Every Saw Movie Ranked From Worst To Best

Up to and including Jigsaw.

By Jack Pooley /

Lionsgate

The Saw franchise is alive and well. Jigsaw decisively won this past weekend's box office, pretty much ensuring that a ninth entry into the series will be on the way next Halloween, whether you like it or not.

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Whatever your verdict on the franchise as a whole, it's hard to argue with its success and legacy, truly enduring as the one legitimate successor to classic horror series such as Halloween, Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street.

With Saw fandom being as intensely passionate as it is, it's safe to say that opinion is heavily divided on the standing of the eight movies: some favour the increasingly gory and absurd nature of the later entries, while others prefer the relative simplicity of the earlier movies.

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Which movie is the best? When did the series jump the shark? And how exactly does Jigsaw stack up compared to its predecessors? It's time to find out...