Movies Like Saw

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Saw

2004·1h 43m·★ 7.6·James Wan

TMDB recommendsDir. James WanThemes: hospital, torture

The Killing of a Sacred Deer

2017·2h 1m·★ 7.0·Yorgos Lanthimos

Themes: paralysis, hospitalFans also liked

Silent Hill

2006·2h 5m·★ 6.5·Christophe Gans

TMDB recommendsThemes: hospital, torture

Alive

2018·1h 31m·★ 5.3·Rob Grant

Themes: hospital, tortureFans also likedHorror & Thriller

Saw III

2006·1h 48m·★ 6.2·Darren Lynn Bousman

TMDB recommendsStarring Leigh WhannellHorror & Thriller

28 Days Later

2002·1h 53m·★ 7.5·Danny Boyle

TMDB recommendsHorror & Thriller

Insidious

2011·1h 42m·★ 6.8·James Wan

Starring Leigh WhannellDir. James WanHorror & Thriller

Insidious: Chapter 2

2013·1h 46m·★ 6.6·James Wan

Starring Leigh WhannellDir. James WanHorror & Thriller

Guinea Pig: Devil's Experiment

1985·43m·★ 3.6·Satoru Ogura

Themes: short film, torture

The Experiment

2001·2h·★ 7.7·Oliver Hirschbiegel

TMDB recommends

Curve

2016·10m·★ 6.6·Tim Egan

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The Treatment

2014·2h 11m·★ 7.1·Hans Herbots

TMDB recommends

Saw II

2005·1h 33m·★ 6.6·Darren Lynn Bousman

TMDB recommends

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore

2017·1h 36m·★ 6.9·Macon Blair

TMDB recommends

Captive

2020·1h 29m·★ 5.4·Savvas Christou

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Whisper

2007·1h 34m·★ 5.7·Stewart Hendler

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The Cabinet of Caligari

1962·1h 46m·★ 5.8·Roger Kay

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Don't Move

2024·1h 32m·★ 5.8·Adam Schindler

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Locked

2025·1h 35m·★ 5.7·David Yarovesky

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Eradication

2022·1h 24m·★ 4.2·Daniel Byers

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How Good Is Saw?

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