Spiral (2020)

Original title

Spiral: From the Book of Saw

Directed by

Darren Lynn Bouseman

Genre

horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

R

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 2,308 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Police in a troubled precinct investigate a series of brutal murders that seem to be the work of a copycat killer inspired by the infamous Jigsaw. The detectives must race to stop the killer before more victims are trapped in deadly games.

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What happens

Spiral (or Spiral: From the Book of Saw) is a 2021 American horror thriller film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger. It serves as a spin-off, and is the ninth installment of the Saw film series. The film stars Chris Rock, Max Minghella, Marisol Nichols, and Samuel L. Jackson, and follows police efforts to stop a Jigsaw copycat killer. The original creators of the series, James Wan and Leigh Whannell, as well as Rock and series veteran Kevin Greutert, serve as executive producers. Talks of another Saw installment began after the release of Jigsaw (2017), with Rock wanting to branch out into the horror genre. The project was officially announced in May 2019, with Rock polishing a script by Stolberg and Goldfinger. The rest of the cast joined in July, with filming taking place in Toronto through that month and August. Scheduled to be released in May 2020, Spiral was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was theatrically released in the United States on May 14, 2021, by Lionsgate Films. The film grossed a total of $40.6 million against a budget of $20 million, becoming the lowest grossing installment in the franchise, and received mixed reviews from critics. A tenth installment, Saw X, was released in September 2023. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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