Jaws Movies: 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.
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Jaws
A massive great white shark terrorizes the beach town of Amity, forcing the local police chief to team up with a marine biologist and a seasoned shark hunter to stop the deadly predator.
Jaws 2
Police chief Brody faces another deadly great white shark threat in the waters around Amity Island, putting the community in danger once again.
Jaws 3-D
A massive 35-foot great white shark becomes trapped in a SeaWorld theme park, threatening visitors and staff in this third installment of the Jaws franchise.
Jaws: The Revenge
Ellen Brody flees to the Caribbean after another shark attack, but finds herself stalked by a vengeful great white shark that seems determined to hunt down her family.
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