
Overview
Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter. Wikipedia ↗
