The Number 23
2007
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 38m
Animal control officer Walter Sparrow (Carrey) has found a book he doesn't dare put down. By reading a mysterious novel, "The Number 23," given to him as a birthday gift by his wife, Walter twists his once placid existence into an inferno of psychological torture that could possibly lead him to his death and the deaths of his loved ones. And all because of a number: The Number 23. (New Line Cinema)
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The Number 23
2007
Drama, Suspense/Thriller
1h 38m
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Rated 25 Feb 2007
30
16th
Joel Schumacher can eat my balls. And he would.
Rated 25 Feb 2007
Rated 15 Dec 2007
50
2nd
WOAH! Everything really DOES lead to the number 23, like 25-2, or 13+10, or 5+4x56/287+542x7/21 !!!
Rated 15 Dec 2007
Rated 27 Jul 2010
10
3rd
Jim Carrey does a very good and dark performance. Too bad he can't save the film from the total trainwreck it started to be
Rated 27 Jul 2010
Rated 28 Aug 2008
20
6th
Carrey in another comedy role, only this time he's not even funny. S plus hit =shit. Sh plus it =shit. Shi plus t =shit. The word is everywhere!
Rated 28 Aug 2008
Rated 30 Jun 2007
1
12th
Why do I continue to torture myself with Schmacher movies?
Rated 30 Jun 2007
Rated 16 Jun 2009
30
9th
Absurd. Go watch "Pi", it's basically a similar premise without all of the ridiculous bullshit.
Rated 16 Jun 2009
Rated 29 Mar 2009
34
12th
Why Joel Schumacher still doing these craps and I can never understand how very famous stars like Julia Roberts and Jim Carrey work with him !! ..
Rated 29 Mar 2009
Rated 03 Mar 2007
52
36th
This movie was very clever, the idea of the number 23 dominating this man's life and all the dates that added to the number 23 was really good. One thing that made me dislike this film was how obvious things were. You knew exactly when and what was going to happen.
Rated 03 Mar 2007
Rated 25 Feb 2009
10
23rd
27 = 2 & 7 -> 2 - 7 = -5 = -1*(2+3) ... 23!!!!
Rated 25 Feb 2009
Rated 23 Feb 2008
37
11th
Wow, this movie is terrible. The ridiculous story and writing make The Number 23 among 2007's worst movies movies by far. Jim Carey is particularly bad in this movie, as he's over the top and straight up weird. Skip this piece of garbage no matter how good people will tell you it is, it's not good, it's forgettable and stupid.
Rated 23 Feb 2008
Rated 05 Dec 2009
40
28th
Oh. My. God! 3 minus 2 is 1, right? 1 plus 23 is 24, right? 24, divided by 3 is 8! Now 2 plus 3 is 5 multiplied by 8 is 40 which is exactly what I've chosen to rate this film! Also! 2 plus 3 plus 2 plus 3 equals 10, which is the part of the score that can be attributed to Carrey's acting! IT ALL FITS! DON'T. YOU. SEE. ?!!
Rated 05 Dec 2009
Rated 11 Jan 2011
13
6th
Too lame to even warrant an eponymous score.
Rated 11 Jan 2011
Rated 06 May 2007
44
13th
Schumacher/Carrey have an interesting idea that's not well-explored in their ridiculous screenplay. I'm confused why they would take on a project like this anyway, because you'd have to try very hard to make scares out of a number, but they settle for "23! It's everywhere!! It's in the color Pink! Ahh!" While I'm making it sound like an abomination, it's not the worst thing to hit screens this year to be sure, it just needs some rewrites, and a better director... say, David Fincher?
Rated 06 May 2007
Rated 17 Sep 2010
19
4th
It follows the bad movie formula very closely. Step1: take an over the top script that would rarely work; step2: put it in the hands of one of the shittiest directors working in Hollywood; step3: hire one-dimensional comedy star for dramatic role; step4: collect the profit. I wanted to give this movie rating of 23/100, but it's not even worth that.
