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The Number 23

  • 20072007
  • RR
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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The Number 23 (2007)
A man becomes obsessed by the number 23 in this home video trailer for the thriller
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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.
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
202K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,850
233
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    • Director
      • Joel Schumacher
    • Writer
      • Fernley Phillips
    • Stars
      • Jim Carrey
      • Virginia Madsen
      • Logan Lerman
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    • Director
      • Joel Schumacher
    • Writer
      • Fernley Phillips
    • Stars
      • Jim Carrey
      • Virginia Madsen
      • Logan Lerman
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    • 437User reviews
    • 214Critic reviews
    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

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    Jim Carrey in The Number 23 (2007)
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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
    • 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 At 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 reviews437

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    The Number 23!
    I remember when this film came out in 2007 but for some reason I didn't see it at the time, then i stumbled across it many years later in a cheap dvd store so grabbed it, I like Jim Carrey as a comic actor but as this was billed as a horror i was intrigued to see how he'd fare in this.

    Carrey stars as Walter Sparrow, a rather goofy, likeable animal control officer, and when he is bitten by a dog called Ned (which Sparrow comically refers to as nasty evil dog) it caused him to be late while meeting his wife in a bookstore, she then advises him to read a fairly old, scrappy looking book called "The Number 23", by Topsy Krets, so he does and is soon enthralled by the book, noting similarities between his own life, including the name/nickname of the books main character, "Fingerling".

    The more Walter reads of the story he comes across a character called "the suicide blonde", who explains that the number 23 is cursed and appears everywhere around her, as he reads this, Walter too becomes obsessed with the number, as well as the main character, who he is convinced is somehow about him, his wife dismisses the idea but his son seems to agree with him and Walter is determined to find out more as well as track down the elusive Topsy Kretts, who it seems has no other body of work except for the novel Walter is reading, and a clerk at a bookstore, finds no information on Kretts.

    As the story unfolds, it appears there is more to the whole story than meets the eye, as dark turns and twists occur, and we get an insight into Walters past, and just why he thinks the novel is somehow based on his life.

    The film for me definitely lost a bit of steam as it went on, the constant flashes of Walter, as fingerling interacting with characters in the book became somewhat distracting after a while, and the more you learned about 23 it kind of took away the mystery, however the film was enjoyable in parts, and I did enjoy Carreys performance, even though I kept thinking he'd go full on rubberface mode (he didn't), it bought some humour into a somewhat bleak story.

    Overall this film wasn't that good, but it was decent and I did thoroughly enjoy the first half hour or so, and I don't regret watching it I wouldn't go too far out of my way to endorse either.

    6/10 Very mild recommendation.
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    • beermonsteruk
    • May 27, 2020

    FAQ4

    • Why did Walter Sparrow's wife choose that book for him?
    • Was this film shot on HD or film?
    • What song plays when Fingerling first meets Fabrizia by the burning car?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 23, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • WarnerBros.com
    • Languages
      • English
      • Chinese
    • Also known as
      • Số 23 Bí Ẩn
    • Filming locations
      • Pasadena, California, USA
    • 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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