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Strong
MASTER SCORE 64.4 / 100
2019·Action / Comedy / Crime·1h 51m

SHAFT

“More Shaft than you can handle.”

JJ, aka John Shaft Jr., may be a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, but to uncover the truth behind his best friend’s untimely death, he needs an education only his dad can provide. Absent throughout JJ’s youth, the legendary locked-and-loaded John Shaft agrees to help his progeny navigate Harlem’s heroin-infested underbelly.

Above the Line
Tim Story·DirectorKenya Barris·WriterAlex Barnow·WriterLarry Blanford·Director of PhotographyChristopher Lennertz·Original Music ComposerPeter S. Elliot·Editor
Cast
Samuel L. Jackson·John ShaftJessie T. Usher·JJ ShaftRegina Hall·Maya BabanikosAlexandra Shipp·Sasha AriasRichard Roundtree·John Shaft, Sr.Jordan Preston Carter·Young JJNyah Marie Johnson·Young SashaMatt Lauria·Major Gary CutworthTitus Welliver·Special Agent ViettiMethod Man·Freddie P.
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Tim Story·Director
Writing· 2
Kenya Barris·WriterAlex Barnow·Writer
Camera· 1
Larry Blanford·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Peter S. Elliot·EditorBrock Shekelton·Visual Effects Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Christopher Lennertz·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 4
Wynn Thomas·Production DesignBrittany Hites·Art DirectionOlivia Miles·Costume DesignJeremy Woolsey·Art Direction
Production· 7
Marc S. Fischer·Executive ProducerJosh Mack·Executive ProducerRichard Brener·Executive ProducerKenya Barris·Executive ProducerJohn Davis·ProducerIra Napoliello·Executive ProducerTim Story·Executive Producer
Other Departments· 12
Riley Flanagan·Set Production AssistantAaron Vexler·Stunt DriverChick Bernhard·Stunt DriverChristian Wood·Digital CompositorTim Fescoe·Digital CompositorDaniel J. Pastor·Digital CompositorDuncan Key·Digital CompositorBen Sumner·CG ArtistJoshua Young·Digital CompositorBrad Kalinoski·VFX ArtistChris LeDoux·Visual Effects SupervisorTeddy Cheong·Digital Compositor
By the Numbers
64.4
OF 100
Master Score
6.4
OF 10
IMDb
34%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$21M
ROI -29%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Shaft's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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#8C0A0A
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Mood
Gritty, Intense, Mysterious
Composition
Centered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man with a bald head and a goatee, wearing a dark trench coat and dark pants, walks forward in the center of the frame. He is illuminated from below, creating”

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Key Elements
Trench CoatGoateeTall Buildings
Atmosphere
Dark, Gritty
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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