Bibliograph

The number 23, New Line Cinema ; a Contrafilm/Firm Films presentation

Type

Label

The number 23, New Line Cinema ; a Contrafilm/Firm Films presentation

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for violence, disturbing images, sexuality and language. Unrated

Main title

The number 23

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

99997441

Responsibility statement

New Line Cinema ; a Contrafilm/Firm Films presentation

Runtime

Series statement

Infinifilm

Summary

Walter Sparrow receives a book for his birthday from his wife. The first words he reads changes his placid existence into a whirlpool of psychological torture and mayhem. The book is a chilling murder mystery that seems to mirror Walter's life in dark and uncontrollable ways. The book's main character is a brooding detective named Fingerling who seems to copy Walter's own history. As the book comes to life, Walter becomes infactuated by the most frightening part of it - Fingerling's dark obsession with the number 23. Walter soon starts to see the number everywhere in his own life and becomes haunted by the fact that he is damned to commit the same horrific crime as Fingerling. Now Walter is on a dangerous quest to understand the mysteries of the book. If he can unlock the dark power of the number 23, he may just be able to change his future

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Number twenty-three

Contributor