Shaft
Taste attributes: actioncrimethrillerdetectiveunsavouryimaginaryintricatelinearenclosedemotionally undemandingfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy
"The mob wanted Harlem back. They got shaft...up to here."
Boxlist takeA low-key, intimate crime thriller: morally murky and heightened. Best if you like easy over intense.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
6.5 /10
TMDB · 235 votes
Where to watch
Amazon PrimeRent from $3.79 · Buy from $6.99Watch on Amazon Prime ↗
iTunesRent from $3.99 · Buy from $9.99Watch on iTunes ↗
Streaming data: JustWatch
StrongsampleWhy this match?ShowHide
What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
This is a sample for Hard Hitter. Take the taste test to see your own match for Shaft.
Synopsis
Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Gordon Parks
Cast
- Richard Roundtree
- Moses Gunn
- Charles Cioffi
- Christopher St. John
- Gwenn Mitchell
Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1971
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Shaft Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
