Primal Fear vs The Number 23
Primal Fear has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.4/10 for The Number 23). The Number 23 is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 9m. Primal Fear is the older of the two (1996 against 2007). Both are crime, mystery, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Primal Fear
The Number 23| Primal Fear | The Number 23 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2007 |
| Length | 2h 9m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Gregory Hoblit | Joel Schumacher |
| Main cast | Jon Seda, Maura Tierney, Richard Gere, Alfre Woodard, Laura Linney | Corey Stoll, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman, Jim Carrey, Rhona Mitra |
Synopsis
Primal Fear
An arrogant, high-powered attorney takes on the case of a poor altar boy found running away from the scene of the grisly murder of the bishop who has taken him in. The case gets a lot more complex when the accused reveals that there may or may not have been a third person in the room.
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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