Continuity mistake: When Richard hugs Justin as they are talking about evidence Justin is giving away to the police, Justin's head moves from on Richard's shoulder to buried in his chest and back. (01:06:25)
Murder by Numbers (2002)
Plot summary
Directed by: Barbet Schroeder
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt, Ben Chaplin
Richard is a bored rich kid, Justin is shy, yet briliant and together they decide to complete the ultimate challenge: commiting a murder without being caught. Sandra Bullock is the cop on the case who has several personal issues to deal with as she tries to uncover the truth and find the murderers.
More mistakes in Murder by Numbers
Cassie: What's this smell like to you?
Cap. Rod Cody: Smells like vomit.
Cassie: Bag some up and send it to the lab.
Question: Could someone please explain what the title means and what numbers have to do with anything? I'm not a native English speaker and I don't get it.
Answer: It's like a paint-by-numbers, where a picture is outlined on a board, and each little piece of it has a number corresponding to a different color of paint. You paint in the spaces based on what the numbers tell you. Murder by numbers refers to the boys following all the "rules" about how to create the perfect murder: choosing a victim at random, etc. They're murdering based on what they've been told is the right way to do it.
Krista