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The Number 23

  • 2007
  • 14A
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
213K
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POPULARITY
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Jim Carrey in The Number 23 (2007)
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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.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.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
  • Writer
    • Fernley Phillips
  • Stars
    • Jim Carrey
    • Virginia Madsen
    • Logan Lerman
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    213K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,557
    206
    • Director
      • Joel Schumacher
    • Writer
      • Fernley Phillips
    • Stars
      • Jim Carrey
      • Virginia Madsen
      • Logan Lerman
    • 451User reviews
    • 216Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

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    The Number 23 Scene: Paranoia
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    The Number 23 Scene: Did You Read This?
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    The Number 23 Scene: Wild Conclusions
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    The Number 23 Scene: Fingerling
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    Jim Carrey
    Jim Carrey
    • Walter Sparrow…
    Virginia Madsen
    Virginia Madsen
    • Agatha Sparrow…
    Logan Lerman
    Logan Lerman
    • Robin Sparrow
    Danny Huston
    Danny Huston
    • Isaac French…
    Lynn Collins
    Lynn Collins
    • Suicide Blonde…
    Rhona Mitra
    Rhona Mitra
    • Laura Tollins
    Michelle Arthur
    Michelle Arthur
    • Sybil
    Mark Pellegrino
    Mark Pellegrino
    • Kyle Flinch
    Paul Butcher
    Paul Butcher
    • Young Fingerling…
    David Stifel
    David Stifel
    • Hotel Clerk
    Corey Stoll
    Corey Stoll
    • Sergeant Burns
    Ed Lauter
    Ed Lauter
    • Father Sebastian
    Troy Kotsur
    Troy Kotsur
    • Barnaby
    Walter Soo Hoo
    • Chinese Restaurant Owner
    Patricia Belcher
    Patricia Belcher
    • Dr. Alice Mortimer
    Rudolph Willrich
    Rudolph Willrich
    • Dr. Nathaniel
    John Fink
    John Fink
    • Young Walter's Father…
    Julie Remala
    • Mail Clerk
    • Director
      • Joel Schumacher
    • Writer
      • Fernley Phillips
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Jim Carrey claims to have been obsessed with The Number 23 long before being a part of the movie. His production company is called JC 23 Entertainment. It was coincidence that his father was an accountant and he played the saxophone, like his character in the movie.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 10 mins) After Walter and his son have found the buried skeleton only to return with the police to find it gone, they are met by his wife, whose hands are clean. However as they drive home Walter notices her hands are very dirty.
    • Quotes

      Walter Sparrow: There's no such thing as destiny. There are only different choices. Some choices are easy, some aren't. Those are the really important ones, the ones that define us as people.

    • Alternate versions
      Unrated version runs 3-4 minutes longer.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Music & Lyrics/Bridge to Terabithia/Breach/Black Snake Moan/The Lives of Others (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Blue Christmas
      Written by Billy Hayes (as Bill Hayes) and Jay Johnson (as Jay W. Johnson)

      Performed by Dean Martin

      Courtesy of Capitol Records

      Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

    User reviews451

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Overall I think this movie is a little underrated and deserves a solid score and I'd strongly recommend seeing this once
    The Number 23 (2007) is a movie I recently watched on Tubi. The storyline follows a family that becomes fascinated by a unique book. The husband as he reads the book finds he can uniquely relate to many aspects of the storyline and begins thinking the book is about him. His wife tries to keep him from ruining their family with his obsession but the more he digs the more he appears to be losing his mind.... This movie is directed by Joel Schumacher (A Time to Kill) and stars Jim Carey (Ace Venture), Virginia Madsen (Candyman), Danny Huston (The Aviator) and Corey Stoll (Ant-man). The storyline for this is very clever and intricate. I absolutely loved seeing Carey in this role and don't think they could have picked a better leading actor. The script was very good and Carey delivered a very relatable character. The murder mystery aspects were fairly intense and you have doubts right up till the end of the movie. I also loved how this movie concluded, very smart. Overall I think this movie is a little underrated and deserves a solid 8/10 score and I'd strongly recommend seeing this once.
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    • Jun 30, 2021

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 23, 2007 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • WarnerBros.com
    • Languages
      • English
      • Chinese
    • Also known as
      • Le nombre 23
    • Filming locations
      • Pasadena, California, USA(bookstore location)
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Contrafilm
      • Firm Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $35,193,167
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,107,000
      • Feb 25, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $77,677,553
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 38 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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