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Jaws III

Play trailer Poster for Jaws III PG Released Jul 22, 1983 1h 37m Mystery & Thriller Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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After a young great white shark finds its way into a sea-themed park managed by Calvin Bouchard (Louis Gossett Jr.), workers try to capture it. But the facility's attempt to keep the shark in captivity has dire consequences: A much larger mother shark appears in search of its offspring. Among those who must battle the angry aquatic killing machine are marine biologist Kathryn Morgan (Bess Armstrong), her co-worker Mike Brody (Dennis Quaid) and a pair of friendly dolphins.
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A cheese-soaked ocean thriller with no evident reason to exist, Jaws 3 bellows forth with a plaintive yet ultimately unheeded cry to put this franchise out of viewers' misery.

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Matt Singer ScreenCrush No movie with Dennis Quaid holding a basset hound's ears to keep them out of his water bowl while pouring himself some coffee can be all bad. Jaws 3-D comes pretty close. Rated: 3/10 Oct 14, 2018 Full Review Variety Staff Variety Surprisingly tepid. Dec 10, 2007 Full Review Derek Adams Time Out Put in a baking tray, gas mark 7, and enjoy a turkey. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Laughable. Rated: 1.5/4 Apr 27, 2025 Full Review Steve Warren Bay Area Reporter This Jaws doesn't bite -- it sucks. Aug 14, 2024 Full Review Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Jaws 3 jumps the shark and makes a laughing stock of what was scary just once upon a time. Rated: 1/5 Apr 21, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nick O Another one of Bruce’s siblings show up to eat everyone at Seaworld…understandably so, and the only thing standing in its way is a coked up Dennis Quaid! Ridiculous in all the right ways. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/01/25 Full Review Matty D Jaws 3 is a bad film with a terrific premise and a more than capable cast. Let down by poor direction and arguably the worst visual effects in the whole franchise, Jaws 3 misses the mark, but is not entirely unwatchable. While Jaws is a classic, Jaws 3 is mostly for franchise completists only. However, it boasts the strongest set-up in the whole series and, if anything, is undercooked. Still, it’s a film I revisit again and again. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/26/25 Full Review Nenad V Its ok,I guess. The plot is not that intresting,but what saves this movie for me a little bit are the horrible 3D visuals, some of them making me straight up burst out laughing. Thats what makes it one of those " so bad its good" movies for me. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/23/25 Full Review Stephen C 1 hour and 37 minutes filmed at Sea World in Orlando? LOL. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/14/25 Full Review Lady W Great actors and acting. I enjoyed the 3D and different location. Nice to not have a rehash of one and two which I loved. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/07/25 Full Review Jaime A Ok, this is bad, my eyes hurt after seeing this 3d, what a shame of movie Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/21/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After a young great white shark finds its way into a sea-themed park managed by Calvin Bouchard (Louis Gossett Jr.), workers try to capture it. But the facility's attempt to keep the shark in captivity has dire consequences: A much larger mother shark appears in search of its offspring. Among those who must battle the angry aquatic killing machine are marine biologist Kathryn Morgan (Bess Armstrong), her co-worker Mike Brody (Dennis Quaid) and a pair of friendly dolphins.
Director
Joe Alves
Producer
Rupert Hitzig
Screenwriter
Richard Matheson, Carl Gottlieb
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures, Alan Landsburg Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 22, 1983, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 11, 2015
Runtime
1h 37m
Sound Mix
Surround
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