Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- grim
- gruesome
- paranoid
- late night horror marathon
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the sequel a familiar and garish continuation of the Saw formula, with occasional suspense but little of the franchise's former shock or narrative freshness.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The investigation centers on whether John Kramer can still be alive after his death, while new murders imitate his methods.
The film uses flashback material alongside the contemporary murder investigation and trap sequence.
The new series of murders subjects victims to Jigsaw-style tests associated with sadism, guilt, and survival.
The film foregrounds lethal devices, death matches, torture, and explicit gore as its central set pieces.
Films like Jigsaw, and why
Saw III
shares splatter horror, elaborate death traps, police investigation, and twist-driven mystery
Saw V
shares survival horror, torture traps, sadistic moral tests, and an investigative frame
The Collector
shares crime horror, graphic killer puzzles, and an ensemble trapped in lethal trials
The Purge: Anarchy
shares graphic survival horror, murder investigation, and a legacy killer mystery
Movie Details
- Directors
- Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig
- Release Date
- 2017-10-25
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (4064)
Cast
- Tobin Bell
- Matt Passmore
- Callum Keith Rennie
- Hannah Emily Anderson
- Clé Bennett
- Laura Vandervoort
- Paul Braunstein
- Mandela Van Peebles
- Brittany Allen
- Josiah Black
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Jigsaw about?
- A police investigation into new Jigsaw-style murders becomes a graphic puzzle of legacy, imitation, and lethal moral punishment.
- What is Jigsaw like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Jigsaw as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Jigsaw violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Jigsaw as graphic.
- What did critics think of Jigsaw?
- Critics broadly found the sequel a familiar and garish continuation of the Saw formula, with occasional suspense but little of the franchise's former shock or narrative freshness.
- Which films are like Jigsaw?
- Films with a similar feel include Saw III, Saw V, The Collector, and The Purge: Anarchy.
- How long is Jigsaw?
- Jigsaw runs 91 minutes.
- Where can I watch Jigsaw?
- In United States, Jigsaw streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
