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Shaft (2019)

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.
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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.

Rating:R
Genre:Action, Crime, Comedy, Mystery
Directed By:Tim Story
Written By:Kenya Barris, Alex Barnow
In Theaters:6/14/2019
Box Office:$21,360,215
Runtime:111 minutes
Studio:Davis Entertainment, New Line Cinema

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Tim Story

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Samuel L. Jackson

John Shaft

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Jessie T. Usher

JJ Shaft

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Regina Hall

Maya Babanikos

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Alexandra Shipp

Sasha Arias

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Richard Roundtree

John Shaft, Sr.

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Jordan Preston Carter

Young JJ

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Nyah Marie Johnson

Young Sasha

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Matt Lauria

Major Gary Cutworth

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Titus Welliver

Special Agent Vietti

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Method Man

Freddie P.

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Isaach de Bankolé

Pierro 'Gordito' Carrera

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