The Number 23 (2007)

★ 6.4 1h 37m 3,532 votes IMDb
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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 Number 23

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Cast

Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey as Walter Sparrow / Fingerling Age 64 · Newmarket, Ontario, Canada James Eugene Carrey (/ˈkæri/; born January 17, 1962) is a Canadian and American actor and comedian. Known primarily for his energetic slapstick performances, he has received two Golden Globe Awards, i...
Virginia Madsen
Virginia Madsen as Agatha Sparrow / Fabrizia Age 64 · Chicago, Illinois, USA Virginia Gayle Madsen (born September 11, 1961) is an American actress and film producer. She made her film debut in Class (1983), which was filmed in her native Chicago. After she moved to Los Angele...
Logan Lerman
Logan Lerman as Robin Sparrow Age 34 · Beverly Hills, California, USA Logan Wade Lerman (born January 19, 1992) is an American actor, known for playing the title role in the fantasy-adventure Percy Jackson films. He appeared in commercials in the mid-1990s, before starr...
Danny Huston
Danny Huston as Isaac French / Dr. Miles Phoenix Age 64 · Rome, Italy Daniel Sallis Huston (born May 14, 1962) is an American actor, director and screenwriter. A member of the Huston family of filmmakers, he is the son of director John Huston and half-brother of actress...
Lynn Collins
Lynn Collins as Suicide Blonde / Mrs. Dobkins / Young Fingerling's Mother Age 49 · Houston, Texas, USA Viola Lynn Collins (born May 16, 1977), better known as Lynn Collins, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Kayla Silverfox in the live-action film X-Men Origins: Wolverine..
Rhona Mitra
Rhona Mitra as Laura Tollins Age 49 · Paddington, London, England, UK Rhona Natasha Mitra (sometimes credited as Rona Mitra; born 9 August 1976) is an English actress, model and singer..
Director Joel Schumacher
Cast Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Rhona Mitra, Mark Pellegrino, Ed Lauter, David Stifel, Corey Stoll

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JPV852 6/10 Nov 28, 2025
Very dark mystery-drama at a time (IIRC) Jim Carrey moved to doing more drama based movies. I had seen this one before probably back in 2007 but don't remember a whole lot. It's an okay film and Carrey for his part was fine, however Virginia Madsen was smoking hot. The movie did at least keep my attention until the end but not sure I'd revisit again. **3.0/5**

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