Murder by Numbers (2002)
Faced with the challenge of solving a "perfect murder," homicide detective Cassie Mayweather (Bullock) is forced to face and free herself from the tormented past she buried long ago. (Warner Bros.)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Barbet Schroeder
Written By: Tony Gayton
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Chris Penn, Ryan Gosling, Ben Chaplin, Michael Pitt, Agnes Bruckner, Tom Verica, R.D. Call
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
Country: USA
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Murder by Numbers belongs to 8 collections
1. Psychotic gay/bisexual men (collaborative: moderated by mattburgess - 2 stars)
2. the perfect murder (collaborative: moderated by livelove - 2 stars)
3. Clint Mansell (composer) (collaborative: moderated by djross - 1 star)
4. Leopold & Loeb (collaborative: moderated by djross)
5. Sissy villain (collaborative: moderated by mattburgess)
6. 2002: Year in Review (public: polanski28)
7. My Movie Collection (public: elhenzo)
8. Unofficially Beating The World Record For Most Films Watched in a Year (public: EsperHart)
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| May 06, 2022 |  |
War Machine | 64 35th |
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| Jun 23, 2021 | law | 70 84th |
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It's a competent mystery thriller. Yes, Sandra Bullock and the B-plot bring a sometimes silly sheen to this, which occasionally draws you out of the movie, but the procedural elements are engaging, and the chemistry between the two killers is electric.
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| Aug 06, 2018 |  |
Yoshinaruto | 65 56th |
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Mildly amusing and clever, although Bullock’s character is a relatively unlikeable protagonist. I was entertained for most of it, the weakest parts are the out of nowhere baboon and the oddly cheesy feeling I got from the abandoned house (the exterior shots felt like they used a green screen or something). The climax was pretty entertaining even if it wasn’t “good”.
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| Apr 08, 2017 |  |
metalhank | 44 7th |
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This could have been so much better. Bullock is miscast for this role, and you can see that two young Pitt and Gosling have the beginnings of much better stuff to come.
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| Dec 06, 2015 |  |
alanstrang | 40 18th |
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still thinking about the baboon.
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| Nov 30, 2014 |  |
dunbar | 50 13th |
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Gosling and Pitt put some life into their characters, though sadly don't get to make out. Bullock is a crumbling piece of wood, which rather fittingly is where one of her final scenes takes place. The "perfect" crime and police work involved is all quite laughable and the whole movie would've been better if it chose to not "unravel" things in such a pedestrian way and instead let Gosling and Pitt's characters self-destruct on their own, perhaps in some post-coital fit of jealousy or some such.
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| May 12, 2013 |  |
Pickpocket | 6 55th |
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Maybe my favorite Bullock movie (a difficult feat to achieve /s) but it will piss you off if you've ever seen 4 movies before how this ends. Such a missed opportunity! Pretty solid and always entertaining but would've been much more interesting if the writing was better and/or they actually get away with it
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| Apr 29, 2013 |  |
Wezzo | 69 23rd |
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More like MOVIE BY NUMBERS hahahahaha oh I slay myself. Speaking of slaying, Ryan Gosling and Michael Pitt kill some poor woman in this film, and their performances as the cold-hearted killers outact Bullock's below-par performance here every day of the week and twice on Sundays. Still, while the on-screen talent is mixed, and this is no original plot, it's certainly more than fun enough to watch once.
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| Apr 10, 2012 |  |
zae | 20 2nd |
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Good chemistry between the two boys, but that's about all this film has going for it.
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| Dec 30, 2011 |  |
SeanBerndorff | 30 6th |
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Amazing how much Gosling, Bullock and in some degree Pitt has grown since this... A solid but very "by the numbers" thriller that never gets exciting.
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| May 13, 2011 | Murravener | 73 31st |
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Not a bad little thriller, but for the cast it has, it didn't quite live up to its full potential. Gosling and Bullock make due with the mediocre script they had to work with and this is worth the 100 minutes if you can find them.
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| Oct 19, 2010 |  |
SlantMag | 25 61st |
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"Forget the misleading title, what's with the unexplained baboon cameo?" - Ed Gonzalez
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| Oct 16, 2010 |  |
hellboy76 | 54 18th |
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Pretty boring thriller, the young actors actually carry this, well them and the baboon (wtf?).
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| Mar 11, 2010 |  |
AgentSnipe | 76 45th |
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Frustrating at times. Like a long, drawn-out version of a Law & Order episode. Ryan Gosling & Michael Pitt are pretty good at being creepy teens though.
