Where to Watch Shaft (2000)

Yearning to watch 'Shaft' in the comfort of your own home? Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the John Singleton-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.

We've listed a number 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 nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Shaft' right now, here are some finer points about the Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, New Deal Productions, Shaft Productions, Munich Film Partners & Company (MFP) GHS Productions adventure 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 compiled reviews from 1,332 well-known users.

What, so now you 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 YouTube, Amazon Video, Plex, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Apple TV, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Kanopy, and Hoopla .