Jaws

1975 · directed by Steven Spielberg

Rating

97/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

AFI 100, TSPDT 250, NFR

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.

Jaws (1975), directed by Steven Spielberg, rates 97/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Roy Scheider
• Robert Shaw
• Richard Dreyfuss
• Lorraine Gary
• Murray Hamilton
• Carl Gottlieb
• Jeffrey Kramer
• Susan Backlinie
• Jonathan Filley
• Ted Grossman

Crew

• Wilmer Butler — Director of Photography
• Verna Fields — Editor
• John Williams — Original Music Composer
• Carl Gottlieb — Screenplay
• Peter Benchley — Screenplay

More from Steven Spielberg

1. Schindler's List (1993) — 99/100 · hit
2. Saving Private Ryan (1998) — 97/100 · hit
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — 96/100 · hit
4. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) — 96/100 · hit
5. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — 90/100 · hit
6. The Color Purple (1985) — 85/100 · hit

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