FilmPGMonster & Creature Survival★ Editor pick

Jaws1975

Name: Jaws
Genre: Monster & Creature, Survival
Released: 1975-06-20
Rating: 8.3

“The terrifying motion picture from the terrifying No. 1 best seller.”

Directed by Steven Spielberg

8.3

Crypt Score

Blended from 4 sources

IMDb 8.1Rotten Tomatoes 97%Metacritic 87TMDB 7.7

✍ Review

On the charts

#2·Top Horror Movies of the 1970s #4·Top Monster & Creature Films #5·Top Survival Films #8·Top Horror Movies of All Time

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Year

1975

Runtime

124 min

Box Office

Budget

$7,000,000

Revenue (worldwide)

$470,653,000

Domestic

$280,083,300

🏆 Won 3 Oscars. 16 wins & 21 nominations total

The premise

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.

Horror Vault's take

A small beach town's summer season turns deadly when a massive great white shark begins preying on swimmers, and the local police chief finds himself woefully out of his depth — literally and figuratively. Forced into an uneasy alliance with a methodical marine biologist and a weathered, enigmatic shark hunter, he must confront both the creature and the pressures of a town that doesn't want to hear the truth. Spielberg's landmark thriller builds dread through what you don't see as much as what you do, making every trip to the water feel like a gamble.

Content: Graphic Depictions Of Shark Attack Injuries, Death Of A Child, Animal Death, Bloody Water Sequences, Jump Scares