Shaft (2000)Stream and Watch Online

Want to behold the glory that is 'Shaft' on your TV or mobile device at home? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the John Singleton-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, 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 various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'Shaft' right now, here are some specifics about the Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, New Deal Productions, Shaft Productions, Munich Film Partners & Company (MFP) GHS Productions crime flick.

Released June 15th, 2000, 'Shaft' stars Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 39 min, and received a user score of 60 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 1,254 knowledgeable users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

'Shaft' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Microsoft Store, fuboTV, Google Play Movies, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Vudu, Amazon Video, Pluto TV, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Apple iTunes, YouTube, and Paramount Plus .