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The Number 23
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.
2007 · Directed by Joel Schumacher · 97 min · Thriller · Mystery · Crime · Drama · 10 frames
Tagline
First it takes hold of your mind...then it takes hold of your life.
Crew
- Screenplay: Fernley Phillips
- Cinematography: Matthew Libatique
- Edited by: Mark Stevens
- Music: Harry Gregson-Williams
- Production design: Andrew Laws
- Produced by: Beau Flynn, Tripp Vinson
Cast
- Jim Carrey as Walter Sparrow / Fingerling
- Virginia Madsen as Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia
- Logan Lerman as Robin Sparrow
- Danny Huston as Isaac French / Dr. Miles Phoenix
- Lynn Collins as Suicide Blonde / Mrs. Dobkins / Young Fingerling's Mother
- Rhona Mitra as Laura Tollins
- Mark Pellegrino as Kyle Finch
- Ed Lauter as Father Sebastian
- David Stifel as Hotel Clerk
- Corey Stoll as Sergeant Burns
Production
- Country: Germany, United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: Firm Films, New Line Cinema, Contrafilm
- Budget: $30,000,000
- Box office: $77,677,553
- Themes: hotel room, suicide, based on novel or book, obsession, sadomasochism, psychological thriller, killer, family, numbers
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