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A horror movie franchise, the Saw movies were created by James Wan and Leigh Whannell and became extremely popular since the release of its first film. The series revolves around a fictional serial killer, John Kramer, also known as Jigsaw, who was diagnosed with cancer and resents people who don’t appreciate their lives or waste them away in crime.
Instead of killing them instantly, Jigsaw delights in sadistic pleasure and creates elaborate and gory life-threatening traps that test his victims’ physical and psychological strength to be able to either free themselves or succumb under pressure.
The series has branched out to video games, comic books, toys, and much more. Fans of the franchise can watch the films once again by checking the list below, which has the movies in chronological order.
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How to watch Saw movies in order?
Saw (2004)
In terms of chronological release order, James Wan’s directorial debut is the movie that starts the horrifying saga of John Kramer. The premise of the first movie begins with a cheating doctor (Cary Elwes) and a sleazy photographer (Leigh Whannell) stuck in a room, where they must kill one another to escape. A flashback in Jigsaw will reveal that this is not Kramer’s first sadistic experiment.
Saw II (2005)
The movie takes place a year after the first one and revolves around detective Eric Matthews (Donnie Wahlberg) catching the Jigsaw Killer and trying to find his missing son Daniel (Eric Knudsen). In this movie, audiences see and hear John Kramer (Tobin Bell) for the first time. In a flashback, viewers also see how Kramer survived a su*cide attempt and decides to become the Jigsaw killer and give others a second chance as well.
Saw III and Saw IV (2006 & 2007)
According to chronological order, both Saw III and IV happened at the same time, just six months after the events of II. In the third film, the movie gets a lot darker as Kramer kidnaps a grieving father Jeff (Angus Macfayden), and wants to test whether he can forgive the man who killed his son. Further, John’s assistant Amanda, kidnaps a doctor Lynn (Bahar Soomekh), who is tasked with keeping the Jigsaw alive till his game with Jeff is over. In III, viewers see the end of Jigsaw in the present.
In Saw IV, even though Jigsaw is now dead, a determined cop (Lyriq Brent) tracks down a series of clues to stop a game set up by Kramer. The movie reveals that Kramer had always prepared for his death and one of the police detectives turns out to be his assistant, Hoffman.
In IV, viewers also see the story behind Jigsaw’s first victim, Cecil (Billy Otis), who caused Kramer’s wife’s miscarriage.
Saw V (2008)
Soon after the events of IV, the fifth movie revolves around Hoffman, as he is promoted to the post of lieutenant and is ordered to investigate the Jigsaw murders. In a race between him and FBI agent Strahm, Hoffman ends up winning by killing him and framing him as the successor to Kramer’s crimes. In a flashback, viewers also learn that Hoffman had created a murderous trap, which prompted Kramer to recruit Hoffman under him.
Saw VI (2009)
The movie begins a few days after the previous one and Hoffman decides to punish the employees of a health insurance company whose executive, William Easton (Peter Outerbridge), denied Kramer coverage for his cancer treatment. In the meantime, the FBI realizes that Strahm was wrongfully framed and begins to look for Jigsaw’s true successor.
Saw 3D or Saw: The Final Chapter (2010)
This film focuses on Hoffman healing his nasty wound from the previous film and a man named Bobby Dagen (Sean Flanery), garnering fame by falsely claiming that he escaped the Jigsaw game. The viewers also get to know that Dr Gordon from the first film, had survived, and had become an accomplice of the Jigsaw killer.
Jigsaw (2017)
Seven years after the previous film, someone is taunting the police again with identical Jigsaw murders. As detectives try to find the mystery person behind these killings, the viewers are given another twist: the identity of a new Jigsaw Killer assistant. In the movie, one also sees two new detectives, Halloran (Callum Rennie) and Hunt (Cle Bennett), who try to solve the murders.
Spiral: From the book of Saw (2021)
This movie follows detective Zeke (Chris Rick), who with his partner William (Max Minghella), tries to catch a new killer who wants to copy the Jigsaw method and is specifically targeting police officers. One such victim is Zeke’s father Marcus (Samuel L. Jackson). In the end, viewers are in for a twist and someone close to Zeke turns out to be the killer.
Saw X (2023)
Saw X takes place just a few weeks after the first movie's events and before Saw II. It dives into John Kramer’s attempts to cure his cancer and taking a trip to Mexico for it. However, when the trip turns out to be a fraud, Kramer once again begins his hellish vendetta. The movie also lays the groundwork for Kramer’s assistants Amanda and Hoffman.
Viewers who enjoy gory horror movies, especially those that come with an elaborate storyline, can go through the list and choose a movie of their liking for their next binge session.
