Jaws
Film1975124 min

Jaws

Taste attributes: adventurehorrorthrillerdetectiveanimalsmysteryvehiclesfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"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

all consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Roy ScheiderRichard DreyfussRobert ShawMurray HamiltonLorraine Gary

Details

Genre
Adventure
Year
1975
Runtime
124 min
Status
Released
Studio
Zanuck/Brown Productions
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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