Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does 23 end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

23

Name: 23
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1998
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: August Diehl, Fabian Busch, Dieter Landuris, Jan-Gregor Kremp, Burghart Klaußner

Directed by Hans-Christian Schmid

Produced by Claussen+Wöbke Filmproduktion

199899 min6.8 / 10

A paranoid, psychologically complex true-crime thriller about young hackers caught between Cold War espionage, conspiracy obsession, and personal unraveling.

The movie's plot is based on the true story of a group of young computer hackers from Hannover, Germany. In the late 1980s the orphaned Karl Koch invests his heritage in a flat and a home computer. At first he dials up to bulletin boards to discuss conspiracy theories inspired by his favorite novel, R.A. Wilson's "Illuminatus", but soon he and his friend David start breaking into government and military computers. Pepe, one of Karl's rather criminal acquaintances senses that there is money in computer cracking - he travels to east Berlin and tries to contact the KGB.

Questions people ask

Is 23 sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does 23 end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is 23 scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is 23 easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is 23 violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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