# Jaws (1975)

> A coastal police chief joins a hardened shark hunter and a marine biologist to stop a great white terrorizing a resort island before fear and civic pressure overwhelm the community.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/459

## Facts

- Runtime: 124 min
- Genres: Horror, Thriller, Adventure
- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Cast: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb, Jeffrey Kramer, Susan Backlinie
- TMDB rating: 7.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: foreboding, visceral, propulsive, summer movie night, classic horror marathon

## Synopsis

A summer of terror unfolds as a deadly predator stalks the waters of a small beach town.

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