Shaft

1h 40m · 2000 · Directed by Gordon Parks · 3.5 / 5 on Letterboxd

Shaft (2000) runs 1h 40m, directed by Gordon Parks. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.

Genres: Action, Thriller, Crime

Where to watch: Paramount+ (US, checked 9 July 2026)