The ShaftStream and Watch Online

Yearning to watch 'The Shaft' in the comfort of your own home? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Zhang Chi-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'The Shaft' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Shaft' right now, here are some finer points about the flick.

Released , 'The Shaft' stars Huang Xuan The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a user score of 53 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 3 top users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "In a mining town in western China separately we follow three members of a family Each individual family members story flows from one to another chronologically although they do not simply trace the continual development of a single family There is the daughter who has to choose between her dreams and a suitable husband the son who is about to start work down the mine and the father who has just retired Their lives are inextricably bound together as they symbolically represent the men and women from all mining towns who must accept their thwarted dreams and aspirations and learn to accept their lot in life"

'The Shaft' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Amazon Video .