Jaws

Released Jun 20, 1975

2h 4m

Holiday

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

Adventure

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97%

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145 Reviews

90%

Audience Score

250,000+ Ratings

When a young woman is killed by a shark while skinny-dipping near the New England tourist town of Amity Island, police chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) wants to close the beaches, but mayor Larry Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) overrules him, fearing that the loss of tourist revenue will cripple the town. Ichthyologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss) and grizzled ship captain Quint (Robert Shaw) offer to help Brody capture the killer beast, and the trio engage in an epic battle of man vs. nature.

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Critics Consensus

Compelling, well-crafted storytelling and a judicious sense of terror ensure Steven Spielberg's Jaws has remained a benchmark in the art of delivering modern blockbuster thrills.

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Molly Haskell

Village Voice

It is a thriller, according to the classic distinction, of surprise rather than suspense. You feel like a rat, being given shock treatment, who has not yet figured out what to do to call off the buzzers.

Jul 2, 2024

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Clyde Gilmour

Toronto Star

Most movies that come within a mile of this one's technical expertise hardly bother with such matters as logical human motivations, strong and unhammy acting and believable characters. Jaws, on the contrary, is rich in all of these.

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G.J. Fleming

Orlando Sentinel

In what may be the best example of the "disaster" movie trend thus far, the setting is not a towering inferno nor a crippled airliner but a quiet resort town terrorized by an ancient, primitive and universal fear.

Jul 2, 2024

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Dorothy Smiljanich

Tampa Bay Times

Spielberg touches that central mystery that has always drawn men to the last earthly frontier: the image of an unfathomable, impenetrable deep full of terror beyond our reckoning.

Jul 2, 2024

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Jeanne Miller

San Francisco Examiner

The film's punch doesn't rely on unmitigated gore. Spielberg is inclined to tease us with false alarms so that the real thing explodes with heart-stopping shock.

Jul 2, 2024

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R.H. Gardner

Baltimore Sun

The Marquis de Sade was offended by what he called the cruel indifference of nature... And it is this same indifference that makes Jaws so terrifying and sickening.

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Don

My wife and I have seen this movie 30 times. Named our bulldog Hooper after Richard Dreyfuss character

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/05/24

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Lindsey

love when the classics come back to the big screen!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/04/24

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Kaye

The original summer blockbuster! Favorite movie of all time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/04/24

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Diego R

Although I won’t be seeing it in theaters seeing in the comfort theater f my bed it also refreshing especially on dvd. Such a classic film definitely will see it on the big screen soon! I

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/04/24

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matt.mossman

Must see on the big screen

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/30/24

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Daniel B

ONE OF THE GREATEST FILMS OF ALL TIME. STILL HOLDS UP TODAY!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/30/24

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Steven Spielberg

Director

Roy Scheider

Police Chief Martin Brody

Robert Shaw

Quint

Richard Dreyfuss

Matt Hooper

Lorraine Gary

Ellen Brody

Murray Hamilton

Mayor Larry Vaughn

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