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Saw

2004
Suspense/Thriller, Crime
1h 43m
Obsessed with teaching his victims the value of life, a deranged, sadistic serial killer is abducting morally wayward people and forcing them to play horrific games for their own survival. Faced with impossible choices, each victim must struggle to win back his/her life, or else die trying. (Lions Gate Films)
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Saw

2004
Suspense/Thriller, Crime
1h 43m
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Rated 03 Aug 2008
81
76th
I think people would be inclined to rank this higher had it not been for the horrible franchise it spawned. I still like it though.
Rated 11 Jan 2009
50
10th
I think I finally get it: the "Saw" movies are cinematic meth. The camerawork and editing is jittery and paranoid. They broker in excitable themes that probably seemed profound at their conception but in the harsh light of day are actually quite mundane. The set design, lighting, and color all leave the taste of Clorox in your mouth. And they are very, very bad for you. Sitting through five sequels of a shitty nu-horror franchise isn't normal... but on "Saw" it is.
Rated 20 Feb 2007
68
49th
Great visuals and horror movie atmosphere but some of the acting is pretty bad and the twist is very unimpressive.
Rated 03 Sep 2007
31
8th
Has anyone actually seen such bad acting in such a big hollywood movie ?? Cary Elwes was terrible as was the twist at the end. Of course no one saw it comming, but I think they put the twist at the end to disguise what a bad movie this really is. The scenario was so terrible, characters miraculously remebering what happened to them (BAM !!, another flashback)... This is just violence for no reason, there is no underlying theme, .... a bad B-film sold as a big budget production.
Rated 06 Dec 2007
67
35th
Better than I had expected, with some tense and unnerving scenes. But honestly some of the character decisions are so stupid and unbelievable that it becomes irritatingly obvious that the film just wants to find reasons to keep the torture going without bothering with the context.
Rated 08 Mar 2008
12
6th
One of the best trailers and ad campaigns in recent years, which amounted to terribly-acted-serial-killer-twist-ending-movie #83. To call it a disappointment is to be much too forgiving to this kind of trash.
Rated 22 Sep 2010
29
14th
Anyone that likes this has never actually seen a good movie. Stick that in your saw and smoke it.
Rated 30 Jan 2012
75
79th
I think this original one is a tight, clever thriller. I have since fallen in love with the style that James Wan brings to each of his films. The only thing missing was what should have been Cary Elwes last line, "As you wish."
Rated 01 Nov 2012
83
71st
The acting in this leaves a lot to be inspired, especially from the two leads. The movie makes it for it with a fantastic atmosphere and slow unraveling of it's intricate plot. There are some legitimately tense moments in this movie and the twist is clever. My dislike of most of the Saw franchise does not keep this movie from being creative and well made.
Rated 15 Apr 2015
62
32nd
I bet Amazon sees a lot of bundle orders of Saw DVDs and Limp Bizkit posters.
Rated 25 Jul 2017
75
65th
The trap scenes do this bad fast motion effect that is poison. Murtaugh cannon ???
Rated 12 Oct 2020
84
46th
I was expecting the torture porn that this series' reputation is built upon, but this ended up being a psychological thriller and a good one at that. Seeing the two leads piece things together and trying to outsmart the serial killer is pretty entertaining and they deliver the performances well enough. Parts of this reminded me of Se7en, which isn't a bad thing. You can definitely feel the small budget at times, and one has to wonder if these men really deserve this. Still, this is great.
Rated 29 May 2007
7
57th
Remember seeing it for the first time a couple of years ago...I have to admit the acting was sometimes horrible, but I love that ending.
Rated 11 Jun 2007
70
26th
At first I thought it was awesome, but the story falls apart when you actually begin to think about it. And the acting was horrible.
Rated 01 Jul 2007
20
1st
A movie that seems to think it's much deeper than it actually has any hope of actually being. The camera and editing trick wear out their welcome long before the story descends into absolute nonsense. I really hate this movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
89
87th
Likely the best horror movie ever
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
34th
Terrible acting and RIDICULOUS MTV cinematography holds this movie back from being good.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
90th
Saw reinvented horror just a few years into the 21st century, and has already spawned a boatload of similar, stylish, psychological thrill-gorefests.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
23rd
It's bad, laughably bad. But entertaining (very entertaining).
