The 'Saw' franchise is one of the longest-running horror series 2004’s Saw remains one of the most influential horror movies of the modern era. In the film, a sadistic killer known as Jigsaw kidnaps ...

Overall, the first movie set up plotlines that would become more important later, such as Amanda Young's (Shawnee Smith) and Dr. Lawrence Gordon's (Elwes) introduction to Jigsaw's twisted philosophy.