On our intensity scale, Jaws rates 8/10 for jump scares and 8/10 for dread. It is genuinely scary, with sustained tension and hard-hitting scares.

Jaws rates 6/10 for gore — expect a moderate amount of blood and violence.

Jaws is rated PG by the MPA. On our own scale it rates 8/10 for jump scares, 6/10 for gore and 8/10 for dread — the PG tells you what it was certified, those tell you what it will do to you.

Where to watch Jaws (1975)?

Jaws is not on major US subscription streamers right now — look for it on digital rental or purchase (Apple TV, Prime Video, or your usual store).

Jaws

Name: Jaws
Director: Steven Spielberg
Genre: Creature, Isolation, Atmospheric
Released: 1975
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton

1975 · Directed by Steven Spielberg · 124 min · Rated PG

CreatureIsolationAtmospheric

8.8/10

IMDb8.1747k votes Tomatometer97% Popcornmeter98% 豆瓣 Douban7.8131k votes Metacritic87metascore

jumps 8

gore 6

dread 8

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Where to watch: Not on major US streamers — check digital rental.

How it scared people

The vibe

Bruce the mechanical shark barely worked, so Spielberg shot around it — a yellow barrel, a sinking dock, two alternating notes down in the bass — and invented the suspense vocabulary everything since has borrowed from. Ben Gardner's boat still gets people fifty years on, and Robert Shaw's Indianapolis monologue is the best thing in the film.

Jaws (1975) Parents Guide

MPA rating	Rated PG
Runtime	124 minutes
Jump scares	4/5 — genuinely scary, with sustained tension and hard-hitting scares
Gore	3/5 — a moderate amount of blood and violence
Dread	4/5 — heavy atmosphere — expect it to sit with you afterwards
Themes	monster attacks; characters cut off from help

Jaws is rated PG by the MPA. We score it 4/5 for jump scares, 3/5 for gore and 4/5 for lingering dread, over 124 minutes. Older teens and adults — less for what it shows than for how long it stays with you.

We rate what the film does — scares, gore, dread — not scene-level content like language or nudity, which we don't track.

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How scary is Jaws?: On our intensity scale, Jaws rates 8/10 for jump scares and 8/10 for dread. It is genuinely scary, with sustained tension and hard-hitting scares.
How gory is Jaws?: Jaws rates 6/10 for gore — expect a moderate amount of blood and violence.
How long is Jaws?: Jaws runs 124 minutes (2h 4m).
What is Jaws rated?: Jaws is rated PG by the MPA. On our own scale it rates 8/10 for jump scares, 6/10 for gore and 8/10 for dread — the PG tells you what it was certified, those tell you what it will do to you.
Where to watch Jaws (1975)?: Jaws is not on major US subscription streamers right now — look for it on digital rental or purchase (Apple TV, Prime Video, or your usual store).