Shaft

John Shaft, a New York detective, arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially charged murder, only for the sole witness to vanish and Wade to flee to Switzerland. Two years later, Wade returns, banking on his wealth and connections to secure an acquittal, having also hired a drug lord to silence the missing witness. Director John Singleton's Shaft (2000) is a muscular, no-nonsense thriller that dives into the murky waters of racial politics and vigilante justice, with Samuel L. Jackson's iconic performance anchoring the film's gritty streets and moral ambiguities.