Shaft (1971)

'Shaft' is a 1971 American action crime film directed by Gordon Parks and starring Richard Roundtree in the title role. The film follows private detective John Shaft as he is hired to find a mobster's daughter who has been kidnapped. With its iconic theme song and portrayal of a black hero in a predominantly white genre, 'Shaft' is considered a seminal work in the blaxploitation genre.