It’s 1975. No one knows it yet, but this is when the Blockbuster Age begins. It starts with a movie called Jaws, directed by an up-and-coming director named Steven Spielberg. If you don’t know, Jaws is about a killer shark. It’s the reason an entire generation feared going into the water. At the time of its release, it became the highest-grossing film of all time–and also the blueprint for a revolution in the filmmaking business.

What Jaws offers casual movie fans who have always meant to watch classic movies: Spielberg’s masterful, timeless directing; John William’s iconic score; three men alone on the sea; the growing, largely unseen menace of the shark; and “”You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”

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