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Jaws
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Creature feature

Jaws

1975 · PG · 2h 4m

Curator Score8.3/ 10
The terrifying motion picture from the terrifying No. 1 best seller.

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In theaters
June 20, 1975

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Curator Certificate

8.3

Out of ten

Passed by one curator

Fear6.0
Gore4.0
Atmosphere7.0
Intensity5.0

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Anchored by atmosphere, light on gore.

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When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to kill the beast before it strikes again.

Plot summary via TMDB

Genres

horrorthriller

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Setting

Content Warnings

Child endangerment
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Details

Budget$9M
Box office$476.6M

Directed by

Steven Spielberg

Cinematography

Bill Butler

Starring

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

Production

The Zanuck/Brown Company, Universal Pictures

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