Shaft

Shaft is a 2019 American action comedy film directed by Tim Story and written by Kenya Barris and Alex Barnow. The film stars Samuel L. Jackson, Jessie T. Usher, Regina Hall, and Richard Roundtree. It is the fifth film in the Shaft series, a sequel to the 2000 film with the same title and was also Roundtree's final portrayal of the original eponymous character John Shaft Sr. before his death in 2023. The film was released theatrically in the United States on June 14, 2019, by Warner Bros. Pictures, and digitally in global markets on June 28, 2019, by Netflix. It received mixed reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office.

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But now you got what you needed. You can abandon me again and go ahead and follow him now, right? What am I supposed to do? Hm? Dominguez is a trained soldier, who's apparently not afraid to kill. And Gordito is the most dangerous motherfucker in the city.

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I put you through enough, son.

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I'm just trying to keep you safe. So now for the first time in my life, you wanna pretend to be my father? I am your father. No, you had a choice between being my father and being Shaft.

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And you chose.

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♪ Ain't no love in the heart of the city ♪ ♪ Ain't no love in the heart of town ♪ ♪ Ain't no love, sure 'nuff is a pity, ♪ ♪ Ain't no love 'cause you ain't around ♪

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Nigga, I'm not gonna keep dealing with this shit. Now, I done told you, I don't know who the fuck or what the fuck you think this is.

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♪ Ain't no love in the heart of the city ♪ ♪ Ain't no love in the heart of town ♪ ♪ Ain't no love ♪ Oh, crap. ♪ Ain't no love ♪ I've gotta get him away from all of this. Maya, Maya. I have to get him away from you!

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♪ Ain't no love in the heart of the city ♪ ♪ Ain't no love in the heart of town ♪ ♪ Ain't no love in the heart of the city ♪ ♪ Ain't no love in the heart of town ♪ - Who is it? - Maya. - It's me, John. - John?

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How did you...

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- Never mind. What do you want? - You ain't gonna let me in? I can hear you. Come on, girl. Open the door. Let me see your face. Nigga, no. I ain't opening the door, and you don't need to see my face. - What do you want? - Come on, give me a...

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Look.

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I came back because...

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I wanted to tell you that...

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I'm sorry. Is this nigga high?

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I never heard you say that before. Yeah, I never said it before.

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But I mean it.

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Sorry for putting you in harm's way last night.

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And I'm sorry for putting our son in danger.

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John, you promised me a long time ago. You said as long as you were living this life, that you would stay away from JJ. We agreed.

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Yeah, I know but he's my son, so...

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