Shaft
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.
Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions
Samuel L. Jackson as John Shaft, Jeffrey Wright as Peoples Hernandez, Christian Bale as Walter Wade, Jr., Busta Rhymes as Rasaan, Dan Hedaya as Jack Roselli, Toni Collette as Diane Palmieri, Richard Roundtree as (Uncle) John Shaft, Pat Hingle as Judge Dennis Bradford, Philip Bosco as Walter Wade Senior, Vanessa Williams as Carmen Vasquez, Lee Tergesen as Luger, Gordon Parks as Lenox Lounge Patron