The Number 23

2007 · 98 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 216,645 VOTES · DIR. Joel Schumacher

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,283 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:19 (somber music playing)
00:06:16 - ( barks ) - HMM?
00:10:30 AND I'M SPENDING AN EVENING IN HELL.
00:13:19 MAKE SURE SHE STAYS THAT WAY.
00:16:10 Walter's voice: "CHAPTER 2:
00:19:01 DETECTIVE FINGERLING."
00:21:40 * MAYBE IT'S RIGHT AT THE RIGHT PLACE AND RIGHT TIME *
00:26:10 IT'S MY FATHER'S FAULT.
00:29:51 SHE HAD REDUCED EVERYTHING TO 23."
00:32:47 ON HIS 32nd BIRTHDAY-- 23 REVERSED.
00:38:07 - THERE'S A FAIR BIT OF LITERATURE ON THE 23 ENIGMA. - THERE IS?
00:41:19 I'M A DETECTIVE ON VACATION.
00:48:35 IT'S A NIGHTMARE. IT'S A NIGHTMARE.
00:55:33 DON'T WORRY, BARNABY, HE'S ALL RIGHT. HE'S JUST SLEEPING.
00:58:52 WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? I'M AFRAID IT'S HAPPENING TO ME.
01:02:48 WELL, WE'LL KNOW SOON ENOUGH.
01:08:33 - WHO'S CASANOVA SPARK? - IT'S NOT A PERSON.
01:13:48 NASTY EVIL DEAD DOG.
01:17:20 YOU.
01:23:11 IT BECAME CLEAR."
01:27:32 PERIOD, EXCLAMATION.
01:31:47 - BEGAN THAT DAY, TOO. - YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHO I WAS.
01:35:53 ( ticking )
65:27:09 PINK HAS FOUR LETTERS.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,283
Dialogue density13.1 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line65:27:09

Production Record

DirectorJoel Schumacher
LanguageEnglish
Budget$30,000,000
Revenue$77,677,553
IMDb votes216,645