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Releasing on Sep 29, 2023
  • 2023
  • R
  • Lionsgate
  • 1 h 58 m
  • 2023
  • R
  • Lionsgate
  • 1 h 58 m
Saw X

Summary John Kramer (Tobin Bell) is back. The most disturbing installment of the Saw franchise yet explores the untold chapter of Jigsaw's most personal game. Set between the events of Saw I and II, a sick and desperate John travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer - only to disco...

Directed By: Kevin Greutert

Written By: Josh Stolberg, Pete Goldfinger

  • 2023
  • R
  • Lionsgate
  • 1 h 58 m
  • 2023
  • R
  • Lionsgate
  • 1 h 58 m
Saw X
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
63
User Score Available after Sep 29, 2023

Summary John Kramer (Tobin Bell) is back. The most disturbing installment of the Saw franchise yet explores the untold chapter of Jigsaw's most personal game. Set between the events of Saw I and II, a sick and desperate John travels to Mexico for a risky and experimental medical procedure in hopes of a miracle cure for his cancer - only to disco...

Directed By: Kevin Greutert

Written By: Josh Stolberg, Pete Goldfinger

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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83
Sep 27, 2023
You don’t need to watch the other movies in the “Saw” series to enjoy this one, but it will help. With some Avengers-style phone calls in Act One and a mid-credits kicker, this is “Saw” in the superhero age. It’s a flick for the die-hard fans that rewards those who keep asking for more. After a decade as Halloween’s most hyped-up annual release in the aughts, “Saw” is finally back this October to tell Taylor Swift she’s not the only one doing vigilante shit. Congrats, Tobin. You deserve this one.
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80
Sep 27, 2023
By cleverly setting its timeline between the series’ first two installments, Saw X is both an invigorating thrill ride on par with the franchise’s best entries and a trenchant, timely charge against industrial systems set in place to keep humans sick.
By Coleman Spilde FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 28, 2023
Almost 20 years into the franchise, Saw X showcases an emotional depth that manages to take one of these stories higher than ever before. Make no mistake, though, the traps are still on full display and Jigsaw still has full intent to showcase the true evils of humanity.
By Amelia Emberwing FULL REVIEW
63
Sep 27, 2023
The film mostly makes you wish that a Saw film would finally let Amanda be the one that audiences worship.
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60
Sep 27, 2023
The torture set pieces in the “Saw” films are lavish gifts of baroque horror presented to the audience. They are, quite simply, the reason we came. Tobin Bell, with his stare of pitiless wisdom, is also a draw, but “Saw X” raises the issue of how much of John Kramer’s hand-wringing is too much. In the eyes of a lot of “Saw” fans, hand-wringing < hands cut off with mechanized garden shears.
By Owen Gleiberman FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 27, 2023
None of this would work nearly as well without Bell, whose raspy voice and menacing gravitas are so riveting that he makes Jigsaw’s oft-repeated declaration “I’d like to play a game” scary as hell. He’s made the character truly iconic, much like Robert Englund did with Freddy Krueger. Accept no substitutions.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
40
Sep 27, 2023
Tobin Bell’s comeback may please some, but it’s not a sufficient X-cuse to see Saw resuscitated.
By Neil Smith FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Aldea M Estudios, Corazón Films, Lionsgate Productions, Lionsgate, Twisted Pictures
Release Date Sep 29, 2023
Duration 1 h 58 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline Witness the return of Jigsaw.
Website https://www.saw.movie/
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