When Jaws hit theaters in 1975, it didn’t just scare audiences from spending time at the beach, but it also reshaped the entire film industry and signaled the arrival of Steven Spielberg, arguably the greatest director working today. Jaws essentially invented the modern blockbuster and the summer moviegoing season, codifying what a movie event looks like. For many directors, a seminal and acclaimed film like Jaws would stand as the defining achievement of their career, but Steven Spielberg’s filmography is anything but ordinary.


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