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Saw V is a 2008 American splatter film directed by David Hackl. The screenplay was written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, with production handled by James Wan and Leigh Whannell. The cast includes Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Scott Patterson, and Betsy Russell. The film was produced by Twisted Pictures and Mandate Pictures, distributed by Lionsgate Films and Netflix, and filmed in Toronto. It is part of the Saw series and features music by Charlie Clouser and editing by Kevin Greutert.
The movie has a runtime of 92 minutes, though some sources list it as 95 minutes. It was released on October 23, 2008, with a budget of $10,800,000 and a revenue of $118,209,778. The film is in the English language and is classified as a horror and thriller. Its tagline is "You won't believe how it ends."
Review scores vary across platforms, including a 5.8 rating from 148,576 votes on IMDb, a 6.172 average from 3,794 votes on TMDb, and a 3.1/10 score from other aggregators. The film is available in video on demand format.
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6.2Following Jigsaw's grisly demise, Detective Mark Hoffman is commended as a hero, but Agent Strahm is suspicious, and delves into Hoffman's past. Meanwhile, another group of people are put through a series of gruesome tests.
Cast
- Tobin Bell as John Kramer / Jigsaw
- Costas Mandylor as Mark Hoffman
- Scott Patterson as Agent Strahm
- Betsy Russell as Jill Tuck
- Julie Benz as Brit
- Meagan Good as Luba
Themes
- nazi
- sadism
- serial killer
- police corruption
- torture
- pig mask
- survival horror
- death of sister
- death match
- mind game
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Key facts
- Directed by
- David Hackl
- Screenplay by
- Patrick Melton Marcus Dunstan
- Produced by
- Gregg Hoffman Oren Koules Mark Burg
- Starring
- Tobin Bell Costas Mandylor Scott Patterson Betsy Russell Mark Rolston Julie Benz Carlo Rota Meagan Good
- Cinematography
- David A. Armstrong
- Edited by
- Kevin Greutert
- Music by
- Charlie Clouser
- Production company
- Twisted Pictures
- Distributed by
- Lionsgate Films
- Release date
- October 24, 2008 ( 2008-10-24 )
- Running time
- 92 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $10.8 million
- Box office
- $118.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- splatter film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Series
- Saw
- Director
- David Hackl
- Screenwriter
- Marcus Dunstan
- Composer
- Charlie Clouser
- Producer
- Leigh Whannell
- Production company
- Twisted Pictures
- Filming location
- Toronto
- Duration
- 92
- FilmAffinity ID
- 245530
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.lionsgate.com/movies/saw-5
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- publication date
- 2008-10-31
- title
- Saw V
- distributed by
- Netflix
- film editor
- Kevin Greutert
- review score
- 20/100
- assessment
- Bechdel test
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Encyclopedic overview
Saw V is a 2008 American horror film directed by David Hackl, in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. A sequel to Saw IV (2007) and the fifth installment in the Saw film series, it stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Scott Patterson, Betsy Russell, Mark Rolston, Julie Benz, Carlo Rota, and Meagan Good.
The plot follows FBI Agent Peter Strahm (Patterson) investigating the murders committed by the Jigsaw Killer (Bell), but as he delves deeper into the case, he realizes that the murders are part of a larger, more intricate plot. Meanwhile, Jigsaw's accomplice, Mark Hoffman (Mandylor), has been promoted to lieutenant and is tasked with leading the investigation into the Jigsaw murders. However, as Strahm gets closer to the truth, he becomes the target of Jigsaw's traps.
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