Shaft
The mob wanted Harlem back. They got Shaft...up to here.
CrimeThrillerDramaActiondaughternew york citypolicegangsterghettoblaxploitation cinemabitingaggressivesuspensefultenseassertive
A stylish, propulsive crime thriller built on a cool, assertive protagonist navigating a dangerous underworld of mobsters and corruption in 1970s Harlem.
Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
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