The Couch Critic LogoThe Couch Critic
MoviesTV ShowsTrendingTop ReviewedWhat to Watch

The Couch Critic

Your go-to destination for honest movie and TV show reviews from a passionate community of critics.

Discover

  • Trending
  • Movies
  • TV Shows
  • What to Watch

Community

  • Reviews

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Cookie Policy
© 2025 The Couch Critic. Made by movie enthusiasts in New Zealand.Built by Hayden Thorn
Cookie Settings
This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.
Shaft in Africa
Shaft in Africa

Shaft in Africa

June 14, 1973
1h 52m
Action
Crime
Adventure
Drama
Thriller
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.

Where to Watch

Rent
Apple TV
Microsoft Store
Buy
Apple TV
Microsoft Store
Streaming availability data powered by JustWatch.

Details

Director
John Guillermin
Cast
Richard Roundtree, Frank Finlay, Vonetta McGee, Neda Arnerić, Debebe Eshetu, Marne Maitland, Spiros Focás, Jacques Herlin, Jho Jhenkins, Frank McRae
Release Date
June 14, 1973
Production
Shaft Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

Loading reviews...

Similar Movies

Aurélien
Movie

France, 1920s: An affluent ladies' man finds himself in love with a homely married woman.

Aurélien

0

0%
Madame, nuda è arrivata la straniera
Movie

In order to correct inaccuracies that appeared after her tragic experience in New York, fashion designer Madame Fisher tells her life story to a journalist. A life made of terrible loss, love, debauchery and rise in the world of fashion.

Madame, nuda è arrivata la straniera

0

0%
Seven Days War
Movie

In the town of Saima, when summer is about to begin, a group of six high school students intend to live a secret adventure by spending seven carefree days in a ruined mining facility.

Seven Days War

0

66%
Hotel Chevalier
Movie

In a Paris hotel room, Jack Whitman lies on a bed. His phone rings; it's a woman on her way to see him, a surprise. She arrives and the complications of their relationship emerge in bits and pieces. Will they make love? Is their relationship over? (A prequel to The Darjeeling Limited, 2007.)

Hotel Chevalier

0

69%
Auntie Danielle
Movie

Tatie Danielle is a black comedy about a widow who is intent on ruining the lives of her great-nephew and his wife. Tsilla Chelton plays the title character, who mourns the death of her husband by tormenting everyone she meets. Eventually, she moves in with her nephew and his vain wife. Soon, her family is at war with Tatie, and takes off for Greece, leaving her in the care of Sandrine (Isabelle Nanty), an au pair who is as equally bitter as Tatie herself. At first the two don't get along, yet the two eventually become friends. However, Sandrine is invited to accompany an American student for an overnight stay at the beach, which would leave Tatie alone for a night. Angered, Tatie fires Sandrine, and while she is alone, she goes into deep depression, eventually setting the family's apartment on fire. The fire becomes a national story, with Tatie cast as a poor old lady and the family labeled as cruel and heartless villains.

Auntie Danielle

0

65%
Paris
Movie

Pierre, a professional dancer, suffers from a serious heart disease. While he is waiting for a transplant which may (or may not) save his life, he has nothing better to do than look at the people around him, from the balcony of his Paris apartment.

Paris

0

65%
I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster
Movie

Told in four vignettes, this existential comedy relates the exploits of four aspiring criminals who hope to improve their lot, but find that they might not have what it takes for a life of crime.

I Always Wanted to Be a Gangster

0

73%
The Unfaithful Wife
Movie

Insurance executive Charles suspects his wife Hélène of playing the field, so he has a private detective locate his wife's lover, author Victor Pegala.

The Unfaithful Wife

0

69%
Fast Food Nation
Movie

A dramatised examination of the health issues and social consequences of America's love affair with fast food.

Fast Food Nation

0

61%
The Gods Must Be Crazy
Movie

A Coca-Cola bottle dropped from an airplane raises havoc among a normally peaceful tribe of African bushmen who believe it to be a utensil of the gods.

The Gods Must Be Crazy

0

73%
The Conformist
Movie

A weak-willed Italian man becomes a fascist flunky who goes abroad to arrange the assassination of his old teacher, now a political dissident.

The Conformist

0

77%
The Watchmaker of St. Paul
Movie

Lyons, France. Michel Descombes is a watchmaker who lives alone with his teenage son Bernard. When the police visit and informs him that Bernard killed a man and is on the run with a girl, Michel realizes that he knew far less about his son than he thought.

The Watchmaker of St. Paul

0

69%