Saw Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Sep. 20, 2024

Saw

Release Date: Friday, October 29, 2004 Friday, October 31, 2014

James Wan, Danny Glover, Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Tobin Bell, Mark Burg, Shawnee Smith, Dina Meyer, Ken Leung, Oren Koules, Monica Potter, Gregg Hoffman

R Horror 1 hr, 40 m

3.6

29% WILL SEE

71% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

A young man named Adam (Leigh Whannell) 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 (Cary Elwes). Between them is a dead man lying in a pool of blood, holding a .38 in his hand. Neither man knows why he has been abducted; but instructions left on a microcassette, order Dr. Gordon to kill Adam within eight hours. If he fails to do so, then both men will die, and Dr. Gordon's wife, Alison (Monica Potter), and his daughter will be killed. Recalling a recent murder investigation by a police detective named Tapp (Danny Glover), Dr. Gordon realizes he and Adam are the next victims of a psychopathic genius known only as "Jigsaw." With only a few hours left to spare, they must unravel the elaborate puzzle of their fate in the midst of mounting terror. The killer has provided them with only a few clues and two handsaws—too weak to break their steel shackles, but strong enough to cut through flesh and bone...

Horror Suspense Thriller

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Saw.

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Tobin Bell
The Cello, Saw X
C
Cary Elwes
The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
Danny Glover
The Naughty Nine, 2012
K
Ken Leung
Avatar: The Last Airbender (series), Old
D
Dina Meyer
Saw III, Starship Troopers
M
Monica Potter
The Girl in the Pool, Running On Empty
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Shawnee Smith
Bloodline Killer, Christmas vs. The Walters
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Leigh Whannell
Insidious: The Last Key, Keep Watching

Crew Behind the Film

The Saw behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director James Wan last directed Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom and Malignant. The film's writer Leigh Whannell last wrote The Invisible Man and Upgrade.

Director: James Wan
Screenwriter: Leigh Whannell
Producers: Mark Burg
Gregg Hoffman
Oren Koules

Studio: Lionsgate Studios
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for strong grisly violence and language
Runtime: 1 hr, 40 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official Saw movie trailers and clips.

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Production Details

What we know about the Saw movie production.

Key Facts

Lionsgate will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the theatrical release of SAW, the film that kicked off the most successful horror franchise in history, by bringing it back to theaters nationwide for one week only. The film will open on Friday, October 31st, with select screenings beginning Thursday night, October 30th. The seven SAW films grossed $874 million at the box office worldwide and were hailed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the 'Most Successful Horror Franchise' of all time.

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