Shaft's Big Score!

Shaft's Big Score!

Last time he was nice. This time he's ice!

Directed by Gordon Parks

Produced by Shaft Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

1972105 min6.1 / 10

A slick, action-driven blaxploitation thriller where a cool detective navigates murder, gambling, and danger with swagger and violence.

John Shaft is back as the lady-loved black detective cop on the search for the murderer of a client.

Questions people ask

  • Is Shaft's Big Score! violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Shaft's Big Score! sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Shaft's Big Score! scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Does Shaft's Big Score! end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Shaft's Big Score! easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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.

42/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity52

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise52

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

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Like Shaft's Big Score!

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Shaft's Big Score!

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Shaft's Big Score!, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Shaft's Big Score!, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Shaft's Big Score!, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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