Saw V
Movie, 2008, The Successors
Saw V is #5 of 10 in release order and #6 of 10 in chronological order in the Saw.
The story
Following 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.
Saw V recap
Agent Peter Strahm survives the trap Hoffman left him in by cutting a hole in his own throat, and Hoffman, posing as a survivor, is hailed as a hero for closing the Jigsaw case. Strahm suspects him and digs through Hoffman's past. Flashbacks show that Hoffman killed his sister's murderer, Seth Baxter, in a fake Jigsaw trap, and that John Kramer found out and recruited him. Meanwhile five people wake in a sewer with collars on their necks: Ashley, Brit, Charles, Luba and Mallick. A tape tells them to do the opposite of their instincts. Each room has a trap that rewards cooperation, but they turn on one another, and three die. The survivors, Brit and Mallick, realise they are all connected to a building fire that killed eight people. Strahm is suspended by his boss, Dan Erickson, and finds Hoffman at the nerve gas house.
Saw V ending explained
Strahm locks Hoffman in a glass box, not realising it is the safe place, and is crushed to death by closing walls, framed as Jigsaw's accomplice. Brit and Mallick each give blood by putting an arm in a saw and survive, and Erickson finds them. The tape left for Strahm explains that if he did not trust the game, he would die and be framed as the accomplice. Hoffman watches Strahm die from inside the box, now free of suspicion, and the case is closed in his favour.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Saw V
Saw V isn't on a US streaming service right now. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 5.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 13%
Where it fits
What to watch before Saw V
In release order, the essentials before Saw V (2008) are Saw (2004), Saw II (2005), Saw III (2006), and Saw IV (2007).
Cast
- Tobin Bell as Jigsaw / John
- Costas Mandylor as Mark Hoffman
- Scott Patterson as Agent Strahm
- Betsy Russell as Jill
- Julie Benz as Brit
- Meagan Good as Luba
- Mark Rolston as Dan Erickson
- Carlo Rota as Charles
- Greg Bryk as Mallick
- Laura Gordon as Ashley
- Joris Jarsky as Seth
- Mike Butters as Paul
Directed by David Hackl.