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Saw III

Saw III

Horror · Thriller · Crime · 2006

Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detectives scramble to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon and Jeff Reinhart are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard.

Movie details

Saw III

“Suffering? You haven't seen anything yet...”

2006 Horror · Thriller · Crime 1h 48m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.4 / 10

Community rating

Jigsaw has disappeared. Along with his new apprentice Amanda, the puppet-master behind the cruel, intricate games that have terrified a community and baffled police has once again eluded capture and vanished. While city detectives scramble to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon and Jeff Reinhart are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Saw III?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Darren Lynn Bousman

Written by

Leigh Whannell · James Wan

Tobin Bell

Tobin Bell

John Kramer / Jigsaw

Shawnee Smith

Shawnee Smith

Amanda Young

Angus Macfadyen

Angus Macfadyen

Jeff Reinhart

Bahar Soomekh

Bahar Soomekh

Lynn Denlon

Donnie Wahlberg

Donnie Wahlberg

Eric Matthews

Dina Meyer

Dina Meyer

Kerry

Leigh Whannell

Leigh Whannell

Adam Radford

Court is in session

Put Saw III on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Cool Ironist

“Restraint trusts the audience.”

It leaves emotional space unlabelled, trusting viewers to notice what the characters cannot say aloud.

The prosecution The Sentimental Softie

“Distance mistaken for discipline.”

The chill may look elegant, but withholding a heartbeat is not the same as having complicated feelings.