Saw III

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Saw III

R,

2006,

1h 47m,

Horror/

Mystery & Thriller

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28%

92 Reviews

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71%

250,000+ Ratings

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71%

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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.

Critics Consensus

Saw III does little beyond repeating its predecessor's tropes on a gorier level.

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Jordan Crucchiola

New York Magazine/Vulture

Oct 27, 2017

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.

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Tim Grierson

Screen International

Jul 23, 2008

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.

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Brian Tallerico

UGO

Mar 24, 2007

One of the most sadistic, brutal, grisly films of the current splatter-porn genre.

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

May 28, 2026

58/100

Saw 3 had the right idea, but begins the era of too much lore,and chasing twist endings that will never be as impressive as what they pulled off in the first film.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Oct 11, 2023

1.5/4

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

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Shaun Munro

Flickering Myth

May 20, 2021

3.5/5

Saw III neatly concludes the original trilogy of films while providing an off-ramp for the ridiculous glut of sequels to follow.

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Harry S

Apr 11, 2019

A nice change of scene and storytelling, focusing the structure down to a more personal level, if not slow at times. Not a brilliant film, but maybe on par with "Saw II".

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Hermione W

Mar 13, 2019

The third in the Saw franchise is overlong and over the top. The original Saw excelled at using gore sparingly to increase the shock factor, whereas Saw 3 uses it so much you become numb to it. The traps seem to also be poorly designed and Jeff takes absolutely forever to actually attempt them.

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Harry P

Feb 1, 2019

okay now you can start boring it this movie but at least you can see new traps...

Luke L

Jan 25, 2019

I was so disgusted by this movie that I could not continue watching after the first 15 mintues.

Theodore S

Nov 21, 2018

Saw three, manages to stay on top of the horror genre. For me it's just that good!

Albus W

Jun 22, 2018

While a handful of traps are great, gory fun to watch, the rest of Saw III frustrated me with its stupid characters, slow pace, and disappointing conclusion. Jigsaw is still the best part of the series and his mere presence elevates this mediocre entry in a truly entertaining horror franchise.

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Darren Bousman

Director

Tobin Bell

Jigsaw

Shawnee Smith

Amanda

Bahar Soomekh

Lynn

Angus Macfadyen

Jeff

Dina Meyer

Kerry

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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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