Rated 14 Aug 2007
45
17th
Horribly acted horror film with no scares, an incredibly predictable ending, and production values of a TV movie. Writers and director seemed to think this was a very smat film...it's SE7EN for mentally challenged pre-teens.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
81
68th
Bad acting makes some parts seem corny, but the overall concept and plot twists make this movie worth seeing.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
9th
Hilarious melange of genre cliches - ooh, scary. I was too busy laughing at the script. The sequel is actually better (but still al waste of time).
Rated 14 Aug 2007
100
99th
Saw is a unique and original movie that has a bit of nastiness and unforgiving cruelty to it that you just can't turn away from
Rated 08 Oct 2007
95
97th
The movie fastens his attention of the beginning to the end and has an unexpected end that gives any sense to the story. Awesome.
Rated 27 Dec 2007
35
42nd
This movie is absolutely atrocious until the last 5 minutes. I'll admit, it's one of the few twist endings that I didn't see coming. It's too bad the rest of the movie is absolute trash.
Rated 08 Feb 2008
61
6th
Predictable, laughably over-directed and under-acted garbage.
Rated 06 May 2008
78
49th
It promised to be the next great serial killer thriller since se7en. That it was definitely NOT. What it was was a unique take on the horror killer genre with nice mind games and a satisfying twist at the end. Unfortunately it spawned a series of gore-porn sequels that will never amount to what the first film did.
Rated 28 Nov 2008
52
28th
I love the concept behind Jigsaw, but my taste for this series lives and dies with him. I have no care to see anything outside of what little character development is given towards him, and the pointless gore and "clever" traps grow tiresome very quickly.
Rated 29 May 2009
35
9th
Saw was pretty much what I expected from it: a pretty boring "horror" film about some people stuck in chains that wasn't really scary at all, had a plot that made little to no sense, featured annoying music, and mediocre acting at best. In short, Saw was another one of those brainless gory movies that I'll have forgotten about next week.
Rated 10 Sep 2009
65
42nd
When you wake up in fucked up bathroom with your leg chained to a wall and you can't remember how you got there, it usually means you've just had a cracking good piss-up the night before. The fact this movie doesn't celebrate that makes it a bit of a killjoy.
Rated 01 Feb 2010
44
18th
A secondhand Se7en, meaning: the concept itself is solid, but nothing else is. There is some ridiculously bad dialogue (which leads naturally to bad acting) and stupid undercranking (which leads naturally to bad editing). The more the story "unravels", the less it makes sense, the less scary it is and the less you care.
Rated 24 Feb 2010
70
50th
The start of a dynasty that revitalized the horror genre. Though later installments are predictable and lack characterization, this is worth seeing.
Rated 24 Jul 2010
30
7th
When I first saw this I was pretty 'blah' about it. I don't mind gore in horror movies, but I'm not a big fan of it in the torture outlook. Now this movie seems like a walk in the park compared to the excessive crap that's been released since. Combine my total disinterest in these types of movies with bad acting and a relatively stupid script and you have this turd of a film. At least this one was so bad that I didn't have to waste my time trying any of the sequels out.
Rated 17 Sep 2010
45
23rd
Got some nice ideas, but deserved a better director. By the way, what is this poor and silly editing doing here? 2021 REWATCH: hasn't aged well -- freaky, 90s MTV-esque montages lol. Although influential as torture porn horror, pretty by the numbers procedural thriller - vibe is totally post-Seven-ish, heavily relying on rotten, dirty interiors and unlikable characters - whose main attraction is the horror that never actually happens and lazy backstories left to be fully in the twisty ending
Rated 18 Oct 2010
80
96th
Anyone who says they saw the twist coming is a FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT NO GOOD LIAR BASTARD OF A BITCH AND I'LL "VAN DAMME" THEIR GOD DAMN HEAD OFF. Best ending ever!
Rated 28 Apr 2011
35
10th
Feels like a bad, overlong CSI episode with more gore.
Rated 26 Feb 2012
36
4th
Isn't it great, when a flashback comes completely out of the blue and the characters say things like: "Oh, wait... now I remember".
Rated 31 Jul 2012
2
46th
Stomach churning, nerve shredding, sickening and that's just the bad acting and plot holes.
