Shaft (1971)Stream and Watch Online

Looking to watch 'Shaft' in the comfort of your own home? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Gordon Parks-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Shaft' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Shaft' right now, here are some details about the Shaft Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer action flick.

Released July 2nd, 1971, 'Shaft' stars Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and received a user score of 64 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 361 well-known users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter."

'Shaft' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple iTunes, Vudu, YouTube, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, and Spectrum On Demand .