Hello, Saw fan. The Google algorithm says you want to play a game. You must watch all nine Saw movies—including Spiral: From the Book of Saw—before Saw X, the tenth film, comes out (Friday, September 29).
The key to watching the Saw movies in order lies below in automatically updating JustWatch links that tell you which streaming services and video-on-demand services have the films available to stream, rent, or buy.
Fail to complete the task in time and— Well, our compliance department (lawyers) won’t let us kill you. But it’s still game over, as you must walk the Earth forever with the stench of failure trailing behind you.
Pro tip: Watching every Saw movie in order will take 16 hours and 18 minutes. That should give you plenty of time to saw off your foot. Watching every Saw movie in order will take 16 hours and 18 minutes. That should give you plenty of time to saw off your foot.
What are the Saw movies?
In Saw (2004), Leigh Whannell and James Wan introduced the world to John “Jigsaw” Kramer. A complicated man, Kramer has a big brain, unlimited resources, terminal cancer, and a lust for life. Before dying, he wants to teach others to love life or correct behavior by escaping Kramer’s killer contraptions. That rarely happens, though, ‘cause Saw’s sloppy, gut-wrenching kills are the main attraction.
Critics tend to hate the now nine-film series (average Rotten Tomatoes score: 29%), with most dismissing the films as torture porn. Fans disagree (average RT audience score: 64%), which is why a 10th film, Saw X, will hit theaters Friday, September 29.
How to watch the Saw movies in order
There are two ways to approach watching the Saw movies in order: by release date or chronologically according to the events in the films.
See below for automatically updating links from JustWatch.com. They’ll show you where to stream, rent, or buy the Saw movies via on-demand streaming TV services or video-on-demand (VOD) retailers like Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV+.
Pro tip: Are you a completist? Include the proof-of-concept short film Saw 0.5 (2003) when you watch all the Saw movies in order. Note: The short isn’t canon, so you can skip it.
Where to watch Saw X (October 6, 2023)
Saw X hits theaters this Friday (September 29). We’re unsure if the film will be available for early-access on-demand streaming. Rumor has it, though, that Saw X will stream on STARZ in March 2024. Rumors are rumors, though, so don’t hold us to that, K?
How to watch the Saw movies in chronological order
I want to play another game. Let’s watch the Saw movies in chronological order. But how do you do that with 10 non-linear, flashback-loaded films? It’s not as hard as it sounds—but you’ll have to make a choice.
Pro tip: Chronological order is best for making a series re-watch interesting. If you’ve never seen the Saw movies, watch them in release order first.
Since Jigsaw (2017) is part prequel, part sequel, you have options. Watch it first, and you’ll see Saw’s beginning and ending before the meat of the series. Or watch it in order (after Saw 3D), and the prequel parts remain flashbacks.
List of Saw movies in chronological order
- Option A: Jigsaw (2017)
- Saw (2004)
- Saw X (2023)
- Saw II (2005)
- Saw III (2006)
- Saw IV (2007)
- Saw V (2008)
- Saw VI (2009)
- Saw 3D (2010)
- Option B: Jigsaw (2017)
- Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021)
How to rent or buy the Saw movies digitally
If any of the Saw movies aren’t on your streaming services, you can still rent or buy the Saw movies from video-on-demand (VOD) retailers using the JustWatch links above.
Rental pricing for the first nine Saw movies is $3.99–$4.99, while purchase prices are $5.99–$17.99, depending on your resolution preferences. If Saw X comes to early-access streaming, expect to pay $19.99 to rent it and $24.99 to buy it.
