Saw IV

"You thought it was over...but the games have just begun."

2007 1h 33m EN

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6.2

MID

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19%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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5.9

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 4,252🥫19%Rotten Tomatoes●36Metacritic★5.9IMDB · 175,707

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Synopsis

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Despite Jigsaw's death, and in order to save the lives of two of his colleagues, Lieutenant Rigg is forced to take part in a new game, which promises to test him to the limit.

“You thought it was over...but the games have just begun.”

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Cast

Tobin Bell
Jigsaw / John
Costas Mandylor
Hoffman
Scott Patterson
Agent Strahm
Betsy Russell
Jill
Lyriq Bent
Rigg
Athena Karkanis
Agent Perez
Louis Ferreira
Art
Simon Reynolds
Lamanna

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Writers: Patrick Melton, Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Grossed $139M — a 13.9× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 19 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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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, 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 Brett Sullivan 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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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "You thought it was over...but the games have just begun.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Darren Lynn Bousman directs. David A. Armstrong behind the camera. Charlie Clouser scores. Brett Sullivan 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.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Grossed $139M — a 13.9× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Part of the "Saw Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, 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 Brett Sullivan 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 thought it was over...but the games have just begun.".
9IMDB entry: tt0890870 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 19 themes, including "pain", "sadism", "psychopath", "fbi".
11Released under 10 different titles around the world.