Shaft

2019 · directed by Tim Story

Rating

54/100

Hit

no

JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem’s heroin-infested underbelly.

Shaft (2019), directed by Tim Story, rates 54/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Samuel L. Jackson
• Jessie T. Usher
• Regina Hall
• Alexandra Shipp
• Richard Roundtree
• Jordan Preston Carter
• Nyah Marie Johnson
• Matt Lauria
• Titus Welliver
• Method Man

Crew

• Larry Blanford — Director of Photography
• Peter S. Elliot — Editor
• Christopher Lennertz — Original Music Composer
• Alex Barnow — Writer
• Kenya Barris — Writer

More from Tim Story

1. Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain (2011) — 70/100 · special, not counted
2. Barbershop (2002) — 68/100
3. Hurricane Season (2010) — 66/100
4. The Blackening (2023) — 66/100
5. Kevin Hart: What Now? (2016) — 65/100 · special, not counted
6. Think Like a Man (2012) — 61/100

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