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Jaws

  • Rated PG
  • 2hr 4m
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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
#intense
#heartpounding

One of Spielberg’s best. A great Experience in IMAX.

1 of 1 helpful votes
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#<3

3D was Awesome!!!

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Metacritic

87
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Based on 21 Critics
8.6

USER SCORE (739)

Universal acclaim based on 739 Reviews
100

Importantly, Spielberg instinctively knows exactly when to keep his camera still and allow what's in front of it to take precedence.

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Metacritic review by John Bleasdale
John Bleasdale
CineVue
100

Spielberg balances terror on the water with a rich portrait of an island police chief (Roy Scheider) torn between public-safety concerns and a community that thrives on the tourist dollar.

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Metacritic review by Scott Tobias
Scott Tobias
The A.V. Club
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