
Jaws
Taste attributes: adventurehorrorthrillerdetectiveanimalsmysteryvehiclesfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems
"Don't go in the water"
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and wide-ranging: a serious horror film, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
When an insatiable great white shark terrorizes the townspeople of Amity Island, the police chief, an oceanographer and a grizzled shark hunter seek to destroy the blood-thirsty beast.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Adventure
- Year
- 1975
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Zanuck/Brown Productions
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











