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The Number 23

Summary: 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.
Runtime: 1 h 38 min
MPAA: R

Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 30,000,000
Domestic: $ 35,193,167
International: $ 42,484,386

Box office:

Budget:$30MDomestic:$35.2MInternational:$42.5MWorldwide:$77.7M

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New Line Cinema

(Warner Bros. Entertainment subsidiary)

49%
7%56%

61/100
33%19%
White68.75%Mixed / Other12.5%Jewish12.5%Black6.25%
2.00
BechdeltestNo women talking

Commonsensemedia

Violence5/5
Sex3/5
Language3/5
Drugs3/5

Dove

Sex3/5
Language4/5
Violence4/5
Drugs2/5
Nudity2/5
Other1/5

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Ethnic5229
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Forebears112
Total122211119
Cast Percentages63.16%10.53%10.53%5.26%5.26%5.26%100%
U.S. Population (2010) Percentage63.7%1.71%4.56%12.6%5.61%0.92%
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US Census
(Note: Racial and ethnic categories overlap so the sum will not equal 100%.)
U.S. Population (2010) Representation-0.54+8.82+5.97-7.34-0.35+4.34
U.S. Buying Power (2010) Percentage77.06%1.17%7.85%4.93%
U.S. Buying Power (2010) Representation-13.9+9.36-2.59+0.33
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Percentage71.15%3.52%9.47%6.95%
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Representation-7.99+7.01-4.21-1.69
World population (2007) Percentage15.53%0.34%1.86%12.37%33.13%21.63%
NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World population (2007) Representation+47.63+10.19+8.67-7.11-27.87-16.37
World Buying Power Percentage36.48%1.11%1.81%6.38%29.46%6.94%
NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World Buying Power Representation+26.68+9.42+8.72-1.12-24.2-1.68
Notes
If there were any inconsistencies with percentages calculated using our Census data, the Jewish Data Bank percentages were the ones used. Also please review the Jewish Data Bank pdf to understand the difference between the "Core" Jewish population and the "Extended" / "Law of Return" Jewish populations. We are displaying the "Core" Jewish populations since that is what the Jewish Data Bank and Wikipedia articles chose.

Also, the 1942 population estimates were used for the 1940 row. For the 2000 estimates, the "Core" definition was not used, so we used the 5.2 mil broader estimate instead of the 4.3 mil estimate since the 5.2 broader estimate seemed too drastic of a drop and the definitions weren't congruent with Core and Law of Return.
The "Mixed / Other" categories overlap, and the 2 or more category was not an option until the 2000 Census. So for the combined column, all data will be taken from the "Other" column except for 2000, 2010, & 2020. For those, the average between the "2 or More Races" and "Some Other Race" will be used.
The US Census considers Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Indian, and Bangladeshi as Asians. At ZR we group Pakistanis with the Arab world. And we group Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi with India because 1.) they are all genetically similar as "South Asians and 2.) there are only a handful of actors from those regions in our database.

However, you are viewing the "Asian Alone" category from the US Census when comparing it with Domestic representation. Also note that the 2000 and 2010 estimates include MultiRacial Asians not just "Asian Alone" estimates, and in some categories they include Native Hawaiians as "Asian."

So there is a margin of error less than 1% and some inconsistencies with the grouping.

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Message
0/5

Characters suddenly go from normal and sympathetic to shifty, paranoid, and potentially psychotic. There is, however an ultimate message about the redeeming power of family love and support and "doing the right thing."

Violence
5/5

Threatened knifings. Multiple suicides and suicide attempts via slit wrists, standing in front of a bus, hanging, jumping out the window, and a gunshot to the head (the last is usually off screen). One throat-slitting (presented in a surreal, fantasy way). The hero gets a bloody dog bite and later tries to kill the dog by running it over.

Sex
3/5

A few sensuality scenes, which are much obscured by abstract, music video-style gimmicky visuals, editing, and foliage. Some females are dressed in revealing bustiers. A takeoff on lurid detective-story clichés includes a girl who indulges in sex with kinky, violent, and murderous overtones. The (married) hero turns down an offer of sex from a co-worker, then worries about his wife's fidelity.

Language
3/5

A few uses of "s--t" and "f--k," as well as "bitch" (in both canine and human contexts).

Drugs
3/5

The hero drinks to steady his nerves.

Dove Rating

https://dove.org/review/6341-the-number-23/
Sex
3/5
Language
4/5
Violence
4/5
Drugs
2/5
Nudity
2/5
Other
1/5
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