Rated 17 Sep 2010
Rated 16 Jan 2012
23
9th
"My favorite color is pink. Pink is red and white. Red 27. White 65. 65+27=92. Pink is four letters. 92 divided by 4 is twenty-fucking-three." At this point I could no longer contain myself and had what a friend kindly called a giggle fit for the rest of the film. But by the depth and intensity, I could hardly call it a giggle. More of a guffaw. After the film I was looking for the number 23 only to discover it wasn't everywhere. Just in as many places as most other numbers.
Rated 16 Jan 2012
Rated 26 Feb 2012
30
31st
Re watch: Can't believe I first gave this a 86.. Damn. Anyway, I really liked the idea, but it was so poorly executed. The acting was so average and the last part was unnecessary. It could've been good, what a shame..
Rated 26 Feb 2012
Rated 02 Mar 2007
50
35th
Passes the time.
Rated 02 Mar 2007
Rated 01 Jul 2009
50
14th
A good performance by Jim Carrey and some good scenes do not make a good movie. Most of the rest of this experience is unfortunately too serious and too long to be enjoyed on a camp level but too poorly made to be enjoyed as a serious movie.
Rated 01 Jul 2009
Rated 30 Sep 2012
48
28th
Schumacher could have at least had the decency to make it 23 minutes long.
Rated 30 Sep 2012
Rated 23 Dec 2008
69
21st
Towards the beginning, the film seems to be a promising postmodernist script reminscent of the novel House of Leaves. This alone made it compelling despite the flaws of the performances (Carrey cannot do serious roles at all). Yet by the end it was obvious that this was yet another by-the-numbers mind-of-a-killer psychological thriller with the absurd twist of family-fun mystery-solving in the middle. Utterly disappointing.
Rated 23 Dec 2008
Rated 24 Jul 2008
5
6th
Terrible ideas and concept along with horrible execution.
Rated 24 Jul 2008
Rated 30 Dec 2008
23
6th
I sure hope Jim Carrey doesn't look at the score I gave his movie, or he might go CARAAAZY!
Rated 30 Dec 2008
Rated 21 Dec 2007
60
28th
I don't really get why everyone hates this film so much, I had a pretty good time watching it.
Rated 21 Dec 2007
Rated 26 Feb 2007
32
6th
Visually a great movie. The writing came up short though. The characters and their obsession with the 23 wears thin after a little while and becomes annoying. Not to mention one of the characters was unidentified and seemed to pose as a filler for the movie. So-so writing, but it looked great.
Rated 26 Feb 2007
Rated 26 Nov 2010
23
18th
OMG! This is soooo spoooookky!! The criticker recommendation engine actually predicted my score for this movie! It's like it read my thoughts, like it was living MY LIFE!
Rated 26 Nov 2010
Rated 08 Oct 2007
70
61st
In spite of the story to be forced, the acting of Jim Carrey was very good, he gained the movie, fastened the attention. I liked also a great deal of the form like the story was exposed.
Rated 08 Oct 2007
Rated 13 Mar 2008
68
16th
An extrememly weak showing. The concept in the beggining seems very promising and it is very creatively done. However it dissapointingly leads nowhere. Theres no surprise, no real shock value. Merely a cheap and overused plot twist and a mundane ending.
Rated 13 Mar 2008
Rated 02 Nov 2009
60
34th
My expectations were bigger than the impression of this film. Carrey is great although, the idea of 23 too, but maybe this film needed more time? And "time is just a counting system - numbers with meaning attached to them - isn't it?"
Rated 02 Nov 2009
Rated 23 Dec 2009
80
78th
Its not a good film, utterly ludicrous, but its amazing that this film exists - a film, despite its silly concept is still able to present an interesting concept of how an idea, any no matter how absurd it is, can infect a person and distort them. That its laced in a sincere but ultimately bizarre premise has kept this in my mind a lot. I admit too I have a soft spot for Joel Schumacher that's difficult to defend, but his filmography is always fascinating for where it goes.
