Movies Like Shaft in Africa

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Rapture

1965·1h 45m·★ 7.2·John Guillermin

2 shared crewDir. John GuillerminDP: Marcel Grignon

Shaft's Big Score!

1972·1h 45m·★ 6.1·Gordon Parks

Shaft CollectionAction & Crime & DramaStarring Richard Roundtree

Shaft

1971·1h 40m·★ 6.6·Gordon Parks

Shaft CollectionStarring Richard RoundtreeAction & Crime

Yamakasi

2001·1h 30m·★ 6.1·Ariel Zeitoun

TMDB recommendsAction & Crime & Drama

Men in Black

1997·1h 38m·★ 7.3·Barry Sonnenfeld

TMDB recommendsAction & Adventure

Armageddon

1998·2h 31m·★ 6.7·Michael Bay

TMDB recommendsAction & Adventure

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

2007·2h 4m·★ 6.5·Jon Turteltaub

TMDB recommendsAction & Adventure

The Enforcer

2022·1h 31m·★ 5.4·Richard Hughes

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El padrino: The Latin Godfather

2004·2h 8m·★ 4.7·Damian Chapa

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Battleground

1949·1h 58m·★ 7.4·William A. Wellman

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Al Capone

1959·1h 44m·★ 6.7·Richard Wilson

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State Property

2002·1h 28m·★ 4.3·Abdul Malik Abbott

Fans also likedCrime & Action & Drama

Silverton Siege

2022·1h 40m·★ 6.3·Mandlakayise Walter Dube, Jr.

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Supercross

2005·1h 20m·★ 4.4·Steve Boyum

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The Perfect Weapon

1991·1h 25m·★ 6.0·Mark DiSalle

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Fast Charlie

2023·1h 30m·★ 6.0·Phillip Noyce

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Empire

2002·1h 39m·★ 5.9·Franc. Reyes

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Sheroes

2023·1h 32m·★ 3.3·Jordan Gertner

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Black Caesar

1973·1h 35m·★ 6.4·Larry Cohen

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The Double

2011·1h 38m·★ 5.9·Michael Brandt

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How Good Is Shaft in Africa?

Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.