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Saw III

Saw III

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20066.41h 48m

Overview

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 scrambles to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon and Jeff Reinhart are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard.

Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman
Written by Leigh Whannell, James Wan
Produced by Mark Burg, Oren Koules, Gregg Hoffman
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $164.9M

Top Cast

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 Stanheight

Mpho Koaho

Mpho Koaho

Timothy Young

Barry Flatman

Barry Flatman

Judge Halden

Lyriq Bent

Lyriq Bent

Rigg

Themes & Keywords

sadismbrain tumorsuffocationtorturesurvival horrordeath matchmutilationmind gamebrain surgerydeath gameharsh

About Saw III

Saw III is a horror, thriller, crime film released in 2006 exploring themes of sadism, brain tumor, suffocation, torture, survival horror, death match. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, it stars Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Angus Macfadyen. 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 scrambles to locate him, Doctor Lynn Denlon and Jeff Reinhart are unaware that they are about to become the latest pawns on his vicious chessboard.

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