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Jaws (1975)

PG ★ 7.7/10 124 min Horror, Thriller, Adventure United States English
Director: Steven Spielberg
Screenplay by: Carl Gottlieb, Peter Benchley
Novel: Peter Benchley
Streaming: Not available
The terrifying motion picture from the terrifying No. 1 best seller.

Description

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.

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Top Cast

Roy Scheider
Roy Scheider Brody
Robert Shaw
Robert Shaw Quint
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss Hooper
Lorraine Gary
Lorraine Gary Ellen Brody
Murray Hamilton
Murray Hamilton Vaughn
Carl Gottlieb
Carl Gottlieb Meadows
Jeffrey Kramer
Jeffrey Kramer Hendricks
Susan Backlinie
Susan Backlinie Chrissie

Jaws Appears on 64 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #399
AFI’S 100 YEARS…100 MOVIES — 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
American Film Institute #56
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #345
IMDb Top 250
IMDb #201
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #654
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #364
Sight and Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time 2022
Sight & Sound #107

Critic Curated

"(Paste Magazine) An Authoritative Ranking of 60 Distinct Horror Franchises, From Halloween to Puppet Master"
Paste Magazine #093
50 Greatest Films Of All Time By Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair #25
BBC Culture: 100 Greatest American Films
BBC #38
Collider's 100 Best Horror Movies Of All Time
Collider #08
Collider’s 100 Essential Movies Any Serious Film Fan Should See
Collider #54
Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Movies as of 2013
Entertainment Weekly #18
Esquire’s 50 Scariest Movies of All Time
Esquire #14
Indiewire's Greatest Horror Movies Of All Time
IndieWire #16
Paste Magazine The 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Paste Magazine #07
Paste Magazines 50 Best Monster Movies Of All Time
Paste Magazine #04
Popmatters 100 Essential Male Film Performances
PopMatters #19
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #159
Rolling Stone - 101 Best Horror Movies Of All Time
Rolling Stone #49
Rolling Stone - The 100 Best Movies Of The 1970s
Rolling Stone #08
Rotten Tomatoes 300 Best Movies Of All Time
Rotten Tomatos #48
Slashfilms 95 Best Thrillers Ever Made
SlashFilm #45
Slashfilms Top 100 Movies Of All Time
SlashFilm #39
The 100 Best Movies Of All Time By Esquire
Esquire #13
The Observers Top 100 Film Moments 2
The Observer #43
The Ringers The Rewatchables
The Ringer #38
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #159
Yahoo Movies 100 Movies To See Before You
Yahoo Movies #47

Filmmaker Curation

16 Movies James Cameron Recommends
IndieWire #09
David Fincher's Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #13
Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #520
Harmony Korine's Favorite Movies
Various #28
Hayao Miyazaki's Favorite Movies
Far Out Magazine #01
James Wans Eight Favorite Movies
Letterboxd #04
Jordan Peele's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #14
Justine Triet's List Of 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #42
Mike’s Likes: Favorite Horror Movies
Letterboxd #237
Paul Thomas Anderson's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #14
Pete Docter's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #50
Quentin Tarantino's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #49
Ryan Coogler's Favorite Movies
Various #03
Steven Soderbergh's Favorite Movies
The Film Stage #08
Yorgos Lanthimos's Favorite Movies
IndieWire #25

Fun Lists

"All Movies Referenced In Every 'Treehouse of Horror' by The Simpsons"
Letterboxd #112
American Film Institutes 50 Greatest Villains
American Film Institute #18

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxds Top 250 Horror Films
Letterboxd #65
Showdown Adaptation
Letterboxd Showdown #12
Showdown Boat Life
Letterboxd Showdown #01
Showdown Cutters Way
Letterboxd Showdown #10
Showdown High Score
Letterboxd Showdown #04
Showdown Natural Selection
Letterboxd Showdown #01
Showdown Pulp Fiction
Letterboxd Showdown #06
Showdown Say Anything
Letterboxd Showdown #11
Showdown The Endless Summer
Letterboxd Showdown #01
Showdown The Hidden
Letterboxd Showdown #08
Showdown The Kings Speech
Letterboxd Showdown #04
Showdown The Others
Letterboxd Showdown #05
Showdown The Perfect Score
Letterboxd Showdown #18
Showdown The Right Stuff
Letterboxd Showdown #11
Showdown Titanic
Letterboxd Showdown #03

Movements

New Hollywood
Letterboxd #08

Temporal Era Sets

100 Maverick Movies in the Last 100 Years by Rolling Stone Magazine
FilmSite.org #31

Universes Franchises

Jaws
Wikipedia #01

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