Tobin Bell,
Cary Elwes,
Danny Glover,
Dina Meyer,
Monica Potter
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A young man named Adam wakes to find himself chained to a rusty pipe inside a decrepit subterranean chamber. Chained to the opposite side of the room is another bewildered captive, Dr. Lawrence Gordon...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 15, 2005
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Stats: 52,513 reviews
Flixster Reviews (52,513)
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October 27, 2009I am a big fan of the horror/gore genre and the murder/mystery genre. This movie is a good combination of both genres. A lot of people are saying that it is a seven wannabe and so on. While watching this movie I did not think of Seven. To me this movie stood out on it's own. I th...( read more)
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August 26, 2009A truly original horror/thriller with a new bad guy who's up there with Freddy and Jason (but is actually much scarier!)
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May 8, 2009Hello readers, I want to play a little game. Right now, you are being subjected to the rantings of a madman who wants to tell you about the first installment in an excellent film series. Your experience begins now
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March 19, 2009I don't quite see the reasoning behind saying this is as good a film as Se7en or The Silence of the Lambs. I also didn't like how everything in this movie seemed to happen just for the sake of prolonging the inevitable.
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January 4, 2009Horror thriller, no monsters just a serial killer who likes to play "games" or torturous contraptions that leave victims to push their limits yet use their brains. This is the first film can be viewed as an independent movie.
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December 29, 2009My favorite movie ever!!! 1st movie of saw is the best of twisted movie ever!!
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December 28, 2009i donlt like the Saw movies. To gory. What an insane mind that creates such mess.
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Critic Reviews
May 4, 2005
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
November 2, 2004
Kurt Loder, MTV
This one does its bloody job fairly well, but it'll be interesting to see what Wan and Whannell are able to achieve when they get a bigger budget. full review
October 29, 2004
David Edelstein, Slate
An ingenious machine for inducing terror, rage, and paralyzing unease. full review
October 29, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
An efficiently made thriller, cheerfully gruesome, and finally not quite worth the ordeal it puts us through. full review
October 28, 2004
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
If you're looking for something more meaningful than visceral shocks, Saw won't cut it. full review
October 15, 2004
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Director James Wan hits the grisly button without shame. full review
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March 9, 2009"He doesn't want us to saw through the chains...he wants us to saw through our feet."
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February 7, 2008nice twist!!! great idea for a film!! don't worry we still like freddy krugar right?? (who else could we go to parties dressed as!!)
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