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5 great shark movies, including Jaws and Finding Nemo

Shark movies. They’re awesome. Let’s pick out 5 great ones.

Sharks are awesome unless you encounter one in a movie.

While sitting on your couch and watching Shark Week might not give you any sort of frights, coming face-to-face with a big, hungry set of jaws is the stuff that movies are for.

Whether you want to watch a movie about a shark attack or just see a big, cartoon shark talk with an Australian accent, there are plenty of options out there for you to check out that will get you in a shark-y mood.

However, don’t settle for one of those subpar Sharknado movies. We’ve picked out five movies with sharks in them that won’t make you feel like you’re artistically compromising your evening movie time.

Just, y’know, make sure you’ve got plenty of shark repellant while you read this, and make sure you’ve got a big-enough boat.

Watch: Jaws-like panic grips beachgoers, who flee surf in terror

Beachgoers in Brazil screamed in terror with many fleeing from the thrashing water that was darkening, seeming to suggest a shark attack.

Believing a shark attack was occurring in the surf just feet from shore, beachgoers in Brazil screamed in terror with many quickly fleeing the darkening water as dorsal fins and huge tails thrashed about nearby.

The chaotic scene showing panicked swimmers, very much reminiscent of the horror film Jaws, was captured in video on Dec. 31 at Prainha Beach in Arraial do Cabo.

But it wasn’t a shark attack that churned up the sand on the seafloor, giving the appearance of blood in the water, it was a pod of beached whales, as reported by the Mirror.

The footage was posted on Vimeo.

At first it was speculated that the species in the footage was probably dwarf whales or harmless hourglass dolphins. But later, officials confirmed the species were toothed whales (Odontoceti).

Also on FTW Outdoors: Swimmer spots drone but not approaching tiger shark

When officials arrived to inspect the beach, they did not find any beached whales, surmising that the sea creatures likely managed to swim back out to sea.

Some beachgoers appeared to be trying to help the stranded marine mammals, but it was unclear if they succeeded or the whales left on their own.

“In these cases, the most advisable thing is to wait for the arrival of specialized teams to help the animal,” an Environment Foundation spokesperson stated.

Photos courtesy of News X. 

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9 of John Williams’s most iconic scores in honor of his 90th birthday, from ‘Jurassic Park’ to ‘Home Alone’

The composing GOAT hits a milestone birthday. Time to celebrate with some of his best works.

Legendary composer John Williams has scored some of the most iconic moments in film history, whether we’re visiting Isla Nublar to see dinosaurs brought to life or feeling chills as Darth Vader appears on the screen. He’s been a part of almost every major movie series and has effective changed the way we watch and appreciate movies. With a career that has spanned 70 years, Williams has won five Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, 25 Grammy Awards and three Emmy Awards (among others). Williams is perhaps the best to ever do it.

It’s Williams’s 90th birthday on Tuesday, so what better way to celebrate than with nine of his all-time greatest scores?