swap_horiz Shaft (1971) Alternatives

1

The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)

Directed by Ivan Dixon, this 1973 thriller follows a former CIA agent who uses his specialized training to organize a na...

Action Political Spy Blaxploitation

8.5 Great

2

Across 110th Street (1972)

This 1972 crime thriller depicts a violent clash between the Mafia, Harlem criminals, and police, noted for its gritty r...

Action Crime Blaxploitation Harlem

7.9 Good

3

Super Fly (1972)

Directed by Gordon Parks Jr., this 1972 crime film follows a Harlem cocaine dealer trying to quit the trade, famous for...

Iconic Crime Blaxploitation Drug Trade

7.8 Good

4

Coffy (1973)

Directed by Jack Hill, this 1973 film stars Pam Grier as a nurse who turns vigilante to avenge her sister's drug addicti...

Action Female Lead Blaxploitation Pam Grier

7.2 Good

5

They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! (1970)

Starring Sidney Poitier, this 1970 police procedural follows detective Virgil Tibbs investigating a murder in San Franci...

Police Detective Crime Blaxploitation

7.0 Good

6

Trouble Man (1972)

Starring Robert Hooks, this 1972 film follows a suave fixer in Los Angeles who gets framed for murder, noted for its cel...

Action Crime Urban Blaxploitation

7.0 Good

7

Cleopatra Jones (1973)

Starring Tamara Dobson, this 1973 action film features a stylish secret agent battling a drug lord, noted for its strong...

Action Spy Female Lead Blaxploitation

6.5 Fair

8

Shaft's Big Score! (1972)

Directed by Gordon Parks, this 1972 sequel sees private detective John Shaft investigating the murder of his friend and...

Action Detective Sequel Blaxploitation

6.1 Fair

9

Hit Man (1972)

Starring Bernie Casey, this 1972 blaxploitation film is a loose remake of the 1967 film Point Blank, following a former...

Action Crime Urban Blaxploitation

6.0 Fair

10

Shaft in Africa (1973)

Directed by John Guillermin, this 1973 film sees detective John Shaft travel to Ethiopia to dismantle a modern-day slave...

Action Detective Sequel Blaxploitation

6.0 Fair

11

Hell Up in Harlem (1973)

Directed by Larry Cohen, this 1973 sequel to Black Caesar follows mobster Tommy Gibbs as he attempts to reclaim his crim...

Action Crime Sequel Blaxploitation

6.0 Fair

12

Hit! (1973)

Starring Billy Dee Williams and Richard Pryor, this 1973 American crime thriller features a federal agent forming a hit...

Action Crime Blaxploitation Drug Trade

6.0 Fair

13

Slaughter (1972)

Starring Jim Brown, this 1972 action film features a former Green Beret seeking vengeance against the mobsters who kille...

Military Action Blaxploitation Jim Brown

5.9 Mediocre

14

Black Mama White Mama (1973)

Starring Pam Grier and Margaret Markov, this 1973 film follows two chained female inmates who escape custody in the Phil...

Action Female Lead Prison Blaxploitation

5.8 Mediocre

15

Gordon's War (1973)

Directed by Ossie Davis in 1973, this American action film follows a group of Vietnam veterans who wage war on drug deal...

Action Crime Blaxploitation Vietnam Vet

5.8 Mediocre

16

Hammer (1972)

Starring Fred Williamson, this 1972 action film follows a boxer who becomes entangled in a corrupt world of rigged fight...

Action Boxing Blaxploitation Fred Williamson

5.5 Mediocre

17

The Final Comedown (1972)

Starring Billy Dee Williams, this 1972 radical political film follows a Black revolutionary who takes hostages in a hosp...

Action Urban Political Blaxploitation

5.5 Mediocre

18

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973)

Starring Jim Brown, this 1973 American action sequel pits the ex-Green Beret against a mobster who plots the assassinati...

Action Crime Sequel Blaxploitation

5.3 Mediocre

19

Black Gunn (1972)

Starring Jim Brown, this 1972 action film centers on a nightclub owner seeking revenge against mobsters who murdered his...

Action Crime Blaxploitation Jim Brown

5.2 Mediocre

20

Savage! (1973)

Directed by Cirio H. Santiago, this 1973 action film blends blaxploitation with martial arts as a mercenary battles opiu...

Action International Blaxploitation Jim Brown

4.8 Poor