The Number 23

2007 film directed by Joel Schumacher
Movie film Q1123479
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Summary

The Number 23 is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,894 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Joel Schumacher[3]
  • Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams[4]
  • Genre: mystery film[5], thriller film[6], drama film[7]
  • Based on: The Number 23[8]
  • Cast member: Jim Carrey[9], Kate Beckinsale[10], Logan Lerman[11], Mark Pellegrino[12], Lynn Collins[13], Rhona Mitra[14], Bud Cort[15], Corey Stoll[16], Ed Lauter[17], Patricia Belcher[18], Paul Butcher[19], Tom Lenk[20], Troy Kotsur[21], Virginia Madsen[22]
  • Producer: Beau Flynn[23], Tripp Vinson[24]
  • Production company: New Line Cinema[25]
  • Director of photography: Matthew Libatique[26]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[27], Chinese[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29]
  • Review score: 3.6/10[30], tbd/100[31], 7%[32]
  • Color: color[33]
  • Country of origin: United States[34], Germany[35]
  • Publication date: February 13, 2007[36]
  • Distributed by: InterCom[37], New Line Home Entertainment[38], Netflix[39]
  • Official website: http://www.number23movie.com/[40]
  • Filming location: Los Angeles[41], California[42], Florida[43]
  • Main subject: suicide[44], amnesia[45]
  • Film editor: Mark Stevens[46]
  • Title: The Number 23[47]
  • Has characteristic: title for Spain[48], title for Hispanic America[49]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[50]
  • Duration: 98[51]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 2.35:1[52]
  • Box office: 77,566,815[53]

Why It Matters

The Number 23 has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 481369
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  2. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 42833
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 42833, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14587 → 2265
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14587: 2265, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296993462|ナンバー23 (#296993462)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8113|1SCREEN movies]] #mix'n'mat"
  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2007-02-13T00:00:00Z
    Duration → {'amount': '+98'}
    Aspect ratio (w:h) → 2.35:1
    Original language of film or tv show → English, Chinese
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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