Saw V

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Saw V

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2008

1h 32m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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As the apparently last disciple and heir apparent of Jigsaw, Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) goes on the hunt to protect his secret. Using a series of increasingly bizarre and grisly traps, Hoffman eliminates his enemies one by one to protect the Jigsaw legacy.

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Critics Consensus

If its plot were as interesting as its torture devices, or its violence less painful than its performances, perhaps Saw V might not feel like it was running on fumes.

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Jordan Crucchiola

New York Magazine/Vulture

There's heartwarming cooperation and redemption, but also vicious backstabbing, and it makes for the best murder-house dynamic in the franchise.

Oct 27, 2017

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Claudia Puig

USA Today

Saw V is a terrible combination: grisly and tedious. Let's just call it bloody dull.

Rated: 1/4

Oct 30, 2008

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Nigel Floyd

Time Out

Even the most die-hard of Saw fans won't credit how tedious, lame and pointless this fourth sequel manages to be.

Rated: 1/5

Oct 27, 2008

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

It’s all very anonymous and detached, furthering the “torture porn” categorization of these movies.

Rated: 1.5/4

Sep 5, 2023

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Shaun Munro

Flickering Myth

With few of the series' blackly comedic traps and the lack of any real plot twist, Saw V is the first entry that feels truly dull.

Rated: 2/5

May 20, 2021

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sometimes, I hate Hollywood.

Rated: 0/4.0

Sep 21, 2020

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Craig H

On par with the 4th but the end twist wasnt as good as the last one. Always loved this franchise and this one has Some gruesome traps, the story is dragged out but I do like how they link to the early movies in an interesting way, not a huge fan of Hoffman but Jigsaw will always be the goat

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/03/25

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John W

I think the film was slightly better than Saw 4. It takes the plot beyond the events of the last two films, and the duel between the two main characters was thrilling.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/03/25

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THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS This movie had good ideas but failed to execute most of them correctly, it has the best police plot of the saga, the main game and protagonists are weak, Hoffman is finally the protagonist, in the movie we see the best version of Strahm, the biggest mistake of the movie was killing Strahm, plot twist is predictable and weaker than the previous ones, it is not a bad sequel but it lacks strength.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/04/25

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Stephen C

Failure in 1 hour and 32 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!! The worst of Jigsaw's voice, Tobin Bell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/14/25

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Guilherme M

Hollow, I believe only the crazy gore-fetished-fans like this one. It's just torture.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/10/25

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Shaun R

All the planning and preparation in the sequels from a dead/sick man is ridiculous. However, let Jigsaw plat his games and enjoy the carnage that follows

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/03/25

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Synopsis

As the apparently last disciple and heir apparent of Jigsaw, Hoffman (Costas Mandylor) goes on the hunt to protect his secret. Using a series of increasingly bizarre and grisly traps, Hoffman eliminates his enemies one by one to protect the Jigsaw legacy.

Director: David Hackl
Producer: Oren Koules, Mark Burg, Gregg Hoffman
Screenwriter: Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Twisted Pictures, Mandate Pictures
Rating: R (Grisly Bloody Violence|Brief Nudity|Language|Torture)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 24, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 20, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $56.7M
Runtime: 1h 32m

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