The Number 23

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6.413

R

Genre: Thriller Mystery Crime
Release year: 2007
Running time: 97 min
Country: Germany

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.

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Jim Carrey
Walter Sparrow / Fingerling
Rhona Mitra
Laura Tollins
Logan Lerman
Robin Sparrow
Danny Huston
Isaac French / Dr. Miles Phoenix
Virginia Madsen
Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
Lynn Collins
Suicide Blonde / Mrs. Dobkins / Young Fingerling's Mother
Mark Pellegrino
Kyle Finch
Patricia Belcher
Dr. Alice Mortimer

Joel Schumacher
Director
Bill Corso
Makeup Department Head
Toby Emmerich
Executive Producer
Donald Dowd
Casting Consultant
Mali Finn
Casting
Jon H. Epstein
Stunts
Harry Gregson-Williams
Original Music Composer
Matthew Libatique
Director of Photography

JPV852 11/28/2025 2:49:23AM 8.4

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**

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