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23
68%
Movie
1h 39m
AI Analysis
23 (1998) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of 23 (1998) — a movie tagged as Drama and Thriller with tense and nostalgic moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: The movie's plot is based on the true story of a group of young computer hackers from Hannover, Germany. In the late 1980s the orphaned Karl Koch invests his heritage in a flat and a home computer. At first he dials up to bulletin boards to discuss conspiracy theories inspired by his favorite novel, R.A. Wilson's "I… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~99 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate 23 68% (226 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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from 226 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The movie's plot is based on the true story of a group of young computer hackers from Hannover, Germany. In the late 1980s the orphaned Karl Koch invests his heritage in a flat and a home computer. At first he dials up to bulletin boards to discuss conspiracy theories inspired by his favorite novel, R.A. Wilson's "Illuminatus", but soon he and his friend David start breaking into government and military computers. Pepe, one of Karl's rather criminal acquaintances senses that there is money in computer cracking - he travels to east Berlin and tries to contact the KGB.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1998-07-02
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- TMDB rating
- 6.8
- TMDB ID
- 1557
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What is 23 about?
The movie's plot is based on the true story of a group of young computer hackers from Hannover, Germany. In the late 1980s the orphaned Karl Koch invests his heritage in a flat and a home computer.... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for 23?
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How long is the movie 23?
The official runtime for 23 is approximately 99 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
August Diehl
Karl Koch
Fabian Busch
David
Dieter Landuris
Pepe
Jan-Gregor Kremp
Lupo
Burghart Klaußner
Weber
Stephan Kampwirth
Jochen Maiwald
Zbigniew Zamachowski
Sergej
Peter Fitz
Brückner
Lilly Marie Tschörtner
Beate
- A
Arnulf Schumacher
Seybert
Patrick Joswig
Alex
Sven Lehmann
Computerverkäufer
Regine Zimmermann
Pepes Freundin
Armin Dillenberger
Kellner im Zug
Oscar Ortega Sánchez
Mr. Minit
Brigitte Janner
Sekretärin
Hedi Kriegeskotte
Heimleiterin Frau Helldorff
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Alexandra Hartmann
Prostituierte
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