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Saw | In what order should I watch all the movies in the franchise?
We take a look at the main events of one of the most popular horror movie sagas; don’t let Jigsaw fool you!
The Saw franchise has become a cult film saga within the horror genre. From the first to the last, a story that takes place over 15 years and tells the tale of fear and panic of a series of characters condemned to suffer the most outlandish atrocities devised by Jigsaw, the villain in the shadows. But with so many movies (9 so far) and so many characters and situations, it is difficult to follow the thread of their stories without getting lost among so much blood and death traps.
Saw: One of the most successful horror sagas in history
Therefore, we offer you below the chronological order of the main events of the Saw film saga, since all the films are intertwined on a plot level and it makes no sense to establish an order of the films without delving into the complex script. Let’s see which events of the different movies we have to follow in order not to lose track of Jigsaw.
Saw chronological order
- Saw IV | John Kramer and Jill Tuck expect their first child and open a rehabilitation clinic. Origin of the Jigsaw puppet.
- Saw VI | A drug addict, Cecil, raids the clinic and causes Jill’s abortion with one punch.
- Saw VIII | Due to a misdiagnosis, John Kramer does not know he has cancer.
- Saw | John discovers he has cancer in Dr. Gordon’s office.
- Saw VI | John confronts the insurance company that refuses to pay for cancer treatment.
- Saw II | John attempts suicide, but is unsuccessful.
- Saw IV | Jill discovers John’s macabre game and they separate; Cecil dies.
- Saw VIII | The diagnosing doctor survives and becomes an accomplice.
- Saw | John kidnaps Cecil’s girlfriend, Amanda Young, and passes the test.
- Saw II | Amanda joins John in his games of death.
- Saw V | Detective Hoffman mimics John’s death games to get revenge on his sister’s killer.
- Saw VII | Bobby Dagen writes a book about his survival of John’s death games.
- Saw V | John and Detective Hoffman kidnap another patient from the clinic; John frames Dr. Gordon to throw off the scent of a cop on his trail: David Tapp.
- Saw and Saw III | Mark Rodriguez dies in evidence of John’s death. David Tapp discovers evidence of Dr. Gordon in Mark’s test.
- Saw VII | Bobby Dagen succeeds with his book and creates a conflict with John.
- Saw | Paul dies and Detective Hoffman kidnaps Dr. Gordon.
- Saw III | Amanda kidnaps Adam.
- Saw | John simulates his death and the first trial of death begins.
- Saw VII | Hoffman saves Matt Gibson’s life.
- Saw VIII | Logan Nelson uses John’s voice and ideas to continue the death games.
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Saw Saga Order by Release Date
Below you will find the order of the Saw movies according to their release date, a saga that originated in a 2003 short film directed by James Wan himself.
- Saw (2004)
- Saw II (2005)
- Saw Rebirth - Animated short (2005)
- Saw III (2006)
- Saw IV (2007)
- Saw V (2008)
- Saw VI (2009)
- Saw VII 3D (2010)
- Saw VIII (2017)
- Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021)