Where to Watch Shaft (1971)

Thinking about watching 'Shaft' on any device you have handy? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Gordon Parks-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Shaft' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'Shaft' right now, here are some specifics about the Shaft Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer action flick.

Shaft starring Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 40 min, and a scheduled release date of July 2nd, 1971.

It received a user score of 64/100 on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 388 top users.

Let’s set the scene for you... 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 TV, Fandango At Home, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, Google Play Movies, and Prime Video .