Rated 23 Dec 2009
Rated 14 Jul 2007
66
18th
Well made garbage. It's interesting enough to sit through but it's a stupid premise and the fractured presentation doesn't always work. Still, as long as you know what to expect it can be entertaining, even if unintentionally so. Hey, look, I gave it a 66, 66 is 69-3 and 69/3=23. SPOOKY!
Rated 14 Jul 2007
Rated 10 Jan 2013
52
18th
This movie is bad. The "twist" ending, if you can call it that, makes the build-up passable, but still hard to believe. The absurd fantasy scenes were about the only interesting parts until the climax.
Rated 10 Jan 2013
Rated 09 Oct 2008
49
7th
I thought it was pretty boring, boohoo the number 23... the Illuminati are coming to get you...
Rated 09 Oct 2008
Rated 26 Sep 2017
15
60th
8/6
Rated 26 Sep 2017
Rated 02 Jan 2009
40
7th
meh. Nice concept, but it's a 95 minute movie that needs triming. When something that length could do with having some fat cut out of it there's something wrong. Should really have been an episode of some kind of Twighlight Zone style show. it's not horrible, but i wouldn't rush to see it
Rated 02 Jan 2009
Rated 19 Jan 2008
67
39th
Way too confusing.
Rated 19 Jan 2008
Rated 01 Jun 2008
79
54th
Pretty good.
Rated 01 Jun 2008
Rated 07 Aug 2011
90
74th
A surprisingly interesting film, despite it's slightly neurotic premise. There's little to say about The Number 23 that isn't going to give key information away (much like it's hard to talk about Sixth Sense without spoiling it). I add this movie to my list of reasons why Jim Carey is so much better an actor than most people realize. Must like they forget Dead Poet's Society when they think of Robin Williams, people forget things like The Truman Show when Jim Carrey comes up. A pity.
Rated 07 Aug 2011
Rated 28 Jul 2008
75
56th
Numerology is weird. But I enjoyed this film more than most people.
Rated 28 Jul 2008
Rated 01 Oct 2009
73
39th
Not terrific, but not awful. Seemed like the writer was reading a lot of "House of Leaves" at the time.
Rated 01 Oct 2009
Rated 02 Apr 2014
87
58th
23 isn't an evil number.24 IS AN EVIL NUMBER
Rated 02 Apr 2014
Rated 08 Aug 2009
30
1st
a typical Joel Schumacher movie.
Rated 08 Aug 2009
Rated 10 Sep 2011
31
8th
Comedic masterpiece right here.
Rated 10 Sep 2011
Rated 30 Jul 2009
55
32nd
Jim Carrey and Virginia Madsen were good. Beside that, the plot was pretty predictable.
Rated 30 Jul 2009
Rated 24 Jun 2012
3
3rd
Tries to be a mixture of House of Leaves and Seven and fails on both accounts. I was keen to see Carrey in more serious roles after Eternal Sunshine but this one has dampened my expectations just a little bit.
Rated 24 Jun 2012
Rated 22 Dec 2008
20
7th
Bo-o-oring!
Rated 22 Dec 2008
Rated 03 Mar 2007
59
10th
Getting more specific than just "BLAAAGGGHHH" (yes, I saw this film with max22), this film isn't THAT bad. It was okay. What's very noticeable is sometimes Schumacher likes to approach some things in a very corny way. Overacting (often by the son) is evident, but ignoring it is possible. It's okay. Some of it's a bit too silly, some of it's pretty cool. Carrey is sensational.
Rated 03 Mar 2007
Rated 15 Jul 2008
80
85th
Nice movie, nice twists and a beautiful filming style with film-noir components and high contrast-shots
Rated 15 Jul 2008
Rated 01 Sep 2007
45
10th
Mindless confusing, repetitive and bad directed move that proves the demise of Jim Carrey, he simply has nothing better to do
Rated 01 Sep 2007
Rated 27 Nov 2009
1
11th
The plot twists are honestly offensive to the viewer's intelligence.
