Murder by Numbers

Murder by Numbers

The only flaw in their plan was her.

Directed by Barbet Schroeder

Produced by Castle Rock Entertainment, Schroeder Hoffman Productions

2002120 min6.2 / 10

A tense procedural thriller centered on a detective's cat-and-mouse game with two brilliant young killers, grounded in forensic investigation and psychological profiling.

Tenacious homicide detective Cassie Mayweather and her still-green partner are working a murder case, attempting to profile two malevolently brilliant young men: cold, calculating killers whose dark secrets might explain their crimes.

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  • Is Murder by Numbers one of a kind? Barely. Less singular than 87% of films.

  • Is Murder by Numbers scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is Murder by Numbers violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does Murder by Numbers end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is Murder by Numbers sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is Murder by Numbers easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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21/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity19

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise16

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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