Jaws

  • Rated PG
  • 2hr 4m
  •  (43)
  • 87

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Steven Spielberg

Producer:

David Brown, Richard D. Zanuck

Release Date:

Jun 20, 1975

Runtime:

2hr 4m

Synopsis

A giant great white shark arrives on the shores of a New England beach resort and wreaks havoc with bloody attacks on swimmers, until a local sheriff teams up with a marine biologist and an old seafarer to hunt the monster down.

Cast

  • Roy Scheider
  • Robert Shaw
  • Richard Dreyfuss
  • Lorraine Gary
  • Murray Hamilton
  • Carl Gottlieb
  • Jeffrey C. Kramer
  • Susan Backlinie
  • Jonathan Filley
  • Ted Grossman

Atom User Reviews

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Verified Review
#epic
#heartpounding

For a 35 year old movie I was impressed how great it looked on the big screen.

JA
John A
Verified Review
#terrifying
#actionpacked
#epic
#mustsee
#blockbuster

Mulski is wrong this is a great movie

DA
Dan A

Metacritic

87
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Based on 21 Critics
8.7

USER SCORE (592)

Universal acclaim based on 592 Reviews
100

One of the most effective thrillers ever made.

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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
100

The first is the best. When it comes to this kind of thriller, no movie has been able to top Jaws, although many have tried. And, as the years go by, it seems increasingly unlikely that anything will come close.

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Metacritic review by James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
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