The Shaft
2001 · Movie · R · 111 min · ★ 5.1
After the elevators at a New York City skyscraper begin inexplicably malfunctioning, putting its passengers at risk, mechanic Mark Newman and reporter Jennifer Evans begin separate investigations. Newman gets resistance from superiors at his company, which manufactured the elevator, while additional elevator incidents cause several gruesome deaths. The police get involved and suspect that terrorists are responsible, but a far stranger explanation looms.
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Details
- Years
- 2001
- Release date
- 2001-09-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 5.1/10 (193 votes)
Themes
- new york city
- government
- nightmare
- police
- investigation
- marine corps
- remake
- mechanic
- reporter
- terrorism
- death
- heroine
- +10 more
Cast & crew
James Marshall
as Mark Newman
Naomi Watts
as Jennifer Evans
Eric Thal
as Jeffrey
Michael Ironside
as Gunter Steinberg
Edward Herrmann
as Milligan
Dan Hedaya
as Lt. McBain
Ron Perlman
as Mitchell
Kathryn Meisle
as Mildred
David Gwillim
as Blind Man (Mr Faith)
Martin McDougall
as Security Guard Andy
Directed by Dick Maas