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| Nov 13, 2009 |  |
begoniabol | 45 41st |
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After seeing this movie 1 million times, it gets boring (this movie comes once or twice every year..). I guess it's not the worst movie I've ever seen, but not the best either. I do admit that ehm.. one of the actors is nice to look at
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| Oct 18, 2009 |  |
cloak | 20 12th |
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gosling licking bullock's face in a sociopathic frenzy right before death = priceless
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| Aug 26, 2009 |  |
gsb | 68 35th |
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Would've been better if it scrapped Sandra Bullock's entire storyline and focused on the symbiotic relationship between Justin and Richard. The homoerotic subtext was pretty thrilling, I won't lie. You can barely call it subtext though. I was 13 watching this movie and all I kept thinking " OMG they are totally going to start making out."
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| Aug 09, 2009 |  |
Okkervil | 28 19th |
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Crappy thriller. Low production values, clumsy direction, poor acting, etc, etc...
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| Jul 18, 2009 | mayonnaise85 | 55 14th |
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it's good until everything starts going wrong - which is only noticeable in the end.
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| May 15, 2009 |  |
nandorizzi | 50 36th |
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A semi-entertaining movie. But it is very commonplace, those who do not add anything new, not very surprising.
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| Mar 04, 2009 |  |
cult_of_same | 65 79th |
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While this is your standard cop who is trying to figure out the killers and thus becomes a potential victim movie, it had enough originality with the characters to be refreshing.
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| Jan 30, 2009 |  |
Jeb | 20 13th |
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God, I wish Bullock would come to her senses and kill herself.
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| Jan 26, 2009 |  |
eric-jan | 65 30th |
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Cool thriller with Bullock.
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| Jan 15, 2009 | PirateKitty | 55 10th |
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(shrugs) it's ok
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| Dec 02, 2008 |  |
Fake Shemp | 53 38th |
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[SUPPORTED THEATRICALLY]
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| Mar 06, 2008 | dayn | 30 13th |
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ok
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| Feb 12, 2008 | lucky7 | 33 32nd |
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well the title def. fits! sandra bullock is a really bad actress and the other actors really don't do the movie justice. not a bad concept and i give them props for trying. but they pretty much failed miserably.
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| Oct 11, 2007 |  |
ajeckertdo | 85 38th |
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A wicked little homoerotic suspenser.
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| Oct 05, 2007 |  |
aarona1c | 55 49th |
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It's an okay mystery/suspense yarn. I gave it more points than it deserves, mostly because I like to see Sandra Bullock stretching out a little bit. She does a pretty good job with what she had to deal with. The script was fairly predictable and the pacing was slow. I wish we could have delved into her past a little less, instead just allowing us to fill in the blanks on our own.
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| Aug 21, 2007 | st_fly | 1 5th |
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Crap
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| Aug 14, 2007 | gibberish | 50 7th |
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It has a passable murder plot, but the romantic element is completely unbelievable and Bullock's performance is rather sub-par.
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
djross | 20 3rd |
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Junk.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | Vestige | 70 21st |
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I would've liked it much better if it didn't focus so much on Sandra Bullock's cheesy storyline.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | citysqwirl | 75 54th |
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Quite involving. Bullock plays an emotional wounded cop very believably, and the kids are chilling.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | pepe1958 | 73 46th |
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Usual woman-in-jeapordy thriller, with Bullock as police detective investigating murders in the Leopold-Loeb vein; Gosling and Pitt are marvelous as the young killers.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | Christophilm | 45 32nd |
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Great acting by Ryan Gosling and Michael Pitt. They save the film from a major disaster
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| Aug 14, 2007 | spoonerspot | 75 27th |
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Why does everyone want to beat the cops?
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
fudgieb | 75 33rd |
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In school, a 75 is a C.
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
fuxoft | 50 24th |
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Bad Sandra Bullock, good boy actors.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | Pootie | 60 29th |
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competant thriller
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| Jun 14, 2007 |  |
Bunyas | 57 24th |
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Reduced my ranking to 57 from 60 after second viewing on February 2021..
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| Jun 10, 2007 |  |
PeaceAnarchy | 67 19th |
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Not too bad, but nothing special either. The premise has been done before and much better, but it's still decently entertaining.
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| May 18, 2007 |  |
Kain424 | 20 4th |
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The kids were cool until it was revealed that they weren't. Stupid ending.
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| May 10, 2007 |  |
kubricksucks | 55 7th |
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the ending is really annoying
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| May 02, 2007 |  |
brando814 | 5 6th |
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There's a scene where a big red ass baboon makes an appearance and contrary to what you may be thinking it is not the audience or Bullock but an actual one.
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| Feb 17, 2007 |  |
doctor7 | 9 4th |
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Absolutely awful cliche' garbage. Bullock's character learns life lessons and passes them onto the criminals dramatically at the end of the movie. Mind numbingly bad!
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| Feb 07, 2007 |  |
MartinTeller | 34 3rd |
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Mostly awful thriller.
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| Average Percentile 30.86% from 1542 Ratings |  |