Saw

Name: Saw
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2004-10-29
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Leigh Whannell, Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung, Dina Meyer

IMDb ID: tt0387564 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 7.6 (493,510 votes)

Genres: Horror · Mystery · Thriller

Two men awaken to find themselves on the opposite sides of a dead body, each with specific instructions to kill the other, escape or face the consequences. These two are the latest contestants in Jigsaw's games.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Saw
Canada: Saw (English)
Germany: Saw
Spain: Saw
Spain: Saw (Catalan)
Finland: Saw
France: Saw
United Kingdom: Saw
Ireland: Saw (English)
India: Saw (English)
India: Saw (Hindi)
South Korea: Saw
Malaysia: Saw (English)
Netherlands: Saw
New Zealand: Saw (English)
Philippines: Saw (English)
Sweden: Saw
Singapore: Saw (English)
United States: Saw
South Africa: Saw (English)
Ecuador: Juego macabro
Mexico: Juego macabro
Panama: Juego macabro
Peru: Juego macabro
United States: Juego macabro (Spanish)
Venezuela: Juego macabro
Argentina: El juego del miedo
Uruguay: El juego del miedo
Kazakhstan: Пила: Игра на выживание (Russian)
Russia: Пила: Игра на выживание
Uzbekistan: Arra
Canada: Décadence (French)
Hungary: Fűrész
United States: Jigsaw (Working Title)
Brazil: Jogos Mortais
Vietnam: Lưỡi Cưa
Azerbaijan: Mişar
Poland: Piła
Lithuania: Pjūklas
Romania: Puzzle mortal
Estonia: Saag
Portugal: Saw - Enigma Mortal
Italy: Saw - L'enigmista
United States: Saw 1 (alternative spelling)
France: Saw: Director's Cut (director's cut)
Czech Republic: Saw: Hra o přežití
Slovakia: Saw: Hra o prežitie
Mexico: Saw. Juego macabro (DVD Title)
Greece: Se vlepo (transliterated title)
Slovenia: Sestavljanka groze
Slovakia: Skladacka (promotional title)
Croatia: Slagalica strave
Turkey: Testere (Turkish)
Germany: Wessen Blut wird fließen? (subtitle)
Latvia: Zāģis
Greece: Σε βλέπω
Ukraine: Пила: Ігри на виживання
Serbia: Слагалица страве
Bulgaria: Убийствен пъзел (Bulgarian)
Japan: ソウ (Japanese)
China: 你死我活 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
Taiwan: 奪魂鋸
China: 电锯惊魂 (Mandarin)
China: 链锯惊魂 (Mandarin, Alternative Title)
Juego macabroContent RatingRRelease Date2004-10-29Runtime103 minutesMetascore46IMDb Popularity800User Reviews1845Critic Reviews190Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishKeywordssurprise ending
locked in a room
mind game
trapped
extreme violenceFilming LocationsLacy Street Production Center - 2630 Lacy Street, Los Angeles, California, USAProduction CompaniesTwisted PicturesOfficial SitesOfficial Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SawIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387564/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0387564.jpgUpdated At2026-04-28T03:42:17

Directors

James Wan

Writers

Leigh Whannell
James Wan

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Leigh Whannell | Character: Adam
Actor: Cary Elwes | Character: Dr. Lawrence Gordon
Actor: Danny Glover | Character: Detective David Tapp
Actor: Ken Leung | Character: Detective Steven Sing
Actor: Dina Meyer | Character: Kerry
Actor: Mike Butters | Character: Paul
Actor: Paul Gutrecht | Character: Mark
Actor: Michael Emerson | Character: Zep Hindle
Actor: Benito Martinez | Character: Brett
Actor: Shawnee Smith | Character: Amanda
Actor: Makenzie Vega | Character: Diana Gordon
Actor: Monica Potter | Character: Alison Gordon
Actor: Ned Bellamy | Character: Jeff
Actor: Alexandra Bokyun Chun | Character: Carla
Actor: Avner Garbi | Character: Father
Actor: Tobin Bell | Character: Jigsaw
Actor: Oren Koules | Character: Dead Cellmate
Actor: Hans Raith | Character: Detective

[Directors Group]
Name: James Wan | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Leigh Whannell | Role: Writer
Name: James Wan | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Lark Bernini | Role: Producer
Name: Peter Block | Role: Producer
Name: Mark Burg | Role: Producer
Name: Jason Constantine | Role: Producer
Name: Daniel J. Heffner | Role: Producer
Name: Gregg Hoffman | Role: Producer
Name: Oren Koules | Role: Producer
Name: Richard H. Prince | Role: Producer
Name: Stacey Testro | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Charlie Clouser | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: David A. Armstrong | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Kevin Greutert | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Amy Lippens | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Julie Berghoff | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Nanet Harty | Role: Art Director

