Jim Carrey has been sharp in a number of non-comedic roles, but this lurid, overheated, and self-serious potboiler is not one of them. The Number 23 is clumsy, unengaging, and mostly confusing.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Joel Schumacher -
Producer -
Fernley Phillips , Beau Flynn , Tripp Vinson -
Screenwriter -
Fernley Phillips -
Distributor -
New Line Cinema -
Production Co -
New Line Cinema , Contrafilm -
Rating -
R (Language|Disturbing Images|Sexuality|Violence) -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Feb 23, 2007, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 19, 2008 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$35.1M -
Runtime -
1h 37m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SRD , DTS , SDDS -
Aspect Ratio -
Scope (2.35:1)
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