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Whether you’re a veteran or new to Jigsaw’s modus operandi of punishing the wicked with grisly traps and ironic games, here’s how to watch the Saw movies in order, by release order or...
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- Saw - October 29, 2004. The very first Saw was released in 2004 and followed Cary Elwes’ Dr. Lawrence Gordon and Leigh Wannell’s Adam after they wake up in a rundown bathroom chained up in corners opposite from each other.
- Saw II - October 28, 2005. Following the events of the first movie, 2005’s Saw II sees Detective Eric Matthews and his team closing in on John Kramer, the infamous Jigsaw killer.
- Saw III - October 27, 2006. Saw III sees Dr. Lynn Denlon, played by Bahar Soomekh, tasked with keeping John Kramer, the Jigsaw killer, alive long enough for one of his brutal games to run its course.
- Saw IV - October 26, 2007. Saw IV follows Lyriq Bent’s Detective Rigg, who served as a supporting player in both Saw II and Saw III, as he is put through a series of tests to save Detective Eric Matthews, who was captured by Jigsaw after the events of the second movie.
- Saw IV
- Saw
- Saw X
- Saw II
- Saw III
- Saw V
- Saw Vi
- Saw: The Final Chapter
- Jigsaw
The logical starting point is Saw IV. The series is about a serial killer. What was his life like before he was a killer, and what made him become a killer? These questions are answered in Saw IV. We meet John Kramer and his pregnant wife Jill, who runs a clinic for drug addicts. The two are deeply in love and are very excited about their baby. But...
The Saw films are best known for the elaborately constructed torture devices and execution machines and the violence that they create. These films are not for the squeamish, and there are all types of bodily destruction and cruel tortures inflicted on the characters and the very first Saw. The film was released in 2004 and was so massively popular ...
The most recent addition to the Saw franchise is the film Saw X, which was released on September 29, 2023. This movie takes place between the first and second movies (Saw and Saw II) and tells us of the time when John Kramer was promised a miraculous treatment for his cancer and traveled to Mexico for it, only to find out that it was all a scam. Kr...
Saw II starts out with the aftermath of Saw, but it takes place after the most recent Saw X. The most significant event of the movie is that John Kramer's insurance denies him money for his cancer treatment based on a technicality. He will later get revenge on those responsible (in Saw VI) as well as learn that there is a price to life and that som...
One could technically watch Saw III before the original Saw for some background, but really it's the next film to watch after Saw II for two reasons. Saw III is the film where Jigsaw dies, though as stated, he appears throughout the franchise in flashbacks. Flashbacks occur in this film as well because we see the setup for the game played in the or...
Saw III ends and the story continues directly to Saw V. Jigsaw and Amanda are dead, and Detective Hoffman emerges from the building that was the site of Jigsaw's last game, carrying a little girl, claiming he saved her and there are no more survivors. However, there is one survivor, an FBI agent whose head is put in a box filled with water. Hoffman...
Saw VI is largely Detective Hoffman's story and mostly occurs right after Saw V. After Jigsaw's death, Hoffman picks up where Jigsaw left off. However, Hoffman mostly targets other cops. Hoffman and Jigsaw's wife become mortal enemies, with both carrying on Jigsaw's work competitively and Hoffman trying to kill her after they initially tried to wor...
Saw: The Final Chapter (or Saw 3D) starts out right after the end of the first Saw, and we see Cary Elwes' character Dr. Lawrence limping away after sawing off his foot. In the present, Jigsaw's wife Jill goes to the internal affairs division of the police department and reports that Detective Hoffman is a serial killer who is keeping Jigsaw's lega...
Jigsaw takes place in two-time frames and thus is both the second and second to last film in the series. It has one of the first chronological appearances of Jigsaw, and the rest of the film takes place ten years after his death. Jigsaw takes place both before the first Saw and also years after Jigsaw's death, and the films Saw III and Saw IV, whic...
Sep 29, 2023 · With 'Saw X' hitting theaters, it might be time to revisit the life and times (and aferlife and times) of Jigsaw. Here's how to watch and stream all of 'Saw.'
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Sep 27, 2023 · For those who want to watch the Saw movies in chronological order—as in, in the order of events as they happen in the universe, rather than by the film’s release date—here’s how to do that. How to...
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Jan 8, 2024 · How Many Saw Movies Are There? There are 10 total movies set within the Saw universe now that Saw X has arrived.
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Saw is an American horror media franchise created by Australian filmmakers James Wan and Leigh Whannell and distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment and Twisted Pictures. The films take place in a fictional universe that revolves around a serial killer, dubbed The Jigsaw Killer , who captures victims who he believes do not appreciate their life ...