Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Shaft end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Shaft easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Shaft

Name: Shaft
Genre: Crime, Thriller, Drama, Action
Released: 1971
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, Gwenn Mitchell

The mob wanted Harlem back. They got Shaft...up to here.

Directed by Gordon Parks

Produced by Shaft Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1971100 min6.4 / 10

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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Questions people ask

Is Shaft scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Shaft violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Does Shaft end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of films.
Is Shaft sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Shaft easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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