Life & Style On this day in history, June 20, 1975, groundbreaking and terrifying movie 'Jaws' opens in theaters On this day in history, June 20, 1975, the movie “Jaws,” directed by Steven Spielberg, opened in theaters in the United States. “Jaws” tells the fictional story of a great white shark that terrorizes a New England beach resort town. The movie June 20, 2023