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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 Jesse Hassenger Decider Jaws 3 is a pretty bad movie. Jun 24, 2025 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 Read all reviews

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DanTheMan 2 Weirdly, the filmmakers promised three whole dimensions of terror when, in reality, they could barely manage two. A slow-moving and mostly tepid sequel, Jaws 3-D is a predominantly weak film, but it has the redeeming quality of presenting such an outrageous concept that you cannot help but watch it unfold. Although for much of its running time, it feels hopelessly and irredeemably padded out, its artistic and technical merits are quite enjoyably flawed. It's a film I've always particularly found to be rather dull, but I've seen so many bad films now that I feel I've become desensitised to its inherent shortcomings because there are genuinely worse films out there. There's nothing fundamentally wrong with the idea; it at least adds many new elements to the Jaws formula, but where it all goes wrong is in the execution. Joe Alves's direction is largely mundane, although sometimes punctuated by a pretty sunset, it doesn't do much and feels exceptionally clunky when coupled with the editing. Credit where credit is due, however, he has admittedly sprinkled the proceedings with a few tense set-pieces, but it all feels wasted when you are dealing with visual effects this poor, the lingering 3D photography being downright laughable in a 2D format. If there's any praise to be given here, it's definitely to the performers; they do their best with inane dialogue, especially that of Simon MacCorkindale, Louis Gossett Jr. and a completely coked-out-of-his-mind Dennis Quaid. The only other major point of praise is Alan Parker's score, nothing spectacular by any means, but certainly serviceable, definitely the weakest score of the series, though nothing awful. Where Jaws 2 may have been redundant, Jaws 3-D borders on the ridiculous. One that certainly has a few merits, but would have certainly been a better film had the plans for a parody it had originally intended to be fully panned out. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/07/25 Full Review Jens B What does "Suggested by the novel 'Jaws' by Peter Benchley" even mean?! The problem with "Jaws 3-D" is: boring. Nothing happens. And the film is only 99 minutes long. And it takes place in a giant underwater Seaworld. We spend far too much time with dolphins and orcas without them ever fighting the shark. There are the hilariously trashy 3D sequences with incredibly bad effects. But they appear far too rarely. Speaking of 3-D: The Blu-ray includes the 3D version, but no glasses. Plus, the whole film is so blurry that I wondered what was in my beer or if I was suffering from heatstroke. It still gets a little heart because, even after the fourth or fifth viewing, for some reason I return to this nonsense every hot summer. Because this film, in which not much happens, is surprisingly well-suited to a hot summer night with a few cold drinks. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/30/25 Full Review thiago s Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas de são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom, e o cgi é horrível demais, eles colocar o tubarão em forma de efeito especiais, em vez de ser robôtico, o tubarão não aparece junto com os atores, com tudo isso, eu não recomendo esse filme. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/30/25 Full Review Justin W There is where technology messed everything up. Cheap, unrefined CGI with poor storyline just do the classic epic injustice. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/21/25 Full Review John B I like this movie because it has action and not any real life violence. But, it is only ? Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/15/25 Full Review Lee G I remember I saw this movie in junior high. I thought all 3D movies would be terrible after seeing it. Could have been a decent movie but cheesy dialogue overpowered any hopes. Only recommend watching if there’s nothing else available. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/12/25 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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