
Movies that feel likeJigsaw (2017)
If you loved Jigsaw, the closest films we have are The Ritual (2017), The Lodge (2020) and Lights Out (2016). All three share Jigsaw's dread and unsettling feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Absentia (2011).
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If Jigsaw hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: Saw (2004) · Saw II (2005) · Saw III (2006) · Saw IV (2007) · Saw V (2008) · Saw VI (2009)

The same mix in both: dread, then unease
The difference: Critics rated this one higher still

Twisty where it counts, melancholy underneath

Horror with a pulse of dread, in both cases


Horror built on twists, twice over


The same preoccupation in both: flashback
The difference: Sits closer to drama than Jigsaw does

Dread-soaked horror, and it commits to that
The difference: Leans harder into thriller than Jigsaw does

Unsettling mystery, and it commits to that

Both keep coming back to the same thing: death

Common ground: gore
The difference: Trades the melancholy of Jigsaw for an angle of its own

Both sit in the same twisty register
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