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Saw

Ten films, one of which is half a flashback and one of which arrived nineteen years late to sit second.

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Where to start with Saw

Release order and story order are the same for the first seven films and then come apart badly, because the eighth film is a flashback and the tenth is a prequel. Start at the beginning; the only real decision is where to slot Saw X.

  1. 1
    Saw (2004) Saw

    A small, cheap, almost single-room thriller that has very little in common with what the series turned into. Nothing before it, and it works completely on its own.

  2. 2
    Saw X (2023) Saw X

    Made nineteen years later but set weeks after the first film, and widely held to be the best since the original. Watching it second is what it was written for.

  3. 3
    Saw II (2005) Saw II

    Where the traps, the sequels and the running plot actually begin. From here to Saw 3D the films are one continuous story and release order is story order.

Then what? After that, III through Saw 3D run straight on in release order, with IV overlapping III rather than following it. Jigsaw and Spiral are both worth leaving until the end: Jigsaw hides half of itself in the past, and Spiral is a spin-off with an entirely new cast.

A suggested way in, not an official one. The full list is below — tick anything off in either place.

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