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Jennifer L. Soulages | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Kashka Banjoko | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Scott H. Eddo | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Michelle Rene Elam | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Ellise Elsey | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Rocky Faulkner | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Richard Redlefsen | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Eleanor Sabaduquia | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Richard H. Prince | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Daniel J. Heffner | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Alexa Sheehan | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Luis A. Arevalos | Role: Art Department
Name: Jake Blecha | Role: Art Department
Name: Miguel Angelo Burris | Role: Art Department
Name: Glenn Fields | Role: Art Department
Name: Amy Frederick | Role: Art Department
Name: Christopher Haley | Role: Art Department
Name: Jose Martinez | Role: Art Department
Name: Erin McKenna | Role: Art Department
Name: Raul Muniz | Role: Art Department
Name: Summer Ramsey | Role: Art Department
Name: Amy Sanders | Role: Art Department
Name: Brook Shafer | Role: Art Department
Name: Christopher Skeels | Role: Art Department
Name: Joshua Towers | Role: Art Department
Name: Scott Wheately | Role: Art Department
Name: Nohl Wormser | Role: Art Department
Name: Ronny Wormser | Role: Art Department
Name: Jill Bream | Role: Art Department
Name: Timothy Feimster | Role: Art Department
Name: Jonah Markowitz | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Randy Babajtis | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jeremy Balko | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mike Brownsher | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael P. Cook | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alan Freedman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jerry Gilbert | Role: Sound Department
Name: Scott Hinkley | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jonathan Miller | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andrew Patterson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Speed Ratliff | Role: Sound Department
Name: Shelley Roden | Role: Sound Department
Name: Damien Seckinger | Role: Sound Department
Name: John Taylor | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jonathan Wales | Role: Sound Department
Name: Evan T. Chen | Role: Sound Department
Name: Wendy Czajkowsky | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kerry Tracy | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Charles Belardinelli | Role: Special Effects
Name: Thomas L. Bellissimo | Role: Special Effects
Name: Shannon J. Thompson | Role: Special Effects
Name: Brad Hardin | Role: Special Effects
Name: Mike Tristano | Role: Special Effects