Rated 03 Jul 2019
9
95th
Never understood how this first one never resonated with critics, especially compared to other horror films, but this has to at least go down as one of the more influential horror films of all time. It's pretty self contained, creepy, and if you're stomach can handle it obviously, quite gory. Not the biggest fan in using gore to push your movie, but Wan actually makes it feel like it's in the background, unlike the others. On top of that twist, Saw borderlines on a classic for me.
Rated 07 Oct 2020
50
26th
Despite it's nu-metal aesthetic, it's serious tone becomes incredibly goofy. The twists are fun, even if the film feels like Se7en T2o.
Rated 23 Nov 2006
75
75th
Despite the occasional maudlin scene, the premise, the writing, and the ending keep it at the top of the list of suspense/thriller movies.
Rated 27 Nov 2006
6
55th
Ending is good but I don't like this torture shit very much.
Rated 06 Dec 2006
83
81st
I still haven't watched Saw 2 or Saw 3 or the others but i love this film :)
Rated 12 Dec 2006
40
14th
Try again. WAIT! No... please don't.
Rated 12 Dec 2006
75
48th
Really good twist at the end and that's about it. The rest is okay and it was good when it was the only one, but now that it is a franchise it has lost its uniqueness.
Rated 14 Dec 2006
74
49th
Over-rated, but a fairly good thriller/horror.
Rated 22 Dec 2006
94
93rd
I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, it was totally scary, suspenseful, and horrific to me. It does what it needs to and accomplishes its intentions.
Rated 27 Dec 2006
70
37th
Fantastic plot, just didn't know who did the better acting. The actual people in the movie or Dr. Phil in Scary Movie 4. Rule of thumb, just because you can write a decent script doesn't mean you can act.
Rated 30 Dec 2006
40
11th
One of the worst "high budget" horror movies i've seen in a while. All these movies now days are obsessed with having some kind of a twist at the end, and this one sucked... hard. The way jigsaw kills his victim is really cool, i'll give him that, but other than that.. the movie was TERRIBLE. I watched part of the 2nd one and i'm not even going to rate it, i won't be watching anymore of them... I've got better things to do with my time.
Rated 15 Jan 2007
90
87th
super cool
Rated 26 Jan 2007
78
19th
This was another film that the first time I saw it, I was blown away. I went in at the behest of a friend who loves gore movies. I, personally, abhore them. Horror is a much more complicated thing than simply flinging fake blood and organs at the screen. Much to my surprise, both my love of deeper, more psychological horror films and my friends love of gore were satiated by this film.
Rated 27 Jan 2007
68
57th
The best in the series, but that is not saying much
Rated 26 Feb 2007
70
82nd
Great film.
Rated 27 Feb 2007
94
95th
One of the smartest horror movies since Seven, this movie wrestles with the mind of it's victims just as much as it's viewers as each victim is put to the test for the very flaws they have in their morals.
Rated 01 Mar 2007
30
16th
A decent idea at it's core, but Wan failed miserably at pulling it off. Atrocious acting from all, especially Elwes. Ending suffers from what I like to call the "scooby-doo effect". Can't come up with a proper ending? Take a random, insignificant character from earlier in the film, give him a ridiculous movtive and make him the bad guy!
Rated 18 Mar 2007
54
22nd
Saw had the creative story that could have made it a great movie. Unfortunately due to its terrible acting and cheap look it feels like something made by a first year film student on the budget of $13.65.
Rated 20 Mar 2007
72
57th
Poor acting from the two main victims doesn't detract from this first entry's brain-teasing smarts and a twist ending to die for.
Rated 25 Mar 2007
80
87th
A great movie with an excellent premise... rare for a horror movie. The sequels were alright, but as usual the original is much better.
Rated 20 Apr 2007
60
48th
Good plot with horrid actor. Makes you laugh at all the parts that are supposed to be scary. He totally ruins this movie for me.
Rated 23 Apr 2007
14
2nd
Silly, and 'messed up' simply for the sake of being so. If a copy of it were lying on the sidewalk and on fire, I wouldn't go out of my way to put it out.
Rated 27 Apr 2007
85
72nd
Seriously f'ed up...keeps you guessing and shocks the crap out of you
Rated 02 May 2007
13
10th
Jigsaw ostensibly puts his victims in these scenarios to teach them the value of life, but he sure doesn't mind mowing over a couple of innocents in the process. Ugly, stupid, and ultimately undone by the completely unfair contrivance that is its conclusion.
