10 Horror Movies That Ripped Off ‘Jaws’, Ranked From Worst to Best

It’s Shark Week, and what a good time it is to go back in time and look at some of the best and worst shark movies of the past. But for this occasion, we decided to look back at the films about forces of nature running amok that were inspired by Jaws. Much like how Alien and Gremlins ignited their own swarms of copycats, Steven Spielberg’s Jaws scared people from going into the water so much that other filmmakers and studios took notice and decided to cash in on the underwater horror phenomenon. But it wasn’t all shark movies either — some filmmakers basically took the Jaws formula and swapped one toothy beast for another, switched up the environments, and cooked up their own lead character with a Captain Ahab/Chief Brody complex. This recipe produced some “jawful” results for some, and “jawesome” results for others. So, in honor of Shark Week, here are the Jaws rip-offs from the ‘70s and ‘80s, ranked from worst to best.