Saw

2004 · Film · 1h 43m

Horror, Mystery, Crime

7.7 average

Grimy, claustrophobic dread that clamps down early and ends with a gut-punch you won't shake off soon.

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What it is

Two men awaken shackled in a filthy abandoned bathroom, with no clear idea how they got there. A disturbing recording gives them cryptic instructions and forces them into a brutal test, while investigators pursue clues connected to the mastermind behind similar deadly games.

The feel

Not remotely funny·Bleak·No romance·Very tense

Heads up

17+Graphic violence