"Saw" is a 2004 American psychological horror-thriller film directed by James Wan and written by Leigh Whannell. The film stars Cary Elwes, Danny Glover, Ken Leung, and Monica Potter. The story follows two men, Dr. Lawrence Gordon and Adam, who find themselves chained in a dirty industrial bathroom with no recollection of how they got there. They soon discover that they are part of a sinister game designed by a serial killer known as Jigsaw.