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)
00:06:15 MAYBE YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR A STORY.
00:10:23 - ( laughing ) - OH.
00:13:07 I ACCEPT BRIBES ANY TIME OF THE DAY OR NIGHT.
00:15:48 THAT'S WHY YOU CAN GO AND HAVE THE WHOLE DAY OFF.
00:18:39 BY A MAN WITH A DERANGED MIND
00:21:12 AM I IN IT?
00:25:27 IS IT REALLY YOUR BIRTHDAY?
00:28:32 I FIGURE IT'S ANOTHER JOB WELL DONE.
00:32:08 WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS COLOR?
00:37:13 ( dialing )
00:39:58 YOU HAVE 23 PAIRS OF SHOES.
00:44:41 DO YOU KNOW WHAT PINK IS?
00:53:48 THE NUMBER HAD GONE AFTER FINGERLING.
00:57:16 THE BOOK IS HIS...
01:00:59 WELL, KILLERS USUALLY ARE.
01:04:52 HARD TO GET RID OF...
01:11:53 YOU NEED TO SEND SOMEONE
01:15:35 WHAT'S THIS FOR, AG?
01:20:38 I ONCE READ THAT THE ONLY PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTION THAT MATTERS
01:24:35 LAURA!
01:29:20 MY CONFESSION
01:32:41 LOOK AROUND AT ALL THE BEAUTIFUL 23s.
01:37:14 * ALL OF THE CHANGES, ALL THE MISTAKES *

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,283
Dialogue density13.1 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line01:37:14

Production Record

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