Overview
A desperate man's quest for a miracle cure leads him into a web of deception and horror.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- grim
- sadistic
- tense
- halloween night
- late night horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed it as one of the strongest Saw entries, praising its clearer storytelling and Tobin Bell's performance while retaining the franchise's signature torture spectacle.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
John Kramer subjects the fraudulent medical team to meticulously designed traps that drive the film's set pieces.
Kramer's response to the cancer scam combines revenge against the con artists with his recurring claims about moral choice.
The central conflict exposes an elaborate fake cancer-treatment operation targeting desperate patients.
The film presents lavishly staged, mechanically intricate injuries and bodily ordeals as its primary visual spectacle.
Films like Saw X, and why
Saw
Shares elaborate torture traps, moralized killer mythology, mystery plotting, and graphic horror.
Saw II
Combines serial-killer investigation, puzzle-box suspense, graphic violence, and franchise mythology.
Hostel
Features sadistic trap design, criminal deception, and revenge-driven horror thriller tension.
Movie Details
- Director
- Kevin Greutert
- Release Date
- 2023-09-27
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (2490)
Cast
- Tobin Bell
- Shawnee Smith
- Synnøve Macody Lund
- Steven Brand
- Renata Vaca
- Joshua Okamoto
- Octavio Hinojosa Martínez
- Paulette Hernández
- Jorge Briseño
- Costas Mandylor
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- 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 Saw X about?
- A terminally ill man answers a fraudulent cancer cure with a meticulously engineered campaign of moralized torture.
- What is Saw X like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Saw X as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Saw X violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Saw X as graphic.
- What did critics think of Saw X?
- Critics broadly viewed it as one of the strongest Saw entries, praising its clearer storytelling and Tobin Bell's performance while retaining the franchise's signature torture spectacle.
- Which films are like Saw X?
- Films with a similar feel include Saw, Saw II, and Hostel.
- How long is Saw X?
- Saw X runs 118 minutes.
- Where can I watch Saw X?
- In United States, Saw X streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
