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Saw V

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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sometimes, I hate Hollywood. Rated: 0/4.0 Sep 21, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Lain ☆ WATER CUBE IS SO COOL AND GLASS COFFIN Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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