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Saw

4/10

R

Movie

103 minutes

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October 29th, 2004
Horror Mystery Crime
DIRECTOR:

James Wan

PRODUCERS:

Gregg Hoffman Mark Burg Oren Koules

STUDIOS:

Twisted Pictures Evolution Entertainment Saw Productions Inc.

RATING:

R

RUNTIME:

103 minutes

FRANCHISE:

Saw

SEQUELS:

Saw II Saw III Saw IV Saw V Saw VI Saw 3D Jigsaw Spiral: From the Book of Saw Saw X Saw XI

DIRECTOR:

James Wan

PRODUCERS:

Gregg Hoffman Mark Burg Oren Koules

STUDIOS:

Twisted Pictures Evolution Entertainment Saw Productions Inc.

RATING:

R

RUNTIME:

103 minutes

FRANCHISE:

Saw

SEQUELS:

Saw II Saw III Saw IV Saw V Saw VI Saw 3D Jigsaw Spiral: From the Book of Saw Saw X Saw XI

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  • Headshot Of Cary Elwes In The The John Ritter Foundation For Aortic Health's 'Event
    Cary Elwes
    Dr. Lawrence Gordon
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    Leigh Whannell
    Adam Faulkner-Stanheight
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    Danny Glover
    David Tapp

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Reviews(2)

  • The one that started it all. Love how much mileage James Wan was able to get out of this one with a low budget. The implied gore and violence is just as hard to stomach as the overtly shown carnage in the sequels. Love the editing in these films. Feels very of its time in a good way.

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    8 /10

  • This movie is different and it’s one of the best horror films in my opinion

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    10 /10
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Cast(18)

Headshot Of Cary Elwes In The The John Ritter Foundation For Aortic Health's 'Event
Cary Elwes

Dr. Lawrence Gordon

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Leigh Whannell

Adam Faulkner-Stanheight

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Danny Glover

David Tapp

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Monica Potter

Alison Gordon

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Ken Leung

Detective Steven Sing

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Makenzie Vega

Diana Gordon

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Michael Emerson

Zep Hindle

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Shawnee Smith

Amanda Young

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Dina Meyer

Allison Kerry

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Tobin Bell

John Kramer / Jigsaw

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Alexandra Bokyun Chun

Carla

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Mike Butters

Paul

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Paul Gutrecht

Mark

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Benito Martinez

Brett

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Ned Bellamy

Jeff Ridenhour

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Avner Garbi

Father

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Hans Raith

Detective (uncredited)

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Oren Koules

Dead Cellmate (uncredited)

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4/10

Saw is a promising concept that has its moments, but ultimately it's more about gore and sadism than about delivering scares.

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