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Jaws
PGThrillerAdventure4.0
When a great white shark begins terrorizing a small beach town just before the start of summer, a police chief, a marine scientist, and a grizzled fisherman set out to hunt it down.When a great white shark begins terrorizing a small beach town just before the start of summer, a police chief, a marine scientist, and a grizzled fisherman set out to hunt it down.
June 20, 1975 · Directed by Steven Spielberg
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A simple estimate based mostly on pace, with small nudges for flow, payoff speed, and how much keeps happening. Rounded to the nearest 5 minutes.
Runtime2h 4m
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Roy Scheider
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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
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Jeffrey Voorhees
Alex Kintner
Craig Kingsbury
Ben Gardner
Phil Murray
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