
Jaws
1975 · Movie · PG · 124 min · ★ 7.7 · 92% critics
A seaside community faces deadly attacks from a dangerous great white shark. With beaches under threat, the town’s police chief, a marine biologist, and a veteran shark hunter set out together on a desperate mission to stop the predator before it strikes again.
Based on Jaws
Also known as Stillness in the Water · Jaws 1 · Jaws 50
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Details
- Years
- 1975
- Release date
- 1975-06-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Critic score
- 92/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (11,556 votes)
- Box office
- $497,170,756
- Budget
- $9,000,000
About
If you want classic, tension-first creature thrills with a legendary theme, Jaws delivers big and still feels tense; Not for you if you dislike suspenseful terror or older special effects, or if you only prefer modern monsters like The Meg.
Pros: iconic suspense; memorable score; holds up well | Cons: shark effects dated; pacing has slow spots
Themes
- dying and death
- beach
- based on novel or book
- bathing
- shipwreck
- fishing
- atlantic ocean
- shark attack
- police chief
- ferry boat
- animal attack
- long island, new york
- +14 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1976
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1976
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic Score · 1976
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1976 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1976 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1976 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic Score · 1976 · nominated
Cast & crew

Roy Scheider
as Brody

Robert Shaw
as Quint

Richard Dreyfuss
as Hooper

Lorraine Gary
as Ellen Brody

Murray Hamilton
as Vaughn

Carl Gottlieb
as Meadows

Jeffrey Kramer
as Hendricks

Susan Backlinie
as Chrissie
- JF
Jonathan Filley
as Cassidy

Ted Grossman
as Estuary Victim
Directed by Steven Spielberg