Rated 27 Nov 2009
Rated 05 Jun 2009
85
68th
Personally, I liked this movie. It had the same feel of, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."
Rated 05 Jun 2009
Rated 28 Feb 2007
40
10th
We are sucked into a terrifying and intense story then we are given an ending that just doesn't fit. Think about the most suspenseful flick you have ever seen, and then picture it with a docile, chipper ending.
Rated 28 Feb 2007
Rated 09 Nov 2011
23
4th
Just laughably bad. They constantly bend over backwards in this movie to make it look like a ton of numbers add up to 23 (or often 32, which is 23 backwards... Because THAT makes mathematical sense) like it's a real conspiracy. It's not entirely unredeemable though. The plot was decent, and its only downfall is that it does revolve around this outrageously stupid conspiracy theory. If it had been a fictional conspiracy, it would have been fine.
Rated 09 Nov 2011
Rated 26 May 2012
30
1st
Oh, it had such promise! It started off so well. Jim Carrey not doing his usual goofy stuff-good. A bit of creepy dark environment seeping in-okay, still good. Hey, something is happening-okay, maybe this will turn out well. Okay, Okay, hey...still waiting. Hey, what the hell is happening? Hey...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. I fell asleep after 30 minutes and am still waiting to meet someone who has seen and understood this completely! Oh, Such Promise...
Rated 26 May 2012
Rated 08 Aug 2017
20
7th
It's poor in just about every way. A miscast Jim Carrey trudges his way through this thriller that is itself devoid of any tension. The script and premise is simple and nothing is done to make it much more interesting, and Joel Schumacher does nothing interesting in terms of camerawork or voice. I give this movie a few points in that there is effort put in here, but it fails at almost all levels.
Rated 08 Aug 2017
Rated 17 Jul 2013
28
19th
Very messy. Carrey is terribly miscast, but still manages to be the only really salvageable aspect of this movie. Schumacher is such a hack.
Rated 17 Jul 2013
Rated 03 Jan 2009
69
66th
I mean...not bad. But some of it was really friggin' confusing and didn't make sense...no matter how many ways I tried to make it work. =/
Rated 03 Jan 2009
Rated 02 May 2010
64
19th
It wasn't that awful. Although it disturbs me he reads slowly. It's interesting that most people reviewing have a problem with numerology bit as that is just a consequence of something else, just an effect of the real problem. It could just as well have been about teapots or door mats. Which probably would have made it a better movie, but that's not the point.
Rated 02 May 2010
Rated 25 Jun 2009
86
72nd
I really enjoyed this, Jim Carrey was wonderful in this movie. The plot was original, the ending was great.
Rated 25 Jun 2009
Rated 30 Mar 2010
92
46th
it had an inetresting plot, but the screenplay was a let down!!!! Schumacher directed it vey well with the shaky cameras, a graphic-novel-clad surrounding but the end was too obvious. good acting though by jim carrey
Rated 30 Mar 2010
Rated 25 Jul 2011
14
9th
Jim Carrey tries valiantly to save the script from its own awfulness.
Rated 25 Jul 2011
Rated 16 Oct 2008
30
9th
It got ruined at the end. A film is a succesful puzzle if you are given all the pieces, but the Number 23 pulls of an extremely dissatisfying deus ex machina at the end. Too bad.
Rated 16 Oct 2008
Rated 14 Dec 2009
80
71st
Good thriller, but the end is kind of disappointing.
Rated 14 Dec 2009
Rated 02 Aug 2009
43
11th
This movie was so bad I wanted to give it a 23. ^_^
Rated 02 Aug 2009
Rated 08 Apr 2008
85
68th
A movie that sticks with you a bit afterwards, Jim Carey proved for once and for all that he can do more than comedy with his amazing performance in this.
Rated 08 Apr 2008
Rated 29 Sep 2009
76
16th
This movie does get you thinking about numbers but I was left feeling unfullfilled.
