Shaft

"Shaft" (2000) is a hip crime thriller that resurrects the franchise 27 years after the original trilogy from 1971-1973 that featured Richard Roundtree in the title role, including his return here as Shaft's uncle. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Dan Hedaya, Busta Rhymes, Toni Collette, and Richard Roundtree, it is a sequel to the 1971 Shaft film, where Jackson plays the nephew (retconned as his son in the 2019 film) of John Shaft. The film opened at the number-one position at the box office when it debuted June 16, 2000, receiving mixed-to-positive reviews on Metacritic, with the critical consensus on Rotten Tomatoes praising Jackson's charisma.