# Shaft (2000)

> A defiant New York detective abandons compromised police procedure to pursue a racist killer protected by wealth and criminal muscle.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/379

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
- Director: John Singleton
- Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Busta Rhymes, Dan Hedaya, Toni Collette, Richard Roundtree
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162650/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: cool, confrontational, gritty, action movie night, crime thriller marathon

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- [The Return of Superfly (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/8733)
- [Exit Wounds (2001)](https://ember.film/movie/5925)
- [Edison (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/5181)
- [Action Jackson (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/5230)
- [Shaft's Big Score! (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/389)
- [Deep Cover (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/12473)
- [Ricochet (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/4724)

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