Rated 29 Sep 2009
Rated 08 Jan 2010
75
10th
I missed the begining, but, in fact, it was a good thing because I was less disappointed. It is an ok story, but the impression I have is that this is not the appropriate kind of movie for Jim.
Rated 08 Jan 2010
Rated 09 May 2011
39
8th
Here is the premise of the film - given free use of the entire set of all mathematical tools, it is supposed to be alarming that the number 23 can be found through equations and processes using numbers gathered from every-day statistics and facts. Personally, I think they should make a sequel where somebody becomes obsessed with how, given the free use the entire set of keys on a keyboard, somebody could come up with a pathetic script and then somehow sell it to a major studio. Much scarier.
Rated 09 May 2011
Rated 25 Feb 2007
83
67th
I loved it. There was a little too much telling and not enough showing near the end, but I stayed with the story and enjoyed the ride.
Rated 25 Feb 2007
Rated 14 Sep 2008
30
2nd
after 90 minuts of the movie it started to be a little bit better... but anyway... too late :)
Rated 14 Sep 2008
Rated 01 Aug 2009
89
90th
Uhm, Jim is a good serious actor, I liked this a lot. I didn't want to believe the twisting at the end, but it was a very dark and confusing movie.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
Rated 26 Jul 2008
10
0th
The neo-noir aspects of the book were the ony good part. The rest of it is ridiculous. Let's face it, numerology can be fun and maybe it has a place in this world, but then there's this movie which takes it way too far.
Rated 26 Jul 2008
Rated 19 Jan 2013
89
65th
A strong performance by Carrey, great cinematography.
Rated 19 Jan 2013
Rated 10 Feb 2015
2
45th
More understandable than "PI". But not necessarily better.
Rated 10 Feb 2015
Rated 06 Aug 2008
75
48th
I finished this movie at 2:15. Coincidence? I think not.... But the truth is that if you look hard enough, you'll find repetition everywhere. I got the feeling that this film is just based on obsession and coincidence (which I'm sure it is), and in the end was kind of pointless. Watchable though.
Rated 06 Aug 2008
Rated 19 Mar 2007
33
27th
It had some good ideas and an under-baked plot, but could never really bring any aspect together properly. It's just another cringe-worthy conspiracy thriller gone awry. Carrey provides a reasonable performance, but is drowned in the disturbing mediocrity of everything around him.
Rated 19 Mar 2007
Rated 10 Aug 2011
50
47th
The Number 23 certainly isn't a great film, but it works in keeping your attention. Whether it's just so that you can find out what's going on the entire time or because seeing Jim Carrey in a role that isn't in a goofy comedy film is such a rare opportunity that you must relish it, you'll still likely be entertained. I've got to give it a slight recommendation, even if you'll be unlikely to want to watch it more than once.
Rated 10 Aug 2011
Rated 21 Dec 2011
57
9th
I did not enjoy this movie. Jim Carrey needs to start making better choices. I didn't find the story interesting at all. Virginia Madsen was wasted in this movie.
Rated 21 Dec 2011
Rated 07 Apr 2009
79
52nd
Estas cints que aparentemente tienen una forma de narracion convensional me agradan mucho porque poco a poco vas descubriendo cosas inesperadas de los personajes y cambian las perspectivas que tienes de ellos al menos 2 o 3 veces en la cinta, es una gran cinta, llega un punto en que no sabes ni entiendes nada del personaje.
Rated 07 Apr 2009
Rated 18 Dec 2011
65
5th
I remember seeing this in theaters. I thought it was a really interesting role played by Jim Carrey. Although it wasn't recieved too great, I didn't think it was completely terrible. Definetly made me feel a bit paraonoid after.
Rated 18 Dec 2011
Rated 02 Jul 2008
30
11th
It is like a "Pi" version for dumb people?
Rated 02 Jul 2008
Rated 26 Oct 2011
10
9th
"This review's opening sentence, the really dull, pointless one that you are reading at this very moment, is comprised of exactly 23 words." - Nick Schager
Rated 26 Oct 2011
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