Saw V

"You won't believe how it ends."

2008 1h 35m EN

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★6.2TMDB · 3,934

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Synopsis

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Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Detective Mark Hoffman is commended as a hero, but Agent Strahm is suspicious, and delves into Hoffman's past. Meanwhile, another group of people are put through a series of gruesome tests.

“You won't believe how it ends.”

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Cast

Tobin Bell
Jigsaw / John
Costas Mandylor
Mark Hoffman
Scott Patterson
Agent Strahm
Betsy Russell
Jill
Julie Benz
Brit
Meagan Good
Luba
Mark Rolston
Dan Erickson
Carlo Rota
Charles

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Hackl
Writers: Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Grossed $118M — a 10.9× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Saw Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Hackl, shot by David A. Armstrong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Charlie Clouser. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kevin Greutert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Tobin Bell and Costas Mandylor and Scott Patterson carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

AWARDS

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Marketing tagline: "You won't believe how it ends.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Hackl directs. David A. Armstrong behind the camera. Charlie Clouser scores. Kevin Greutert cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Grossed $118M — a 10.9× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Part of the "Saw Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by David Hackl, shot by David A. Armstrong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Charlie Clouser. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kevin Greutert shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tobin Bell and Costas Mandylor and Scott Patterson carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "You won't believe how it ends.".
9IMDB entry: tt1132626 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 14 themes, including "nazi", "sadism", "sequel", "serial killer".
11Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: David A. Armstrong
Original score: Charlie Clouser
Editing: Kevin Greutert
Production design: Anthony Ianni
Costume design: Alex Kavanagh
Makeup / hair: Stephanie Ingram
VFX supervisor: Jon Campfens
Sound: Keith Elliott
Stunt coordinator: Shelley Cook
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $10,800,000
Box office: $118,209,778
Return: 1095% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Saw V (2008)

Part of

Saw Collection

A mysterious murderer gives his victims macabre riddles they must solve to earn their freedom.

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John Chard2015-10-02
★ 4/10
If you're good at anticipating the human mind, it leaves nothing to chance. Jigsaw is dead. Does he have another apprentice to carry on his brand of bloody judgement? Will there be more elaborate traps to test the human condition to the max? You betcha. If you are a fan of the series, and chances are that if you have sat down to watch this latest part then you must be, this one has enough about it to tickle the senses. Yet there's no getting away from the familiarity breeding contempt factor, narratively it offers nothing new, and irritatingly it becomes quite evident that it's obviously setting up the next film in the series. It's a sad state of affairs when the flashbacks involving Tobin Bell (Jigsaw) prove to be the film's only strengths, well there is the death traps to keep us awake I suppose... 4/10

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