Shaft
More Shaft than you can handle.
2019 | 111m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Tim Story |
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| Writer: | Alex Barnow, Ernest Tidyman, Kenya Barris |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 14, 2019 |
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| Director: | Tim Story |
| Writer: | Alex Barnow, Ernest Tidyman, Kenya Barris |
| Genres: | Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery |
| Keywords | sequel, shootout, drug lord, reboot, death of friend |
| Production Companies | New Line Cinema, Davis Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $21,360,215
Budget: $30,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Samuel L. Jackson | John Shaft |
| Jessie T. Usher | JJ Shaft |
| Regina Hall | Maya Babanikos |
| Alexandra Shipp | Sasha Arias |
| Richard Roundtree | John Shaft, Sr. |
| Jordan Preston Carter | Young JJ |
| Nyah Marie Johnson | Young Sasha |
| Matt Lauria | Major Gary Cutworth |
| Titus Welliver | Special Agent Vietti |
| Method Man | Freddie P. |
| Isaach de Bankolé | Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera |
| Avan Jogia | Karim Hassan |
| Joey Mekyten | Young Karim |
| Luna Lauren Vélez | Bennie Rodriguez |
| Robbie Jones | Sergeant Keith Williams |
| Aaron Dominguez | Staff Sergeant Eddie Dominguez |
| Leland L. Jones | Ron |
| Chivonne Michelle | Baby |
| Tashiana Washington | Sugar |
| Adrienne C. Moore | Ms. Pepper |
| Ian Casselberry | Manuel "Manny" Orozco |
| Almeera Jiwa | Anam |
| Amato D'Apolito | Farik Bahar |
| Jalyn Hall | Harlem Kid |
| Sylvia Jefferies | Once Beautiful Woman |
| Whit Coleman | Butch Lesbian Girl |
| Philip Fornah | Jacked Dude |
| Laticia Lee | Cocktail Waitress |
| Ryan King Scales | Male Secretary |
| Tywayne Wheatt | Portly Doorman |
| Kenny Barr | Cop (Thomas) |
| Mike Dunston | News Anchor |
| Sawyer Schultz | Mike Mitchell |
| Esmeree Sterling | Cute Bartender |
| Jose Miguel Vasquez | FBI Employee |
| Gabriel 'G-Rod' Rodriguez | Goon |
| Keith Brooks | Drunk Disorderly Man |
| DominiQue MrsGiJane Williams | Beautiful Woman |
| Michael Shikany | Older Man in Mosque |
| Lucia Scarano | Lady in Line |
| Greta Quispe | Employee |
| Heather Seiffert | Hostess |
| Charles Green | Hallway Man |
| Dorothi Fox | Old Lady Neighbor |
| Shakur Sozahdah | Worshiper |
| Milton Saul | New York Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Timothy Carr | Police (uncredited) |
| Sean Baker | Assailant #3 (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Peter S. Elliot | Editor |
| Chris LeDoux | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| A.J. Bruno | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Philip Banks | Second Assistant Director |
| Greg Guzik | First Assistant Director |
| Jack Van Nuis | Digital Compositor |
| Heather Taylor | Visual Effects Editor |
| Duncan Key | Digital Compositor |
| Dan Cregan | Digital Compositor |
| Brock Shekelton | Visual Effects Editor |
| Alex Barnow | Writer |
| Nitasha Bhambree | Stunt Driver |
| Missy Parker | Set Decoration |
| Jeremy Woolsey | Art Direction |
| Brittany Hites | Art Direction |
| Lance Resch-Anger | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Susan Ogu | Set Decoration |
| Aimee Bell | Script Supervisor |
| Ruth Hasty | Post Production Supervisor |
| Sara Romilly | Post Production Supervisor |
| Brad Kalinoski | VFX Artist |
| Tim Fescoe | Digital Compositor |
| Teddy Cheong | Digital Compositor |
| Robyn Ducharme | Digital Compositor |
| Ben Sumner | CG Artist |
| Olivia Miles | Costume Design |
| JP Caldeira | Coordinating Producer |
| David Waters | First Assistant Director |
| David Stickler | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Josh Muzaffer | Second Assistant Director |
| Mathew Dunne | First Assistant Director |
| Steve Gehrke | Script Supervisor |
| Megan Schmidt | Second Assistant Director |
| Joshua Young | Digital Compositor |
| Bryan Haines | Digital Compositor |
| Daniel J. Pastor | Digital Compositor |
| Jason Sanford | Visual Effects Producer |
| Bruce Roberts | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Steven Ritzi | Second Unit Director |
| Allison Furgal | Production Supervisor |
| Tim Story | Director |
| Ernest Tidyman | Novel |
| Larry D. Katz | Second Assistant Director |
| Tara Feldstein Bennett | Casting Director |
| Steve Dinozzi | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Wes Dorough | Visual Effects Producer |
| Kenya Barris | Writer |
| Caroline Vexler | Stunt Driver |
| Wynn Thomas | Production Design |
| Riley Flanagan | Set Production Assistant |
| Chick Bernhard | Stunt Driver |
| Declan Mulvey | Stunts |
| Blaise Corrigan | Stunts |
| Chris Giles | Sound Mixer |
| Christopher Lennertz | Original Music Composer |
| Jason Sweers | Graphic Designer |
| Christian Wood | Digital Compositor |
| Aaron Vexler | Stunt Driver |
| Joe Fugallo | Techno Crane Operator |
| Larry Blanford | Director of Photography |
| Shunika Terry | Hair Department Head |
| Dara Taylor | Additional Music |
| Nicole Rowley | Visual Effects Producer |
| Trygge Toven | Music Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Davis | Producer |
| Antoine Jenkins | Associate Producer |
| Josh Mack | Executive Producer |
| Ira Napoliello | Executive Producer |
| Marc S. Fischer | Executive Producer |
| Richard Brener | Executive Producer |
| Kenya Barris | Executive Producer |
| Tim Story | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 29 | 44 | 18 |
| 2024 | 5 | 35 | 60 | 24 |
| 2024 | 6 | 26 | 41 | 18 |
| 2024 | 7 | 24 | 35 | 17 |
| 2024 | 8 | 23 | 38 | 16 |
| 2024 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 16 |
| 2024 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 13 |
| 2024 | 11 | 19 | 31 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 22 | 55 | 14 |
| 2025 | 1 | 30 | 54 | 17 |
| 2025 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 3 | 802 | 884 |
JPV852
6.0
Unnecessary and forgettable but still somewhat entertaining flick that excels due to Samuel L. Jackson, while Jessie T. Usher shows he's a really bad actor. Nothing special but still managed to beat my low expectations. **3.0/5** ...
Jun 23, 2021
Cuzonair
10.0
I loved this movie ...
Jun 23, 2021
chandlerdanier
6.0
The plot is thin. You’d be best served to come in when Roundtree does. He is Shaft. Sam’s not Shaft and neither is this kid. This film is 2 hours. Not worthy of 2 hours. Getting in with Roundtree would give you ~40 minutes? That’s probably the right amount of this Shaft. Definitely one of those m ... ovies where at 1 hour something happens where you think “this was really good. I can’t believe it’s over. It felt so fast!” You then watch it bleed out for another hour.
Dec 25, 2025