Film

Jaws

1975 · 2h 4m · Horror · Thriller · Adventure

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

IMDb

8.1

Rotten Tomatoes

97%

Metacritic

87

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.

Roy Scheider

Brody

Robert Shaw

Quint

Richard Dreyfuss

Hooper

Lorraine Gary

Ellen Brody

Murray Hamilton

Vaughn

Carl Gottlieb

Meadows

Jeffrey Kramer

Hendricks

Susan Backlinie

Chrissie

Jonathan Filley

Cassidy

Ted Grossman

Estuary Victim

Chris Rebello

Michael Brody

Jay Mello

Sean Brody

Lee Fierro

Mrs. Kintner

Jeffrey Voorhees

Alex Kintner

Craig Kingsbury

Ben Gardner

Phil Murray

Mr. Taft

• Steven SpielbergDirector
• Carl GottliebScreenplay
• Peter BenchleyScreenplay · Novel
• Richard D. ZanuckProducer
• David BrownProducer
• Bill ButlerDirector of Photography
• John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
• Verna FieldsEditor
• Shari RhodesCasting

50th Anniversary Official TrailerIMAX TrailerOfficial Reissue TrailerTrailer2012 UK Re-Release Trailer2012 Trailer

Release date

June 20, 1975

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 4m

Rated

PG

Budget

$7,000,000

Revenue

$470,653,000

Genres

Horror, Thriller, Adventure

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