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98:Brett Forbes
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1022:Screen Rant
445:Andrea Roth
404:Collector.
325:Andrea Roth
307:written by
305:horror film
284:$ 3 million
159:Brandon Cox
129:Andrea Roth
92:Produced by
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1365:Categories
1142:Metacritic
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1053:2023-09-28
1048:ScreenRant
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899:Cane, Clay
877:Metacritic
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679:References
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260:90 minutes
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195:Production
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722:Variety
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353:to the
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276:English
265:Country
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1316:(2010)
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1308:(2009)
1305:Saw VI
1300:(2009)
1292:(2008)
1284:(2008)
1276:(2007)
1273:Saw IV
1268:(2005)
1249:(2024)
1241:(2022)
1233:(2016)
1225:(2012)
1217:(2009)
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1072:Horror
492:as Roy
335:, and
281:Budget
1289:Saw V
1265:Feast
651:Notes
1131:IMDb
1029:2021
975:2009
942:2009
885:2009
858:2020
780:2009
747:2009
703:2022
570:film
427:Cast
384:Plot
311:and
1348:Saw
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