Director: John Singleton
Writer(s): Ernest Tidyman (novel), John Singleton (story & screenplay), Shane Salerno (story), Richard Price (screenplay)
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Busta Rhymes, Richard Roundtree, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Josef Sommer, Lynne Thigpen, Philip Bosco, Pat Hingle, Lee Tergesen, Daniel von Bargen, Francisco ‘Coqui’ Taveras, Sonja Sohn, Peter McRobbie, Zach Grenier, Richard Cocchiaro, Ron Castellano, Freddie Ricks, Sixto Ramos, Andre Royo, Richard Barboza, Mekhi Phifer, Gano Grills, Catherine Kellner, Philip Rudolph, Angela Pietropinto, Joe Quintero, Lanette Ware, Stu ‘Large’ Riley, Mark Zeisler, Capital Jay, Bonz Malone, Henry G. Thomas, Brian Oswald Talbot, Preston Thomas, Marshall T. Broughton, Ann Ducati, Lisa Cooley, Elizabeth Banks, Scott Lucy, Chris Orr, Christopher Orr, Evan Farmer, Will Chase, Jeff Branson, Jerome Preston Bates, John Elsen, Nadine Mozon, Lawrence Taylor, Caprice Benedetti, John Cunningham, Louie Leonardo, Tony Rhune, Fidel Vicioso, F. Valentino Morales, Myron Primes, Universal, Travis Brandon Rosa, Matthew Wallace, Luis Torres, John Wojda, Ahmed Al-Khan, Amer Al-Khan, Rashid Feleyfel, Gordon Parks, Joan Baker, William H. Burns, Gabe Castillo, Nicholas J. Coleman, Johanna Estevez, Todd Fredericks, Carson Grant, Mary Ann Hannon, Isaac Hayes, Doug Hutchison, Deacon Ledges, Deirdre Lovejoy, Carl Low, Selena Mars, Riley G. Matthews Jr., Thomas Mejia, Mercedes Mercado, Dorian Missick, Kevin O’Donnell, Nik Pjeternikaj, Gloria Reuben, Roman Rivera, Dawn Robinson, Christina Rouner, Mustafa Shakir, Cue Shepherd, John Singleton, Peter Stickles, Al Thompson, Lou Torres, Marc Yarrish
Synopsis: New York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder.
Release Date: June 16, 2000 (USA) | Length: 99 min | Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller | MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong violence and language.