Shaft (1971)
Directed by Gordon Parks · 100 min · Crime, Thriller, Drama, Action
39.3 TOPICAL score · #2,731 of 6,776 films
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Shaft (1971, directed by Gordon Parks) has a TOPICAL score of 39.3 - ranked 2,731 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics, and lowest on audience. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 66. Audiences: TMDB 6.4/10 (443 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 32 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
Why this score
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- Critics88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 66
- AudienceTMDB 6.4/10 (443 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 32 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read29,721 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John