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  • Murder by Numbers
  • Opened April 19, 2002 | Runtime:2 hr. 0 min.
  • R
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says not for kids. Read More
  • Two young men (Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt) engage in a battle of wits with a homicide detective (Sandra Bullock) who is investigating grisly strangulations.
  • Cast: Sam Behrens, Shari Belafonte
  • Director: Paul Leder
  • Genres: Detective Film, Mystery, Thriller

Murder by Numbers Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 80
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    Turns potentially forgettable formula into something strangely diverting.

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Bullock does a good job here of working against her natural likability,...

  • 75
    USA Today | Mike Clark

    The result is two or three cuts above genre standard.

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    Though Schroeder makes you squirm more than you want to at the inevitable...

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