[Visual Effects]
Name: Brian Allan | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mark Allan | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Martin Avitia | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Robert Beebe | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Joshua D. Comen | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Rob Englin | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Catherine Ferrez | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Brian Fortenberry | Role: Visual Effects
Name: David Hayes | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Alex Kravets | Role: Visual Effects
Name: David Fred Masselink | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Andrew Midgley | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mike Ocoboc | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Marlo Pabon | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Derek Bird | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Keith Adams | Role: Stunts
Name: Mocean Melvin | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Todd Baldi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Brandon Cunningham | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Michael Fordham | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Oscar Garcia | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Greg Gayne | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Martin Glover | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris Gordon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Josh Harrison | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: David Katz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Thomas Kuo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Yaron Levy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Loveall | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bill Persaud | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jeremy Quinlan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Aaron Schuh | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ray Skinner | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Michael Steffen | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Andy Steinman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dean Tapia | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Lisa Villaire | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Vinny Walsh | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: James Pat Whelan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jon Myers | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Lisa S. Beasley | Role: Casting Department
Name: Jennifer Levy | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Christina DeMasi Johnson | Role: Costume Department
Name: Kathleen Russo | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: John Coniglio | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Ian Elias | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Scott Hammel | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Michael Toll | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Cameron Allan | Role: Music Department
Name: Charlie Clouser | Role: Music Department
Name: Robert Cross | Role: Music Department
Name: Peter Freeman | Role: Music Department
Name: Eric Gorfain | Role: Music Department
Name: Page Hamilton | Role: Music Department
Name: Danny Lohner | Role: Music Department
Name: Jonathan Scott Miller | Role: Music Department
Name: Jonathan Platt | Role: Music Department
Name: James Shearman | Role: Music Department
Name: Chas Smith | Role: Music Department
Name: Stew Song | Role: Music Department
Name: Joel C. High | Role: Music Department
Name: Rebecca Rienks | Role: Music Department
Name: Tony Stanton | Role: Music Department
Name: Nick Wollage | Role: Music Department
Name: Gavyn Wright | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Anthony Baldino | Role: Production Department
Name: Vicky Choy | Role: Production Department
Name: Zeynep Coskun | Role: Production Department
Name: Martha Goddard | Role: Production Department
Name: Tory Mell | Role: Production Department
Name: Kelly Morrison | Role: Production Department
Name: Chuck Radtke | Role: Production Department
Name: Jeff Reyes | Role: Production Department
Name: Alexis Ross | Role: Production Department
Name: Adam Saltzberg | Role: Production Department
Name: Michael G. Sarno | Role: Production Department
Name: Kenny Selko | Role: Production Department
Name: Karen Smith | Role: Production Department
Name: Abigail Rose Wysocki | Role: Production Department
Name: Alexander J. Wysocki | Role: Production Department
Name: Maribel Zuno | Role: Production Department
Name: Jack Venturo | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Jillian Giacomini | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Javier Amilibia | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ernesto Aura | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rigoberta Bandini | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Elisa Beuter | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Karen T. Bolt | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mary Chamberlin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Chad Cole | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Catherine Cyler | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Richard Darbois | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bill Davis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vittorio De Angelis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Irene Di Valmo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bruno Dubernat | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Serge Faliu | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tenerezza Fattore | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Xavi Fernández | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Yumi Fujimori | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Roberto Gammino | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Laura Gary | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alexandre Gillet | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ariadna Giménez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark Griffith | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joaquín Gómez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Éric Herson-Macarel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Miguel Ángel Jenner | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Nathalie Karsenti | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sherry Kecskes | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alicia Laorden | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Antonio Lara | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Joni Lefkowitz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Fabrizio Manfredi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James Marquez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Giovanna Martinuzzi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Claudia Mazza | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Larry Michalski | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gianfranco Miranda | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Monica Muehlhause-Horn | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Dan Muscarella | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Angelo Nicotra | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Juan Carlos Orozco | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alessandro Rossi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: José Javier Serrano | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tricia Sherwood | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Perry Suppa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Concha Valero | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Véronique Volta | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrew J. Wilson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jackie Bazan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Robert Beebe | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alex Franklin | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shyama Friedenson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jonathan Leeder | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Reinier Martínez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jean McDowell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Timothy Scott Ralston | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jeff Reyes | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pascual Romero | Role: Additional Crew
Name: E. Thompson | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Rocky Cortinas | Role: Thanks
Name: Ken Greenblatt | Role: Thanks
Name: Darren McFarlane | Role: Thanks
Name: Tom Ortenberg | Role: Thanks
Name: Tim Palen | Role: Thanks
Name: Stewart Prain | Role: Thanks
Name: Don Randles | Role: Thanks
Name: Diane Upson | Role: Thanks
Name: Cindy Wexler | Role: Thanks
Name: Robert Wyman | Role: Thanks
Name: Elaine Zuckerman | Role: Thanks

Trailers

10th Anniversary Trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi8957721/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi8957721/1434659379400-8cjq25-1616202492071.mp4?Expires=1788384024&Signature=Pew8SMTCsQmKfxE20OEV-jtK~3hIEyTaCi5FwZ40WvJ2vlVuRA~uoNDGSaKl3MSGlUm2TOS9FHg76LwND7mV2Hqqqzl71LMPUVxwQKGe3BpTYKNiAdTQEGBSO0Z3OlzFSg1XpFUdaOb5zPTOJGkWwu2ETnMHJi7WjpzW6Dq4bMCb9kerZR9Q15S6Q~7iX5BicrgtAAEjenCpLQK9iXKYte7rBGwuycyqqbNeb-88auR79Z5wuf9m-kHbv-X8WxApH-64tKEAos2FS1M1EV-5NgGwGSlY5NsMEAPVbg9EFVSxMuya309-rRRHk9EN~iQwHKEPRcpvJvbzRIZSWQNYwQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Saw | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1704001817/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1704001817/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563544208501.mp4?Expires=1788384024&Signature=R9dP0-ByLNnt17TWzFlvI6GpWXM9f7K6ANf~nIz2-1FaDhbFlAOEmwkUJX7RUPXWJ6n9yM7XnqljNVTMtBjUuD1CDEiIyNOAEmSEm-0hBuakwpX6xcSEtKFdMKjKEz0M4YpRuXSh0qG8~6PDeedcq80Do4izvesgaa61ZPyIpqNdu9B-ROaeOHYh1v9S~sgwpnyp5Qv094PFoSlKeuZTDkdm86gQJuLJvPlI8IqqhNIP35-Fv4Twp~CTDqMHd-bO1X5htLWOkJ6ACZyNWRar8sfNyTmF0OiaCgag~HIMMe3Xpu~U5NmPT1M3FEC1O0d9fAzJaFOHM1y0B6VoUiptyQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
'Saw X' Slays IMDb at Midsummer Scream | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi545376025/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi545376025/1434659529640-260ouz-1690926197285.mp4?Expires=1788384024&Signature=bGDhGoMBpWHnT~odHW8ezu3ZMqCsIi4GAArieKqApzP6V6zU-JL-6zw6xsI1CzmMKDi9oFcaw~L07Xb4zbiBkDRvvikrNi-BTGZMzs6-OykY78L9uPYD3NG~ndpfsTm5SawPgdVchGBihRnnzIAcX-16tfxoJKfwwzXKiHogzhPnuV5OYKBVwAnrIhhSEbNhkdM07xIG~RNXzXPkXia3UgePEy3Px2nLkLXR01ikI7xRM7PYFcv7hR4vf4yLuNAhDTQXyURpdDIEQ1o6VnQXKe1xyJ2GljwIys2Ym1gfrV35v2WezosejcH-pwMTaiHFQhY3-GC--0hWL7-B3oQ4RA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
A Guide to the Films of James Wan | Type: Clip | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi456636953/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi456636953/1434659529640-260ouz-1545433770288.mp4?Expires=1788384024&Signature=rU-7cJ7Bsk7RMrmYv-1BvFLa0g2EblWYveR3arIN-W6KVXJDSsZXFNtotj7xmKEwcW4jIl8T1yQ3LV7rJEesazMg1CaalqsIC2iWefqS1xIa6D3-7OkC2QwIRWHDZzBNAnCwOrS4ynnOAW5yCMuP1z2Z-bPQVdFwHzh9uuFfqk25lN64A6yTDxUhvJmbYW5cdQca9QBZVnC2fSfsYgi6ltb~fWRw3-reH9NxhAj6fFuga3jjEqaWr4SY8rkk36kgfPXcPg5KudW5aKYsyW4xwG91bkWHyjNX9QgNqwiHfb-qGE3n8TaTjUplEkewTWrZ64kf12BH3XniqVdN5M8RNg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

