The Number 23

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The Number 23

"First it takes hold of your mind...then it takes hold of your life."

2007 • 1h 37m • ★ 6.4 (3,434 votes) Released

Thriller Mystery Crime

Animal control officer Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego seem to arise.

Director

Joel Schumacher

Screenplay

Fernley Phillips

Rating

6.4

Runtime

97 min

Budget

$30.0M

Revenue

$77.7M

Profit/Loss

+47.7M

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Firm Films

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JPV852

★ 6/10 • Nov 28, 2025

Very dark mystery-drama at a time (IIRC) Jim Carrey moved to doing more drama based movies. I had seen this one before probably back in 2007 but don't remember a whole lot. It's an okay film and Carrey for his part was fine, however Virginia Madsen was smoking hot. The movie did at least keep my attention until the end but not sure I'd revisit again. **3.0/5**

Keywords

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