Shaft (1971)Stream and Watch Online

Looking to watch 'Shaft' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Gordon Parks-directed movie via subscription can be challenging, 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 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 crime flick.

Released June 25th, 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 65 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 331 experienced users.

Want 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 AMC on Demand, YouTube, Vudu, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Store, Amazon Video, TCM, Google Play Movies, and Spectrum On Demand .