Jaws - Watch Order: Release Order
The Jaws franchise begins with Steven Spielberg's 1975 masterpiece that defined the summer blockbuster, then follows the Brody family through three sequels that struggle to recapture the original's magic. Jaws 2 maintains direct continuity with Chief Brody returning to face another shark threat four years later on Amity Island.
Jaws 3-D shifts focus to Brody's sons at a SeaWorld-style theme park with several timeline inconsistencies. Jaws: The Revenge then ignores the events of Jaws 3-D entirely and creates further continuity errors. While all four films connect through the Brody family lineage, only the first two maintain tight narrative coherence - the franchise essentially splits into diverging timelines after that point.
Jaws
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.
Jaws: The Revenge
After another deadly shark attack, Ellen Brody decides she has had enough of New England's Amity Island and moves to the Caribbean to join her son, Michael, and his family. But a great white shark has followed her there, hungry for more lives.
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