Shaft
2000 Adventure, Action, Thriller, CrimeNew 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.
Movies like Shaft
Discover a curated list of captivating movies similar to Shaft. Explore films such as Shaft, The Dark Knight, and Bright, around the themes of fourth part, uncle nephew relationship, blaxploitation. Other notable keywords include based on novel and title spoken by character.
#1
Shaft
Synopsis:
Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Starring:
Richard Roundtree,
Moses Gunn,
Charles Cioffi
#2
The Dark Knight
Synopsis:
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
Starring:
Gary Oldman,
Morgan Freeman,
Christian Bale
#3
Bright
Synopsis:
In an alternate present-day where magical creatures live among us, two L.A. cops become embroiled in a prophesied turf battle.
Starring:
Will Smith,
Joel Edgerton,
Lucy Fry
Plot:
orc,
buddy movie,
elf,
magic,
wand,
urban fantasy,
police,
fairy,
alternate reality,
buddy cop
...
#4
John Wick: Chapter 2
Synopsis:
John Wick is forced out of retirement by a former associate looking to seize control of a shadowy international assassins’ guild. Bound by a blood oath to aid him, Wick travels to Rome and does battle against some of the world’s most dangerous killers.
Starring:
Lance Reddick,
Common,
Laurence Fishburne
Plot:
one man army,
sequel,
hitman,
one against many,
violence,
shot in the head,
sign language,
blood,
dog,
suicide
...
#5
The Raid 2
Synopsis:
After fighting his way through an apartment building populated by an army of dangerous criminals and escaping with his life, SWAT team member Rama goes undercover, joining a powerful Indonesian crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corrupt members of his own force.
Starring:
Iko Uwais,
Julie Estelle,
Arifin Putra
#6
The First Purge
Synopsis:
To push the crime rate below one percent for the rest of the year, the New Founding Fathers of America test a sociological theory that vents aggression for one night in one isolated community. But when the violence of oppressors meets the rage of the others, the contagion will explode from the trial-city borders and spread across the nation.
Starring:
Lauren Vélez,
Marisa Tomei,
Lex Scott Davis
Plot:
abuse of power,
social injustice,
church,
murder,
politics,
fascism,
atrocity,
official corruption,
class conflict,
homicide
...
#7
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Synopsis:
The world's top bodyguard gets a new client, a hit man who must testify at the International Court of Justice. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial on time.
Starring:
Ryan Reynolds,
Yuri Kolokolnikov,
Gary Oldman
Plot:
bodyguard,
chase,
hitman,
singing in a car,
two against many,
ex cia agent,
war criminal,
interpol,
trial,
helicopter
...
#8
Peppermint
Synopsis:
A grieving mother transforms herself into a vigilante following the murders of her husband and daughter, eluding the authorities to deliver her own personal brand of justice.
Starring:
Jennifer Garner,
John Ortiz,
John Gallagher Jr.
#9
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Synopsis:
When an attack on the Kingsman headquarters takes place and a new villain rises, Eggsy and Merlin are forced to work together with the American agency known as the Statesman to save the world.
Starring:
Mark Strong,
Colin Firth,
Julianne Moore
#10
Deadpool 2
Synopsis:
Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool battles the evil and powerful Cable and other bad guys to save a boy's life.
Starring:
Jack Kesy,
Ryan Reynolds,
T. J. Miller
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#11
Bad Boys for Life
Synopsis:
Marcus and Mike are forced to confront new threats, career changes, and midlife crises as they join the newly created elite team AMMO of the Miami police department to take down the ruthless Armando Armas, the vicious leader of a Miami drug cartel.
Starring:
Will Smith,
Martin Lawrence,
Paola Nuñez
Plot:
nightclub,
police,
buddy cop,
buddy comedy,
helicopter,
chase,
showdown,
mexico city mexico,
mexico,
miami florida
...
#12
Lethal Weapon 2
Synopsis:
In the opening chase, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble across a trunk full of Krugerrands. They follow the trail to a South African diplomat who's using his immunity to conceal a smuggling operation. When he plants a bomb under Murtaugh's toilet, the action explodes!
Starring:
Danny Glover,
Jenette Goldstein,
Mark Rolston
Plot:
krugerrand,
two man army,
shoulder,
holster,
squad car,
squad,
car,
wilhelm scream,
grocery store,
good versus evil
...
Movie in categories
#13
The Last Boy Scout
Synopsis:
When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician and the owner of a pro football team.
Starring:
Noble Willingham,
Bruce Willis,
Bruce McGill
#14
SuperFly
Synopsis:
Career criminal Youngblood Priest wants out of the Atlanta drug scene, but as he ramps up sales, one little slip up threatens to bring the whole operation down before he can make his exit.
Starring:
Michael Kenneth Williams,
Jason Mitchell,
Esai Morales
Plot:
sex scene,
topless female nudity,
bare breasts,
strip club,
stripper,
drugs,
dojo,
gun fight,
cruise ship,
car chase
...
With the same actors
#15
Machete
Synopsis:
After being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.
Starring:
Danny Trejo,
Robert De Niro,
Michelle Rodriguez
Plot:
machete,
mexican,
texas,
mexico,
priest,
illegal immigrant,
crucifixion,
blood,
cult film,
set up
...
#16
GoodFellas
Synopsis:
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Starring:
Robert De Niro,
Joe Pesci,
Ray Liotta
Plot:
gangster,
mafia,
organized crime,
sadistic psychopath,
rise and fall,
mob,
robbery,
gang violence,
adultery,
infidelity
...
#17
The Dark Knight Rises
Synopsis:
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city t…
Starring:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt,
Gary Oldman,
Anne Hathaway
#18
Skin Trade
Synopsis:
After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests. NYC detective Nick goes to S.E. Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.
Starring:
Michael Jai White,
Dolph Lundgren,
Peter Weller
#19
Point Break
Synopsis:
In Los Angeles, a gang of bank robbers who call themselves The Ex-Presidents commit their crimes while wearing masks of Reagan, Carter, Nixon and Johnson. Believing that the members of the gang could be surfers, the F.B.I. sends young agent Johnny Utah to the beach undercover to mix with the surfers and gather information.
Starring:
Keanu Reeves,
John Philbin,
Patrick Swayze
Plot:
bank robbery,
surfer,
title directed by female,
male bonding,
robbery,
gang,
gangster,
criminal,
investigation,
masked robber
...
#20
Homefront
Synopsis:
Phil Broker is a former DEA agent who has gone through a crisis after his action against a biker gang went horribly wrong and it cost the life of his boss' son. He is recently widowed and is left with a 9-years-old daughter, Maddy. He decides to quit the turbulent and demanding life of thrill for Maddy's sake and retires to a small town. His daughter fights off a boy who was bullying her at schoo…
Starring:
Omar Benson Miller,
Kate Bosworth,
Clancy Brown