Should you watch The Number 23?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
The Number 23
Film · 2007
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.
The sides of The Number 23
- Jim Carrey as an animal control officer
- A novel that seems to tell his life
- The number 23 hidden everywhere
The Number 23 is good for you if…
- you like chasing a number through names, dates and pages.
- you like a thriller that saves a big reveal for its last act.
- you like a man reading a book that might be a confession.
The Number 23 is bad for you if…
- you can't watch a story built around suicide and murder.
- you need a mystery that stays rational.
About: obsession · guilt · identity
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