• Director(s)

    Steven Spielberg

  • Production Year

    1975

  • Release date

    09/09/2022

  • Genre(s)

    Thriller, Adventure

  • Approx. running minutes

    124m

  • Cast

    Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss

Film

Jaws

moderate injury detail, threat

When a shark terrorises the people of a US coastal resort, it's up to the local police chief to hunt the animal down. Scary scenes and gory images may be too intense for younger children.…

When a shark terrorises the people of a US coastal resort, it's up to the local police chief to hunt the animal down. Scary scenes and gory images may be too intense for younger children.

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Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

threat and horror

language

drugs

injury detail

nudity

alcohol and smoking

violence

sex

  • Director(s)

    Steven Spielberg

  • Production Year

    1975

  • Release date

    09/09/2022

  • Genre(s)

    Thriller, Adventure

  • Approx. running minutes

    124m

  • Cast

    Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss

One or more of the releases in this collection was cut.

moderate injury detail, threat
Classified Date:
09/08/2022
Version:
3D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
threat and horror
There are a number of sequences in which people are attacked by the shark. The sequences are sustained and intense and occur within a recognisable real world setting. In one scene a man is eaten by a shark and coughs up blood as the shark bites into him.
language
There is use of mild bad language, including 'shit', 'damned', 'God', 'Christ', 'bastards', 'goddamn', 'son of a bitch', 'crap', 'frigging', 'ass', 'screw around' and 'bloody'.
drugs
There is sight of young people smoking marijuana joints.
injury detail
There is sight of the aftermath of shark attacks, including sight of severed limbs and a severed head with an empty eye socket.
nudity
There is sight of breast nudity when a naked woman swims, before being attacked by the shark.
alcohol and smoking
People are seen smoking, in keeping with the age of the film.
additional issues
We briefly see a joint being smoked in the background of a party scene. There is fleeting dimly-lit breast nudity in a non-sexual context, and infrequent mild sex references. Mild bad language includes 'shit', 'bastard', ‘ass’, 'son of a bitch', 'crap', 'frigging', 'bloody', ‘screw’, ‘Jesus Christ’, ‘hell’ and ‘goddamn’, in addition to use of the ‘bras d'honneur’ gesture.
Contains moderate threat and occasional gory moments
Classified Date:
16/05/2012
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
injury detail
Some of the shark attacks include sight of blood and brief gory images, including a spray of blood when a boy is attacked, and sight of a severed leg dropping to the bottom of the sea.
theme
There are a number of frightening scenes in which the shark threatens or attacks humans.
additional issues
There is a brief scene of soft drug use as a marijuana joint is passed and smoked in the background during a party scene. Cigarette and pipe smoking is also shown in a number of scenes. There is brief female breast nudity in a non-sexual context. Mild bad language includes uses of 'shit', 'damned', 'God', 'Christ', 'bastards', 'goddamn', 'son of a bitch', 'crap', 'frigging', 'ass', 'screw around' and 'bloody'.
Classified Date:
12/06/1975
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
C.I.C. (UK)
injury detail, threat
Classified Date:
14/05/2021
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
NETFLIX, INC
Classified Date:
12/05/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified Date:
03/12/1993
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
CIC Video
Classified Date:
27/04/1987
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
CIC Video
Classified Date:
18/06/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified Date:
25/08/2022
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified Date:
11/07/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
Paperwork Remarks:
Trailer
Classified Date:
06/07/2012
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Classified Date:
14/05/2012
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Universal Pictures Int (UK)
Classified Date:
01/11/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Cuts:
Policy cut required to remove American MPAA rating from screen in order to avoid public confusion with UK category system.
Classified Date:
01/11/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Cuts:
Policy cut required to sight of American MPAA rating screen in order to avoid public confusion with UK category system
Classified Date:
31/05/2000
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Columbia/Tri-Star Home Video
Classified Date:
17/02/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
CIC Video
Classified Date:
06/06/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Spirit Universal
Classified Date:
24/04/2012
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material
Classified Date:
24/05/2005
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd

  • Classified date

    09/08/2022

  • Language

    English