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Saw III

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Dr. Lynn Denlon (Bahar Soomekh) becomes a pawn in the Jigsaw Killer's (Tobin Bell) latest gory game. Kidnapped and taken to an abandoned warehouse, she finds Jigsaw bedridden and dying. Her task is to keep the maniac alive long enough for Jeff (Angus Macfadyen), a fellow victim, to complete his own task. Each is unaware that Jigsaw has much bigger -- and deadlier -- plans in store.
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Saw III does little beyond repeating its predecessor's tropes on a gorier level.

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Jordan Crucchiola New York Magazine/Vulture The third movie doesn't go over the edge, but it does start to feel like John is setting his subjects up to fail, and the game shouldn't be rigged quite so hard if he really wants people to walk the path of redemption. Oct 27, 2017 Full Review Tim Grierson Screen International Staying mostly faithful to the successful blueprint of its two earlier installments, Saw III is an adequate sequel that works well enough on its own terms. Jul 23, 2008 Full Review Brian Tallerico UGO One of the most sadistic, brutal, grisly films of the current splatter-porn genre. Mar 24, 2007 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review How can Jigsaw possibly think he or his undertaking has achieved anything with such a low success rate? He would do better by looking at the numbers, realizing he's doing more harm than good, and trying a new approach. I wish these films would do the same Rated: 1.5/4 Oct 11, 2023 Full Review Shaun Munro Flickering Myth Saw III neatly concludes the original trilogy of films while providing an off-ramp for the ridiculous glut of sequels to follow. Rated: 3.5/5 May 20, 2021 Full Review Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News I don't have a problem with uncomfortable violence if it comes in a film that's at least remotely entertaining, which this movie is not. This installment is lazy, coasting on everything that made the first two films so popular. Nov 20, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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John W It's a downgrade from the first two films, even though the story about John and Amanda is wrapped up quite nicely. The twists towards the end are okay, but not really surprising. Overall, it seemed to me as if they were just trying to end the whole thing in a way that made some sense, although a few background stories about the two main characters were good. This movie is the first of the franchise which goes completely wild in terms of violence and you see the traps much longer than in the previous movies. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/28/25 Full Review Audience Member This film is a great conclusion to the trilogy but is weaker than its predecessors. There is practically no police plot in the film and few traps, although very interesting, especially the final trap. Great characters and, like the previous Saw II, there is a great presence of John Kramer in the film. Amanda receives great prominence which is a key point and the final twist is somewhat predictable but is up to par. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/04/25 Full Review Stephen C Success in 1 hour and 47 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Language, Gore, Nudity, Sequences of Terror/Torture and Strong Grisly Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/14/25 Full Review Guilherme M Not so interesting as the past two movies, really a forgettable sequence. It's just a gorier saw movie, really nothing much to it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/10/25 Full Review Shaun R One of the best in the franchise. Could have and probably should have ended here. “My personal favourite.” Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/03/25 Full Review Lain ☆ so sigma PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK PEAK #1 JEFF DEFENDER Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/18/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Dr. Lynn Denlon (Bahar Soomekh) becomes a pawn in the Jigsaw Killer's (Tobin Bell) latest gory game. Kidnapped and taken to an abandoned warehouse, she finds Jigsaw bedridden and dying. Her task is to keep the maniac alive long enough for Jeff (Angus Macfadyen), a fellow victim, to complete his own task. Each is unaware that Jigsaw has much bigger -- and deadlier -- plans in store.
Director
Darren Bousman
Producer
Mark Burg, Oren Koules, Gregg Hoffman
Screenwriter
Leigh Whannell
Distributor
Lionsgate Films
Production Co
Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC), Lionsgate Films, Lions Gate Films, Twisted Pictures
Rating
R (Language|Gore|Nudity|Sequences of Terror/Torture|Strong Grisly Violence)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 27, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 20, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$80.2M
Runtime
1h 47m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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