Jaws III

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Jaws III

PG

1983

1h 37m

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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Variety Staff

Variety

Surprisingly tepid.

Dec 10, 2007

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Derek Adams

Time Out

Put in a baking tray, gas mark 7, and enjoy a turkey.

Jun 24, 2006

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

Jaws was like getting an expertly crafted chocolate cake from a Michelin star chef, and the third film is like getting one of those Lil Debbie Cosmic Brownies and pretending those two things are remotely similar in quality.

Rated: 24/100

Jul 27, 2025

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Jesse Hassenger

Decider

Jaws 3 is a pretty bad movie.

Jun 24, 2025

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Laughable.

Rated: 1.5/4

Apr 27, 2025

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Michael A.

One of the most boring thrillers I've ever seen. Its bad when a Jaws movie doesn't even thrill you or give you anything remotely entertaining. And along with that with the worst 3-D effects of the 80s. Its a shame cause it has a fun concept that is poorly executed. This movie needs to be locked up in Davy Jones locker forever and off of Sea World's resume.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/12/25

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Jesse B

A Jaws movie so boring and unthrilling that I fell asleep. It took me three separate watching to finish it..

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/19/25

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Tommy D

Trash trash and trash

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/09/25

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Rafael S

Trash, I've never seen such horrible 3D as this movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

10/08/25

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Erik B

This movie isn't good. And it pales in comparison to its predecessors. A travesty.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/06/25

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Chris R.

Terrible. Just terrible

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/21/25

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Joe Alves

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Dennis Quaid

Michael "Mike" Brody

Bess Armstrong

Kathryn Morgan

Simon MacCorkindale

Philip FitzRoyce

Louis Gossett Jr.

Calvin Bouchard

John Putch

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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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