Forgotten vs The Number 23

Forgotten has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.4/10 for The Number 23). The Number 23 is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 48m. The Number 23 is the older of the two (2007 against 2017). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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ForgottenThe Number 23
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 6.4/10
Year20172007
Length1h 48m1h 38m
GenresCrime, Mystery, ThrillerCrime, Mystery, Thriller
Country––
DirectorJang Hang-junJoel Schumacher
Main castKim Moo-yul, Moon Sung-keun, Kang Ha-neul, Na Young-hee, Nam Myung-ryeolCorey Stoll, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman, Jim Carrey, Rhona Mitra

Synopsis

Forgotten

Seoul, South Korea, 1997. When the young but extremely anxious student Jin-seok, his parents and his successful older brother Yoo-seok move to a new home, mysterious and frightening events begin to happen around them, unexplained events that threaten to ruin their seemingly happy lives. Unable to understand what is happening, Jin-seok wonders if he is losing his mind.

The Number 23

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.

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