Jaws III

PG

Released Jul 22, 1983

1h 37m

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

List

11%

36 Reviews

Tomatometer

17%

100,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

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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Mason V

i personally like the idea of jaws getting into sea world. the cgi could be majorly fixed though. still a cool movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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Andrew M

This one was still kinda fun, but it does not live up to the first two.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/27/24

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Zinjx W

Marty McFly mother in a jaws movie, great

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/25/24

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Howard H

Unsure direction, unwholesome as an entry. No redeeming qualities other then name. Worthy of watching however.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/14/24

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James B

Jaws 3 is very interesting as it has 2 sharks and the setting is different to the other films. It has a good concept but could have been pulled of better

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/27/23

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E D

This is such an absolutely awful piece of film. Everything from the story, to the acting, to the directing, to the special effects is the worst. Unless you're being forced against your will, I would recommend not wasting your time on this. The only unforgettable thing was how incredibly bad this movie is.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/09/23

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Joe Alves

Director

Dennis Quaid

Michael "Mike" Brody

Bess Armstrong

Kathryn Morgan

Simon MacCorkindale

Philip FitzRoyce

Louis Gossett Jr.

Calvin Bouchard

John Putch

Sean Brody

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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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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

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Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

It's got Louis Gossett Jr. and Dennis Quaid to add some respectability to the proceedings.

Sep 10, 2021

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a predominantly ineffective followup...

Rated: 2/4

Feb 27, 2021

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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: Alan Landsburg, Howard Lipstone
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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