Summary
Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detectives scramble to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon and Jeff Reinhart are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+27)
Critics 38Audiences 65GoodWatch 51
Box office
16×its budget
- Budget
- $10 M
- Worldwide
- $165 M
Worldwide it earned $155 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 48 min
Longer than most horror movies, +13 min on the typical 95
typical 95108Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 50 countries, rent or buy in 35 more
+40
Released
2006
October 26, 2006
20 years ago
Genres
HorrorThrillerCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesIntense
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
37 people
Tobin BellJigsaw / John
Shawnee SmithAmanda
Angus MacfadyenJeff
Bahar SoomekhLynn
Donnie WahlbergEric Matthews
Dina MeyerKerry
Leigh WhannellAdam
Mpho KoahoTimothy
Barry FlatmanJudge Halden
Lyriq BentRigg
J. LaRoseTroy
Debra McCabeDanica
Costas MandylorForensic Hoffman
Betsy RussellJill
Jane LukNurse (Emergency Room)- SGStefan GeorgiouDylan
Niamh WilsonCorbett
Alan van SprangChris
Kim RobertsDeborah
Brian PaulDoctor #1
Zoe HeathFemale Forensic
Billy ParrottMale Nurse
Dylan TrowbridgeParamedic
Franky GXavier (Dead)
Directing · 5
- Darren Lynn Bousman Director
- David Hackl Second Unit Director, Production Design
- Yolanda Graci First Assistant Director
- Lisa Burling Script Supervisor
- Elizabeth Scherberger First Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Leigh Whannell Characters, Screenplay, Story, Executive Producer
- James Wan Story, Characters, Executive Producer
Production · 10
- Daniel J. Heffner Executive Producer
- Jason Constantine Executive Producer
- Peter Block Executive Producer
- Stacey Testro Executive Producer
- Mark Burg Producer
- Oren Koules Producer
Camera · 7
- David A. Armstrong Director of Photography
- Brian Gedge Camera Operator
- David Perkins Camera Operator
- Steve Wilkie Still Photographer
- Christopher J. Toudy Key Grip
- Craig Stewart Dolly Grip
Editing · 5
- Kevin Greutert Editor
- Diane Brunjes First Assistant Editor
- Motassem Younes Digital Intermediate
- Nick Iannelli Digital Intermediate
- Chris Wallace Digital Intermediate
Sound · 15
- Charlie Clouser Original Music Composer
- Mark Gingras Supervising Sound Editor
- John Douglas Smith Supervising Sound Editor
- Jonathan McHugh Music Supervisor
- John Laing Dialogue Editor
- Mark Zsifkovits Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 3
- Liesl Deslauriers Set Decoration
- Anthony Ianni Art Direction
- Ron Lightfoot Construction Coordinator
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Alex Kavanagh Costume Design
- François Dagenais Prosthetic Makeup Artist
- Stephanie Ingram Key Hair Stylist
- Sarah Fairbairn Key Makeup Artist
- Stephanie Lees Assistant Costume Designer
- Les Handrahan Costume Coordinator
Visual Effects · 2
- Jon Campfens Visual Effects Supervisor
- Peter Denomme Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 5
- Ira Cohen Gaffer
- Paul Dias Electrician
- Ramesh Yogendran Gaffer
- Robert Dias Electrician
- John Couto Best Boy Electrician
Other crew · 6
- Alison Reid Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Double
- Bryan Renfro Stunt Double
- C.J. Lusby Stunt Double
- Cotton Mather Stunt Double
- John Stubbings Techno Crane Operator
- Tim Good Special Effects Coordinator
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