Jaws

1975 PG 2h 5m DVD

Jaws

1975 PG 2h 5m DVD
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Director Steven Spielberg virtually invented the summer blockbuster with this white-knuckle adaptation of Peter Benchley's novel about an insatiable great white shark that terrorizes the townspeople of fictional Amity Island. John Williams's legendary score punctuates the tension as the police chief (Roy Scheider), an oceanographer (Richard Dreyfuss) and a grizzled shark hunter (Robert Shaw) seek to destroy the bloodthirsty beast.
Cast
Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb, Jeffrey Kramer, Susan Backlinie, Jonathan Filley, Ted Grossman, Chris Rebello
Director
Steven Spielberg
Format
DVD • Streaming
Screen
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Subtitles
French
CC
Yes
Audio
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
CC
No
Rating
PG - Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give parental guidance. May contain some material parents might not like for their young children. -
age 12+
Common Sense rating OK for kids 12+

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age 12+

Common Sense Note

Parents need to know that although the small screen lessens its impact, this movie can terrify as much as it entertains. It's not as gruesome as today's horror movies, but it may be too intense for sensitive preteens, especially those who have a fear of swimming in the ocean.

Sexual Content

A bit of semi-revealing female skinny-dipping.

Violence

Only violence of the nature-versus-human variety, but it gets fairly gruesome, with thrashing, foaming blood, and severed body parts. This is scary stuff. That's one big man-eating fish, who escalates suspense by remaining hidden a good portion of the ti

Language

A hearty fistful of expletives.

Social Behavior

An edge-of-your seat suspense flick with heart but little substance.

Consumerism

Not applicable

Drugs / Tobacco / Alcohol

Lots of adult social drinking and a drunken beach party.

  • Age appropriate
  • Not an issue
  • Depends on your child and your family
  • Parents strongly cautioned
  • Not appropriate for kids of the age

This information for parents is provided by Common Sense Media, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving kids' media lives.

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