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‘Like sinking into a warm bath’: why Jaws is my feelgood movie

The next pick in our ongoing series of comfort movie favourites is Steven Spielberg’s defining shark thriller

The Guardian - US

13 movies that are better than the book they’re based on

Think the book is always better than the film? These movie adaptations might make you reconsider, says Katie Rosseinsky

The Independent UK

Jaws turns 50: reading Peter Benchley's novel, you barely mind if its self-loathing characters are eaten by a 'genius' shark

How many times have you come out of the cinema and heard someone snidely remark they preferred the book, as though this somehow connects them to a richer, more highbrow tradition?

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7 best beach movies on Prime Video, Max and Netflix

Summer doesn't have to end when you've got these beachside blockbusters, including Baywatch, Cast Away and more.

Tom’s Guide

Real-life story behind the Jersey Shore shark attacks said to inspire Jaws

During an unusually warm summer off the east cost of the US, a spate of shark attacks left men and children dead and led to a huge hunt for the 'man-eating' beast

Daily Mirror

Pioneering diver Valerie Taylor helped film Jaws, then spent her life trying to save sharks

Would you coat your arm in raw fish then swim with sharks? Valerie Taylor did.

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