Every James Wan Movie Ranked From Worst To Best

10. Dead Silence

Rather than return to direct Saw II, Wan ventured off to make his own original horror film with Saw writer Leigh Whannell.

Dead Silence follows a young widower (Ryan Kwanten) returning to his hometown in pursuit of answers about his wife's mysterious, grotesque death, and how it all relates to a ventriloquist dummy called Billy.

Though certainly Wan's worst film, this has had an army of defenders ever since it was released back in 2007, with its cheerleaders praising its slick style, spooky atmosphere, and campy tone.

True as all that may be, Dead Silence falls down hard in the story and character departments, and feels far more like a hired-gun project than something wrought from a place of real creativity.

It does get credit, though, for its absolutely bonkers final plot twist, which won't be spoiled here because it's absolutely worth watching the movie for.