
The Number 23
First it takes hold of your mind...then it takes hold of your life.
Directed by Joel Schumacher
Produced by Firm Films, New Line Cinema
A paranoid psychological thriller about obsession and the dangerous blurring of fiction and reality, where a man's descent into pattern-seeking becomes increasingly unmoored from truth.
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.
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Is The Number 23 one of a kind? No. Less singular than 93% of films.
Is The Number 23 scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Does The Number 23 end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is The Number 23 easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is The Number 23 sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The Number 23 violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
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