United States: January 19, 2004 (Sundance Film Festival)
Germany: August 12, 2004 (Berlin Fantasy Filmfest)
Canada: September 18, 2004 (Toronto International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: October 1, 2004
Ireland: October 1, 2004
United States: October 14, 2004 (Austin Film Festival)
Finland: October 24, 2004 (Night Visions Film Festival)
Canada: October 29, 2004
Turkey: October 29, 2004
United States: October 29, 2004
Japan: October 30, 2004 (Tokyo)
New Zealand: October 30, 2004 (V 24 Hour Movie Marathon)
Australia: October 31, 2004 (internet)
Thailand: November 11, 2004
Singapore: November 18, 2004
Philippines: November 24, 2004
Australia: December 2, 2004
Indonesia: December 7, 2004
Iceland: December 10, 2004
New Zealand: December 16, 2004
Russia: December 16, 2004
Finland: December 17, 2004
Norway: December 26, 2004
Japan: 2005 (internet)
United Arab Emirates: January 5, 2005
Argentina: January 7, 2005 (Buenos Aires, premiere)
Taiwan: January 7, 2005
Argentina: January 13, 2005
Italy: January 14, 2005
Hong Kong: January 20, 2005
Ukraine: January 20, 2005
Kazakhstan: January 21, 2005
Bahrain: January 26, 2005
France: January 29, 2005 (Gérardmer Fantasticarts Film Festival)
Germany: February 3, 2005
Hungary: February 3, 2005
Brazil: February 4, 2005
Malaysia: February 10, 2005
Romania: February 18, 2005
Sweden: February 18, 2005
Poland: February 25, 2005
Portugal: March 3, 2005
Denmark: March 4, 2005
South Korea: March 10, 2005
Bulgaria: March 11, 2005
Mexico: March 11, 2005
Belgium: March 12, 2005 (Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival)
Belgium: March 16, 2005
France: March 16, 2005
Croatia: March 17, 2005
Spain: March 18, 2005
Switzerland: March 24, 2005 (German speaking region)
Chile: March 24, 2005
Greece: March 25, 2005
Czech Republic: March 31, 2005
South Africa: April 1, 2005
Austria: April 8, 2005
Peru: April 21, 2005
Panama: April 29, 2005
Egypt: May 18, 2005
Netherlands: June 9, 2005
Slovakia: June 16, 2005
Uruguay: July 22, 2005
Israel: August 11, 2005
Indonesia: December 4, 2012 (internet)
United Kingdom: October 31, 2014 (re-release)
United States: October 31, 2014 (re-release)
Ecuador: April 23, 2021 (DVD premiere)
India: December 21, 2021 (internet)
Italy: November 2, 2023 (internet)
Turkey: May 30, 2025 (re-release)
United States: January 29, 2026 (Sundance Film Festival)

Awards

Box Office

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