Rated 10 May 2007
90
38th
super awesome movie. i really enjoy how jigsaw tourtures people. i wish i could write something as sick and twisted as this.
Rated 12 May 2007
40
14th
4.0 - might want to skip this one, not that hot :: It starts with a great idea. A truly brilliant, original premise that should make a horror film to rival any horror film ever made. How easy it must be to screw things up. :: unrealized potential
Rated 22 May 2007
48
27th
The only watchable entry in the Saw series, but mainly watchable because it's so awful and unintentionally hilarious. Glover turns in a performance for the ages.
Rated 26 May 2007
50
36th
Horror flick. Best one of the series.
Rated 28 May 2007
38
26th
Some of the worst acting ever displayed on film, average gore at the most, not remotely scary. Why is this series so popular?
Rated 03 Jun 2007
91
85th
A brain teaser with self-inflicted pain to make it feel real. A quite brilliant plot.
Rated 11 Jun 2007
68
31st
I hate the torture porn but I kinda liked it.
Rated 22 Jun 2007
64
40th
It's good just because it has Cary Elwes.
Rated 15 Jul 2007
25
6th
The initial premise is actually somewhat interesting, but everything else (especially the hyperactive editing) sucks.
Rated 04 Aug 2007
83
69th
Pretty good thriller with a nice plot twist at the end that will be hated in the future for spwaning crappy sequels.
Rated 13 Aug 2007
60
17th
A very good concept that gets bogged down by questionable acting [at least] and a terrible ending.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
67
47th
Good concept, lame payoff.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
69th
Awesome movie! Didn't know what to expect when I went in there but it definitely left an impression.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
40th
A couple of nefariously clever traps and a decent twist, but the story is full of huge holes and the acting is uniformly dreadful.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
32
8th
just a 1 dimensional story trying to be clever
Rated 14 Aug 2007
74
29th
Cool premise, cool twist.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
42nd
Decent enough, but though it caught me off guard, hindsight revealed to me that it was more predictable than it allowed me to see before. Made it easier to predict the sequel's ending as well.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
27th
GREAT ideas, but ultimately held back by terrible acting and poor direction (at times).
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
81st
Very good concept with great execution.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
30
2nd
Some of the wost acting i've seen...
Rated 14 Aug 2007
0
7th
Oh hey, another twist ending that makes no sense. Cool.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
45
9th
fell asleep
Rated 14 Aug 2007
20
1st
Sickening.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
78
73rd
Saw is easily the best of the entire series and yet, still doesn't deliver anything remarkable in terms of horror.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
58th
The first horror film in quite some time to provide some real scares.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
36
4th
Morbidly dull and absolutely ridiculous "thriller". Cary Elwes should be given a special award for the extremes he goes to in over-acting. 'Saw' this with an audience where I unexpectedly had a hilarious time!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
19th
Whatever happened to the Danny Glover from The Color Purple? This shit stinks worse than a pile of my own feces. Saw? Unfortunately I did. Unoriginal and gorey for all the wrong reasons.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
93rd
Awsome and original horror film that has you gripped from the start. Great plot line....brilliant twist that you don't see coming. Very imaginative. The acting lets it down in some small places....but overall great performances from everyone.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
78
63rd
Bloody and dark horror that has some originality and is difficult to leave unfinished.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
83
91st
Not many films disturb me but this did.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
64
54th
Pretty cool movie for an American horror flick. It's strength is the realism of the situation; the acting is surprisingly very good.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
9
2nd
It's hard to rank this, because I think it is hilarious bad. And a lot of fun to watch, but that's because it's truly atrocious. A classic "So-Bad-It's-Good".
Rated 14 Aug 2007
74
56th
Say what you will about it, but I walked in expecting a gritty and gory psychological thriller and that's what I got. I loved the gritty atmosphere, and the film had a clever premise and interesting plot twists. And yes, Cary Elwes is laughably bad in this film, but despite that, I enjoyed it.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
62nd
Nicely gory, cool premise.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
35
22nd
Overrated, with a budget much bigger than they let on about, not an Indy film in any means, also nothing original or great about this film, total hype, don;t waste your time on this or the sequal.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
55th
In terms of the premise and story this movie was great - I was unfortunate enough to see the uncut version though and the gore put me off a bit.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
43rd
Not a bad horror. Interesting story, with some depth and enough tension. Not a good directing, but acting is better.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
4
8th
Pretty terrible, actually.

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