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Saw V

2008·Movie

·1h 35min·R·

Horror Thriller

36

WeakGoodWatch score

36

WeakGoodWatch score

Rotten Tomatoes

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A , horror movie: , but layered, .

Good for friends night · binge-friendly · adults

Feel

Story

Look

About

You won't believe how it ends.

Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Detective Mark Hoffman is commended as a hero, but Agent Strahm is suspicious, and delves into Hoffman's past. Meanwhile, another group of people are put through a series of gruesome tests.

Gore & Torture HorrorSerial Killer ThrillerElaborate TrapsPsychological GameNon-Linear NarrativeDark & BleakIntense SuspenseConvoluted PlotMystery-Driven Violence

Crew

Directed by:

Written by:

Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton

Produced by:

Mark Burg, Oren Koules, Gregg Hoffman

Composed by:

Charlie Clouser

Sequels and Prequels

Saw

62

Saw II

52

Saw III

51

Saw IV

43

Saw V

36

Saw VI

47

Saw 3D

34

Jigsaw

51

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

46

Saw X

72

Untitled Saw Film

Media

Questions about Saw V

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Saw V?

In the United States, Saw V streams on MovieSphere+. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, and Plex. It also streams in 40 other countries.

Is Saw V worth watching?

36

WeakGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 36 (IMDb 5.8, Rotten Tomatoes 13%, and Metacritic 20). Audiences rate it higher (55 out of 100) than critics (17).

Is Saw V a sequel?

Yes: it's movie 5 of 11 in its series, after Saw IV (2007) and before Saw VI (2009).

Will Saw V scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

Yes, it's frightening: scares are rated 8 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 9 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching Saw V?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 3 for melancholy, against 0 for hopefulness.

Was Saw V a box office hit?

Budget$11 million

Box office$118 million

Yes, a big one: it cost about $11 million to make and earned $118 million worldwide, 10.9 times its budget.

What tropes does Saw V use?

White Shirt of DeathPay Evil unto EvilLudicrous GibsCaptain ObviousKill It with FireChekhov's GunPrisoner's DilemmaO.O.C. Is Serious BusinessFlashback Within a FlashbackXanatos GambitIrritation Is the Sincerest Form of FlatteryContinuity Pornand 59 more

TV Tropes lists 71 tropes for it, including White Shirt of Death, Pay Evil unto Evil, and Ludicrous Gibs.